Late submission of coursework

Planning, time-management and the meeting of deadlines are part of the personal and professional skills expected of all graduates. For this reason UCL expects students to submit all coursework by the published deadline date and time, after which penalties will be applied^[1].

If you experience something which prevents you from meeting a deadline that is sudden, unexpected, significantly disruptive and beyond your control, you should submit an Extenuating Circumstances (EC) Form. If the request is accepted, you may be granted an extension. If the deadline has already passed, the late submission may be condoned i.e. there will be no penalty for submitting late.

For coursework submitted after the published deadline the following penalties will be applied:

1. If your coursework is received up to two working days after the published deadline: your mark will be reduced by 10 percentage points (but no lower than the pass mark for the module).
2. If your coursework is received more than two working days and up to five working days after the published deadline: your mark will be no higher than the pass mark (40% for UG modules, 50% for PGT modules).
3. If your coursework is received more than five working days after the published deadline but before the second week of Term 3: you will get a mark of zero but the assessment will be considered to be complete.
4. Submissions will not be accepted or marked after the specified publication date. Students failing to meet this deadline will be required to resubmit the failed component(s).
5. If your coursework is submitted both over- or under-length and is also late: the greater of any penalties will apply.

^[1] See UCL Academic Manual chapter 4 section 10.2 (ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/failure/late-submission).