Late Work

A student who submits an assignment after the due date without an extension will be penalised by a reduction in the recorded grade. Late penalties also apply to work submitted after the agreed date of an extension. The following policy applies to work submitted late at the UFT.

When a student submits a piece of work after the due date without an extension having been granted previously, the work will normally receive a reduced mark. The marker must clearly show the mark given for the intrinsic academic worth of the essay, the number of marks deducted for lateness, and the final mark recorded.

• Work submitted up to two weeks late will normally have its recorded grade reduced by 2% per day (to a maximum of 10% per week), but may not be failed for lateness alone.
• Work submitted more than two weeks and less than four weeks after the due date without an extension will normally have its recorded grade reduced by 2% per day (to a maximum of 10% per week), though such work may not be awarded a mark higher than a Pass (64%).
• Work submitted more than four weeks after the due date without an extension will normally have a Fail grade recorded.
• Where an extension has been granted by the lecturer or by the Dean, this policy applies when work is submitted after the agreed date of the extension. A student may appeal the reduction of a grade for late work in writing to the Dean within five days of notification of the grade.

This policy is designed in accordance with the MCD guidelines on academic conduct, except insofar as greater clarity was needed. This policy is to be implemented by lecturers when marking work (and by the Dean where necessary if work is submitted after the end of the examination period). The intention is that a weekend not count (i.e. work due on a Friday but submitted on a Monday would incur a deduction of 2%). Lecturers who do not give a numerical mark to individual pieces of work but instead provide an indication of the grade should indicate the original grade of the work, the precise number of marks deducted when returning assignments, and the final grade that results.