School of Mathematical Sciences UG Student Handbook 2025/26

THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES LATE SUBMISSION POLICY IS OUTLINED BELOW:

If an assignment is submitted after the specified deadline it shall be recorded as late and a penalty shall be applied, as detailed below. If there are valid extenuating circumstances then a penalty may be fully or partially waived.

i. For every period of 24 hours, or part thereof, that an assignment is overdue there shall be a deduction of five per cent of the total marks available (i.e. five marks for an assessment marked out of 100). After seven calendar days (168 hours or more late) the mark shall be reduced to zero, and recorded as 0FL (zero, fail, late).

ii. A student may submit work of passing standard but fail the module because of the late submission penalty. Where the student is eligible for a resit attempt in such a case, the student shall not be required to resubmit the assessment; instead, the pre-deduction mark from the first attempt shall be entered for the resit. Where a student is not eligible for a resit, this provision does not apply.

iii. Certain assessments may cease to be a valid measure of a module’s learning outcomes prior to the seven working day cut-off. For example, where feedback has been provided to the class, any submission made after that point would not be an accurate measure of attainment. In such cases, the late submission policy shall apply as normal up to the day on which feedback is given; at that point, a mark of zero (0FL) shall be applied, even if this is within seven calendar days of the deadline. The School of Mathematical Sciences will make it clear to students in advance where this variant policy applies, or else the general policy shall be applied.

iv. A late work penalty may be removed where a student provides good reason for the late submission under the extenuating circumstances policy and the extenuating circumstances claim is approved. A student must submit a formal claim with supporting evidence in line with that policy in order for the circumstances to be considered. If an extenuating circumstances claim is rejected no further action will be taken.

v. The School of Mathematical Sciences may award extensions to submission deadlines. This is at the discretion of the School of Mathematical Sciences and usually requires an approved extenuating circumstances claim. For an extension to be considered, a student must apply before the submission date with an extenuating circumstances claim and supporting evidence. In no circumstances shall an extension set a new deadline beyond the next meeting of the relevant Subject Examination Board (though a first sit may be awarded).

Late Submission Policy Specific Details

• No extensions are permitted under any circumstances for any assessment.

• Projects (weighted at 30% and more) and dissertations can be submitted up to 7 days after the specified deadline, but will be recorded as late, and a late penalty will be applied – see the Mark Deduction section below.

Late Submission EC claim

(For projects (weighted at 30% and more and dissertations only)

If you have extenuating circumstances to explain your late submission of a project or dissertation, you should submit an EC claim in line with the following procedure to request for the late penalty to be revoked.

When submitting your EC claim in MySIS, please select 'late submission' as the EC Impact and include the date you plan to submit or submitted (this must be up to 7 calendar days after the initial deadline). Although you may see the option to request an extension in MySIS, you must still select ‘late submission’ as the School does not permit extensions.

Mark Deduction - (For projects (weighted at 30% and more and dissertations only)

If a projector dissertation is submitted up to 7 days after the specified deadline, it will be recorded as late, and a late penalty will be applied. For every period of 24 hours or part thereof that an essay or dissertation is overdue, there shall be a deduction of 5% of the total marks available (i.e. 5 marks for an assessment marked out of 100). Any submissions made later than 168 hours (7 days) after the deadline will be given an automatic 'zero' mark (0%).

A late penalty may be revoked where a student provides good reason for the late submission under the extenuating circumstances policy. A student must submit a late submission EC claim with supporting evidence (if this is a standard EC claim) in line with that policy in order for the circumstances to be considered.

If a student does not submit their work within the 7-day late submission period, they will receive a mark of 0-NS (Non Submission) and will have to resit at the next opportunity. However, extenuating circumstances may apply for non-submission – please refer to the https://www.qmul.ac.uk/student-experience/student-wellbeing-hub/extenuating-circumstances-a-guide-for-students/  for further information if appropriate.

Word count policies and penalties

The School of Mathematical Sciences does not apply any penalties where students exceed a specified word count. Students are provided with a word count by the relevant module organiser/lecturer which acts as a guideline.