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Late Penalties

All written work must be submitted on the assigned date, by 15:00 (unless the instructor specifies an earlier time). Course work received after 15:00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a grading penalty. All assignments submitted are final - students will not be permitted to submit any additional work or an alternative version. Only the initial submission will be forwarded for grading.

Students who feel they may be warranted an extension must complete the Extension Request Form immediately, and prior to the actual deadline.

Assessments

In the absence of a medical certificate or analogous circumstances, any required evaluation submitted after its due date and time shall be assessed a penalty of one grading unit per day late - including weekend days. (Academic Regulation 27). This means that if you submit, for example, at 15:01 (given the deadline is 15:00), you may be subject to a grade penalty of one grading unit, as the day late begins immediately following the time of the deadline. 

In Person and Take-home examinations

Examinations are subject to a different grade penalty regime. Penalties are assessed on the percentage of time beyond the submission deadline or exam duration, as indicated in the grade penalty calculator chart below. While this penalty calculator is most commonly applicable to exams of a flexible take-home format (with either fixed or flexible durations), grade penalties will be assessed similarly for in-person exams submitted past the end time of an exam. You may refer to the Grading webpage for more information about passing grades and associated GPAs.

Students are reminded that examinations are timed exercises that are meant to be completed in accordance with the duration and availability provided. The completion of an exam includes all formatting changes and submission of the final exam file.

Grade Penalty Calculator Chart

% Over Allotted Time (in hours)

Penalty

Example (if Exam Grade is B+)

Up to 10% 1 grade unit B+ → B
>10% to 25% 2 grade units B+ → B-
>25% to 50% 3 grade units B+ → C+
>50% to 75% 4 grade units B+ → C
>75% to 100% 5 grade units B+ → C-
>100% Automatic "F" or case review B+ → F or referred to committee
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