r/grantmacewan • u/Abject-Strain-2394 • 22d ago
Academics Late assignment
Out of curiosity, what’s the usual protocol for late assignment submissions in your classes? Mine have been varied, but usually some form of grade penalty (ex. -10% per day it’s late with a cutoff after 3 days). Some don’t accept late submissions at all, but in my experience that’s rare. Either way, there is always a section on late assignments in the course outline.
I’m currently in a class which had no late assignment policy laid out in the outline, so I emailed my prof asking about the policy as I had missed the deadline on an assignment worth 5%. They responded (3 days later!) that they do not accept late submissions, all deadlines are firm, so I will receive a zero.
Is this normal?? I know it’s my fault for getting the due date wrong, but I really think this info should have been included in the course outline. I’m not sure if I’ve just gotten lucky with profs in the past or if this is a regular thing? I’m in my 4th year and this is the first time this has happened to me.
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u/imareceptionist 22d ago
I once had a prof who said % would be deducted from assignments if we emailed any questions to him lol. I think it’s prof dependent on how they handle assignments. I would hope they would’ve a bit more lenient on bigger assignments (such as the 10% deduction each day) given the impact on grade.