{"id":2693,"date":"2025-10-29T08:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/course-design-and-policies\/late-work-and-extensions\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T08:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:42:59","slug":"late-work-and-extensions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/course-design-and-policies\/late-work-and-extensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Work and Extensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clear policies that are presented at the start of the semester, usually in the syllabus, let students know what to expect. In the absence of a stated policy, some students may ask for exceptions or extensions, while others won\u2019t, potentially perpetuating inequities. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As you craft your policy, consider that educational research suggests that students believe flexible deadlines allow them to turn in higher quality work while reducing their stress (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journalhosting.ucalgary.ca\/index.php\/TLI\/article\/view\/73960\/56002\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hills and Peacock 2022<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). \u201c[D]esperation in the face of deadlines\u201d has also been cited as a factor in some students\u2019 decisions to engage in academic dishonesty (see Chapter 1 in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libib.com\/u\/ctlbooks\/l\/1826824?id=144473463\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bertram Gallant and Rettinger 2025<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). Certainly, there are arguments to be made for eliminating late penalties (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/advice\/2022\/03\/02\/why-instructors-should-drop-late-penalties-their-courses-opinion\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hasinoff 2022<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). However, there are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/late-work\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">many<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.unl.edu\/resources\/inclusive-teaching\/flexible-late-work-policies\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">many<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> possible policies, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Faculty might find this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.unl.edu\/decision-tree-student-request-flexibility\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">decision tree<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to be useful in navigating them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A well-crafted extension policy can support a more stringent policy on late work. Faculty might consider tokens for late work, a common feature of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/course-design-and-policies\/alternative-grading-methods\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">alternative grading strategies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Another option is to use a flexible extension policy to incentivize students to start assignments early. For example, a faculty member might offer a \u201cno questions asked\u201d extension if students submit their request at least a day before the deadline and accompanied by evidence that they have started the assignment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whatever policy you devise, it\u2019s important that you feel confident about enforcing it in practice and that it accounts for the wide range of extenuating circumstances that students might encounter. If you do not feel confident enforcing your written policies, you may end up following a different, unwritten rule instead. Finally, you should consider how your policies will intersect with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sarc\/faculty\/accommodating-students\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SARC accommodations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the College\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/Faculty-Concussions-Info.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">concussion policy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and other institutional policies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clear policies that are presented at the start of the semester, usually in the syllabus, let students know what to expect. 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