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Extended Time for Assignments

Prioritizing academic demands is an essential skill for all university students to develop. Post-secondary education requires you to engage in self-directed learning, manage increased academic and competing demands and learn how to juggle priorities at school and beyond. Time management and organization skills are an important part of being an independent learner and successful university student.

You can improve your core competencies related to self-regulated learning (e.g. time management, prioritizing, studying) by using a wide range of campus resources. These important transferrable skills can help you in your studies and in the workforce. We encourage you to use learning support services on campus and at the PMC to adapt your ability to manage your time and stay organized.

Extended Time for Assignments Before the Deadline

Student’s Responsibilities

Initial Steps Planning Ahead

Steps to follow when requesting an extension:

  1. Before negotiating an assignment extension, prepare an action plan that will help you manage upcoming coursework and deadlines. Determine what kind of support you need in order to complete your assignment. Reach out to your PMC coordinator for guidance.
  2. If you are unable to meet an assignment deadline for disability-related reasons:
    1. Email your PMC coordinator and your professor at least 1-2 business days prior to the due date to negotiate a possible assignment extension.
    2. Clearly state the reasons why you are unable to meet the due date. You do not need to disclose the nature of your disability.
    3. Propose a plan on how you will meet this new deadline. Reasonable assignment extensions are typically 1-3 days.
  3. The length of assignment extensions is determined on a case-by-case basis by your professor.
  4. Adhere fully to the new deadline.

Extended Time for Assignments After the Deadline

If you have missed a deadline, refer to the Academic Regulations of the University under section 4.4 Deferred Term Work. This also applies to non-disability related reasons (e.g. short-term illness, acute symptoms, injury, and bereavement, among others).

Professor’s Responsibilities

PMC Coordinator’s Responsibilities