2019 AIU University Catalog > STUDENT MATTERS > Registration, Attendance, and Course Participation > Attendance/Course Participation > Late Submissions of Assignments

Late Submissions of Assignments

NOTE: The Late Submission of Assignments policy does not apply to the following courses: UNIV103, UNIV106*, UNIV109*, BUSN105, BUSN150, CRJS101, and ITCO101.

Late Deductions for Assignments (excludes Discussion Board and intellipath)

• Assignments submitted within 7 calendar days after the stated due date: 10% penalty of total assignment points.
• Assignments submitted 8–14 calendar days after the stated due date: 20% penalty of total assignment points.
• Assignments submitted 15–21 calendar days after the stated due date: 30% penalty of total assignment points.
• Assignments submitted 22–28 calendar days after the stated due date: 40% penalty of total assignment points.
• Assignments submitted after the 28^th calendar day of the stated due date will not be accepted or graded.
• No assignments, including late assignments, will be accepted after the end of the course unless an approved Incomplete has been granted.

• Students may only submit one late assignment for assessment in the final week of class. Any additional assignments submitted by the student will not be graded.

Resubmission of Graded Assignments 

• Once an assignment is graded and the grade is posted in the current classroom, students may not resubmit an updated version for the objective of improving the assignment grade. *Although Assignments in UNIV106 and UNIV109 can be submitted late (with no late point deductions), Submission Assignments that have been submitted and graded cannot be resubmitted for the purpose of earning a higher grade.

Late Deductions for Discussion Board

• Students will receive 0 points if Discussion Board posts are not submitted by the stated due date. Discussion Board assignments are ineligible as late submissions, modified due dates, or Incomplete grades. Exceptions are students with approved ADA accommodation plans affording additional time, or military students actively deployed. In such instances, students may seek to complete Discussion Board assignments as part of an Incomplete. The student will submit his or her post to the applicable forum.

• If the Discussion forum assignment description states that students must contribute an initial substantive post by 11:59:59 pm Central time on Friday each week, students who fail to do so by Friday will have a 10% penalty for a 5-week class and a 5% penalty for a 10-week class applied by the faculty member to the applicable weekly academic forums. Students who do not respond to the Discussion Board at all will earn a zero.

• For courses that include intellipath technology for graded assignments, students are encouraged to participate often to improve their knowledge; therefore, the late assignment policy does not apply. When the class officially ends, the student may not continue to participate in intellipath activities to improve his or her grade. Additional intellipath work will only be accepted if an approved Incomplete has been granted.

• If a student has an extenuating circumstance and desires his or her faculty member to consider a modified due date for an assignment (excludes discussion board and intellipath), the student must communicate to his or her faculty member the circumstances that prevent the submission of the assignment on the stated due date. The explanation must be communicated (in writing) to his or her faculty member prior to an assigned due date. Emergency notifications may occur up to 3 days following an assignment due date but must be accompanied by third-party confirmation of the situation.
• If a group has an extenuating circumstance and desires their faculty member to consider a modified due date for a Group Project, the group’s leader or designated spokesperson must communicate to the faculty member the circumstances that prevent the submission of the group project on the stated due date. The explanation must be communicated (in writing) to the faculty member prior to or up to 3 days following the assignment’s due date.
• Once notified, the faculty member will assess the matter and discuss the situation with the student(s). If approved, the faculty member will set a realistic modified due date (i.e., per the length of time to the modified due date and relative to the original due date) for the assignment and will indicate the modified due date in the grade book feedback.
• If the assignment is submitted on or before the modified due date, the student will earn the appropriate points. If the assignment is submitted after the modified due date, the student will not receive points for the assignment. No work is accepted after the class ends unless an approved Incomplete has been granted.

• Late assignments will be graded within 7 days of the student’s submission date or prior to the end-of-session grading deadline for the course—whichever is earlier. Students who submit work that is due prior to an in-session break week either during the break period or when class resumes will not have break days counted against them in the late deduction calculation. Break week days also do not apply to the 7-day requirement for faculty to grade late work.

• Should there be an extenuating circumstance(s) warranting application modification of the late policy by the faculty member to a student’s situation, a communication will be sent to the faculty member by the University.