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Extenuating Circumstances


IMPORTANT - The information on this page ONLY applies to:

    • PGT Students who started their studies in January 2024

    • Management students studying with Kaplan (Singapore) on Terms 352405 and 352408

All other students should refer to the Extenuating Circumstances information provided for 2024/25 AVAILABLE HERE

Where unforeseeable circumstances beyond your control have delayed or prevented you from completing/taking an assessment (and an Extension is not available or appropriate) you can apply for Extenuating Circumstances (sometimes called ECs) to be taken into account when your results are reviewed and approved. 

Should I apply for Extenuating Circumstances via these pages?

 

1. Are you a PGT January 2024 starter or a Management student studying with Kaplan (Singapore) on Terms 352405 or 352408?

If you are not one of the students above, your application will not be accepted.  All other students should apply following instructions and application process for 2024/25 available HERE

 

 

2. Are you experiencing UNEXPECTED, UNAVOIDABLE and SHORT TERM circumstances that are impacting your ability to complete/submit an assessment? (Click for more information)

Not all circumstances are deemed to be unexpected, unavoidable or short term - examples of the type of circumstances that will be considered, together with a list of those that will not, are available here.

If your circumstances are longer term and are affecting multiple assessments, then extenuating circumstances may not be the most appropriate means of support. Please seek advice from your tutor, the SU or the university Wellbeing Teams.

 

3. Are you able to provide EVIDENCE with your application that shows how these circumstances affected you at the time of the assessment? (Click for more information)

The burden of proof to support your application lies with you at all times.

You will need to upload evidence to support your application, this should be in line with the information provided here and in the Student Guide to Extenuating Circumstances 2023/24.

You must submit at least one piece of supporting evidence and up to a maximum of six. Your student statement will not be sufficient evidence on its own to support an extenuating circumstance.

Your evidence and any supporting statement will only be shared with the EC Committee.

 

4. Have you explored OTHER SUPPORT options first? (Click for more information)

Would a short extension to your submission deadline help? Click here for details about how to apply for this option.

Will your circumstances affect you longer term? If your circumstances are longer term and are affecting multiple assessments, then extenuating circumstances may not be the most appropriate means of support. Please seek advice from your tutor, the SU or support services you are engaged with, such as D&N or Wellbeing.

Are the circumstances you are experiencing due to problems with the delivery of your courses? These issues should be raised directly with your School/Department.

 

5. Do you understand the possible OUTCOMES of an Extenuating Circumstances application? (Click for more information)

It’s important to understand there are a limited number of actions that the university can take in response to accepted Extenuating Circumstances. Suitable mitigation might include the lifting of a late submission penalty or the opportunity to take the assessment again at the next available opportunity (this may be the next academic year). We cannot increase module marks, a year or degree average, or classification.  Information about all the available outcomes is available here. 

 

If you can answer YES to all of the above then you can apply for Extenuating Circumstances using the links available below. Further information and guidance is available at the bottom of this page.

If you have read all the relevant information and guidance please select your cohort below to access the correct application form and appropriate application deadlines:

 

Postgraduate Students (January start)
Deadlines & Application Form

PGT Students who started in January 2024

 

Spring Term 2024

(for assessments/submission deadlines between January 2024 - 28 March 2024)

DEADLINE - NOW CLOSED:     Midday Monday 29 April 2024

Interim outcomes were sent on Thursday 16 May 2024

 

Summer Term 2024

(for assessments/submission deadlines between 29 March 2024 - 7 June 2024)

     DEADLINE - NOW CLOSED:     Midday Friday 14 June 2024

 

Late Summer Term 2024

(for assessments/submission deadlines between 8 June 2024 - 27 September 2024)

     DEADLINE - NOW CLOSED:     Midday Monday 30 September 2024

 

Autumn Term 2024

(for assessments/submission deadlines between 27 September 2024 - 14 January 2025)

     DEADLINE:     Midday Wednesday 15 January 2025

Final outcomes: 20 February 2025

APPLY HERE

 

 

UG Management Students studying with Kaplan (Singapore)
Deadlines & Application Form

Kaplan Term 352402

DEADLINE - NOW CLOSED:      Midday Tuesday 15 October 2024 

Final outcomes: 31 October 2024 

 

Kaplan Term 352405

DEADLINE:      Midday Wednesday 15 January 2025

Final outcomes: 30 January 2025

 

Kaplan Term 352408

DEADLINE:      Midday TBC April 2025

Final outcomes: 1 May 2025

 

APPLY HERE

Undergraduate Students
No longer available via this page

Please visit the new Extenuating Circumstances pages.

 

Integrated Foundation Degree Students
No longer available via this page

Postgraduate Students (September start)
No longer available via this page

Please visit the new Extenuating Circumstances pages.

 

PGT Social Work Students taking Advanced Practice Modules (Part Time CPD)
No longer available on this page

Please visit the new Extenuating Circumstances pages.

 

 

DClinPsy Students
No Longer Available on this page

Please visit the new Extenuating Circumstances pages.

 

 

 

 

CBT/IAPT Students (NHS Partnership)
No longer available via this page

 

CONTACT US

To contact the Extenuating Circumstances team:

ECs@rhul.ac.uk

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HOW TO APPLY AND FAQ's

Instructions and guidance to help you make your Extenuating Circumstances application

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TYPES OF CIRCUMSTANCES

Examples of circumstances which qualify for Extenuating Circumstances

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EVIDENCE

How to evidence your application

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