Accommodations, Exceptions and Exemptions

Sometimes students encounter circumstances that make it difficult or impossible to undertake an assessment, such as submitting coursework or taking a test. Depending on the circumstances, you may need to extend the assessment due date, grant an additional attempt, or excuse them from the assessment altogether. College Late Submission of Assessments (Extensions) Policy outlines the procedures, expectations, and consequences for submitting assessments after the designated deadline. Students who have a Learning Educational Needs Summary (LENS) report with flexible assessment deadlines are automatically granted a reasonable accommodation of a one-week extension, if practical.

Grant Exceptions and Exemptions

Exceptions

An exception can be allocated to one particular student for one particular assignment, e.g. if the student is sick, an extension can be granted, or multiple attempts at a test can be granted.

To add an exception:

Ensure you have set the Conditional Availability for the assessment and entered the relevant dates.

You can add an exception for an individual student or a group on the assessment's Submissions page. You can also add exceptions from the grading page when grading a student's submission.

From an assessment's Submissions page: open the menu in a student's row and select Add or edit exceptions. The Exceptions panel opens. To help you verify an exception's accuracy, the Exceptions panel displays relevant information, such as the course, assessment, and student name. You can change the Show on and Hide after dates and times, and allow additional attempts. You can also select a new due date.
From the gradebook Marks view: Select the student’s assessment cell to display the options menu. Then, choose Add or edit exceptions and the Exceptions panel opens.