Assignment and Online Test Extension Application Form
Faculty of Health
Extension requests should be made well in advance of the assignment or test date. For applications submitted within 3 days prior to the assignment due date, a current draft of the
assignment showing progress towards completion must be submitted with the
extension application. This form does not replace the Special Consideration process . (See over for instructions)
Unit Chair Copy:
Student ID Student Name Student Address Student Phone No. Unit Code Unit Name
Tute Group Number Lecturer/Tutor
Assignment Title Assignment Number Due Date Requested Length of Extension days
Reason for Request - Please attach documentary evidence eg. Medical certificate, counsellors letter
Signature of Student Date Decision: GRANTED/NOT GRANTED
Signature of Unit Chair Assignment is now due
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Student Copy: *Complete both sections of this form before submitting
Student ID Student Name Student Address Student Phone No. Unit Code Unit Name
Tute Group Number Lecturer/Tutor
Assignment Title Assignment Number Due Date Requested Length of Extension days
Reason for Request - Please attach documentary evidence eg. Medical certificate, counsellors letter
Signature of Student Date Decision: GRANTED/NOT GRANTED
Signature of Unit Chair Assignment is now due
Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B
Application for Assignment and Online Test Extension
Steps to Follow:
Step 1 - Student discusses and submits the application for assignment or online test extension directly to the Unit Chair.
Step 2 - Unit Chair considers application.
Step 3 - Student receives notification of the outcome of the assignment or online test extension application.
Step 4 - If extension is granted, the student must attach their approved copy to the assignment when submitted at the Health – Student and Academic Services office. If the assignment is to be submitted online, a scanned copy of the approved form must be provided with the assignment or online test.
Conditions under which an extension will be approved include:
Medical To cover medical conditions of a serious nature, e.g. hospitalisation, serious injury or chronic illness. Note: Temporary minor ailments such as headaches, colds and minor gastric upsets are not serious medical conditions and are unlikely to be accepted. However, serious cases of these may be considered.
Compassionate e.g. death of close family member, family breakdown.
Hardship/Trauma e.g. sudden loss or gain of employment, severe disruption to domestic arrangements, victim of crime. Note: Misreading the timetable, exam anxiety or returning home will not be accepted as grounds for consideration.
Penalties for late submission without approved extension
Students who submit an assignment late, without an approved extension, will have their mark reduced by 10% of the marks available for the first day late, and a further 5% for each day thereafter, up to a maximum of five days altogether. Assignments which are submitted more than five days after the due date (without an approved extension form) will not be assessed; they will be awarded a mark of zero.
Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B