KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Assignments submitted within one (1) week of the deadline are penalized one (1) letter grade; assignments submitted within two (2) weeks of the deadline are penalized two (2) letter grades; assignments submitted within three (3) weeks of the deadline are penalized three (3) letter grades.
Students must request approval from the course instructor to submit an assignment later than three (3) weeks after the deadline.
Group assignments with shared grades are not eligible for late submissions.
Additionally, discussion boards cannot be submitted late without the instructor's approval and sufficient documentation.
Note that the late work deadline only applies to Module 1 through Module 7. In Module 8, all work must be submitted by the on-time deadline.
The purpose of defining the standard grade reduction is to establish a maximum severity level for penalizing late work. Students may request an exception to the standard grade reduction by communicating with their instructor about their circumstances and providing documentation. Exceptions to the standard grade reduction depend on the instructor's professional judgment after considering the relevant facts and circumstances. Thus, each instructor reserves the right to be less severe in penalizing students when warranted. Moreover, an instructor reserves the right to remove a penalty when additional information becomes available through documentation provided by the student.
Students may appeal their instructor's decisions by providing additional documentation for the instructor to consider. If the instructor had previously denied the student's request for an exception, additional documentation might lead the instructor to approve the student's request. However, students are advised that appealing an instructor's request does not guarantee a different decision. Further appeals to the instructor's decision should follow the process outlined in the information on the website.1
Military students sometimes require additional flexibility and special accommodations when the duties of their military service arise unexpectedly or on short notice. For example, military students might receive orders that impact their ability to meet assignment deadlines. Military students who receive Temporary Duty (TDY) orders or other service orders should communicate with their instructor about the circumstances as soon as possible. When these circumstances arise, instructors will collaborate with military students to develop a plan for submitting assignments in a reasonable amount of time with extended deadlines. If TDY orders require a student to be away for more than two weeks, the instructor will coordinate with KYSU Online administrators to determine the best solution that meets the student's needs.