4. Examinations and Assessments

4.6 Extensions

If you are not able to submit a mini-project or your dissertation by the required deadline then you can request an extension. 

You can request two 7-day extensions over the course of the academic year by self-certification through Student Self-Service. These do not require any approval and will be granted automatically. You may not request two 7-day extensions for the same submission, that is, you cannot have a 14 day extension by self-certification. 

You can request these up to 2 weeks in advance of the deadline or 24 hours after the deadline. 

For any more extensions, or for an extension longer than 7 days, your college must make the request for you and these will be granted by the Proctors' Office. 

See here for more details: https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/exams/problems-completing-your-assessment

The maximum extension that can be granted for any piece of work is 12 weeks. If you are granted an extension of a month or longer for a piece of work in Trinity term, you should not book your graduation ceremony until you have recieved your results. Otherwise, you may have to cancel your booking if the Examiners are delayed in confirming your results.

If you submit an assessment after the deadline and do not have an extension, then marks will be deducted from your asssessment. Please refer to the Examination Conventions to see how many marks are deducted per hour overdue. 

If you were unable to submit on time due to 'illness or other urgent cause that was unforeseeable, unavoidable and insurmountable', you can contact your college to apply to have the late penalty removed. Your college must apply to the Proctors within 14 days of your deadline. It is not guaranteed that the Proctors will agree to remove the penalty.