Extensions and Special Circumstances Service

Processing update

We are currently within the turnaround time of 2 working days for extensions, and 5 working days for special circumstances applications.

What's changed? (2021/22)

• Extensions will revert to the pre-pandemic approach of requiring students to provide an accepted reason. No evidence is needed for extension requests. 

• All special circumstances applications will need to be supported by evidence.  

• When students cannot provide medical evidence for special circumstances, they can instead provide a statement from a staff member, and/or a self-certification form about their ill- health.

• Evidence that is in a language other than English will need to be supported by a translation. Students may provide this translation themselves; official or paid translation services are not required. 

Self Certification Form (58.28 KB Word)

Late exam submission

If you are taking an exam, you may run into issues that prevent you from submitting on time. If this happens, please alert the course-owning School as a matter of urgency once you realise there is a problem. Following this, please complete a special circumstances application. Please review our guidance below on what needs to be included in your application: 

Late Exam Submission (22.29 KB Word)

Late special circumstances applications

If you submit your application beyond your owning School deadline:

• Your application must include an explanation of why you could not submit your application on time.
• Along with the evidence that supports the extenuating circumstances impacting your assessment(s), you must also provide evidence that validates the reason of your application being late.
• Unless there is an exceptional and evidenced reason of why an application was submitted past the deadline, it will not be accepted.