Assessment and feedback

Submission dates and late assignment submissions

Unless there are acceptable special circumstances or you have agreed an extension to the assessment deadline with the Course Organiser, assignments that are submitted late will be subject to a penalty of 5 points a day, up to seven calendar days (i.e. a reduction of the initial mark by 5 points for each day past the deadline). Assignments that are more than seven days late will be marked zero. 

If you are suffering from ill health or there are other circumstances beyond your control which affect your ability to submit your assignment on time, it is extremely important that you contact your Course Organiser to request a deadline extension or to request special circumstances, and that a deadline or alternative arrangement is agreed before the assignment submission deadline. Once you have agreed an extension it is the student’s responsibility to complete the extension webform in order to ensure the Course Organiser and Programme Administrator have a record of the extension request. 

The following regulation applies:

Taught Assessment Regulation 28 Late submission of coursework

Students need to submit assessed coursework (including research projects and dissertations) by the published deadline.  Where the student provides a good reason for late submission, Schools will consider accepting late submission of up to seven calendar days without exacting a penalty.

If work is submitted late we would advise that you follow the application guidance for the relevant academic year under Regulation 28 Taught Assessment Regulations at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/tar18-19.pdf