Extension Requests

    Students are notified of coursework deadlines well in advance. A deadline is a deadline. You

    should aim to submit your assignment well in advance of a deadline in order to protect

    yourself from unforeseen events in the days immediately before. It is also your responsibility

    to manage your materials (e.g. computer files) carefully and responsibly so do make sure to

    always save your work (and in two different locations if possible). Coursework grades are

    awarded, in part, for the successful and timely submission of work, and not just the content

    contained therein.

    However, students do experience genuine extenuating circumstances that warrant

    extensions to deadlines from time to time and we, as a department, are keen to support

    our students as much as possible in these circumstances. We appreciate that it is difficult

    for students who are struggling with issues to discuss these with staff. However, it is really

    important that we are made aware of any difficulties that are likely to impact on your

    studies and/or your academic performance/progress. We would like to reassure students

    that we will do our best to accommodate such difficulties and should any students require

    help/support, we would encourage you to come and speak to us and/or actively seek out

    and use the many excellent supports that the wider University provides. Naturally, all

    sensitive information will be treated with the utmost respect and confidentiality, mindful

    that there are limits to confiden3ality in that it is the responsibility of individual members

    of staff to bring any concerns about the welfare of any student to the attention of the

    appropriate person/service within the University.

    • Extensions can only be granted by the Course Director.

    • An extension should be requested (via this form) prior to the deadline. A medical certificate or other

    appropriate documentation must accompany a request for an extension. If there

    are other circumstances which might be considered, they should be brought to the

    attention of the course director and supported in writing. A student should not take

    an extension of his/her own accord or assume that its duration can be decided

    autonomously.

    • A student should not expect to meet the Course Director regarding an extension

    within 48 hours of that deadline.

    • Extensions will not be granted for routine or minor illnesses etc.

    • Requests for extensions based on an illness or situation occurring more than five

    working days immediately prior to deadline are not normally granted. If such an

    extension is granted, the number of days extended is proportionate to the number

    of days covered by the appropriate documentation.

    • When the Course Director approves a request, s/he will set a new deadline that is

    directly in line with the nature of the situation, illness, or medical instructions.

    • Even if previously requested, extenstions will only be granted when appropriate

    documentation is provided (e.g. a medical certificate or a death notice on rip.ie).

    Vague medical certificates or documentation not specifying a timeframe that relates

    directly to the deadline are not acceptable.

    • Loss of work due to failure of a PC, wi-fi, laptop, or memory stick does not normally

    warrant an extension.

     
     
    Year 1 Extension Requests, click here:
       
       
       
    Year 2 Extension Requests, click here:
       
       
       
    Final Year Extension Requests: contact Year Manager Dr Michael Daly (michael.a.daly@mu.ie)
         
       
       
    MSc Conversion Extension Requests, click here:
       
       
       
    MSc Environmental Psychology Extension Requests, click here: