Paper Deadline Extension Form

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The instructor in any course or seminar in which a paper is allowed or required sets and announces a stated deadline for the handing in of papers. This date may be no later than the last day of examinations for the semester in which the course or seminar is offered. Prior to the stated deadline, for good cause, the instructor may grant a single extension of time for handing in the paper; but no extended deadline may be more than two weeks beyond the last day of examinations for the semester in which the seminar or course is offered. Prior to the deadline as extended by the instructor, a student may make application to the associate dean for academic affairs for a further extension upon showing that unavoidable circumstances makes completion of the work by the deadline impossible. The associate dean for academic affairs may set an extended deadline after consultation with the instructor, but no extension can be granted which is later than the student's anticipated date of graduation. Failure to submit a paper by the appropriate deadline results in a failing grade for the paper, unless the associate dean for academic affairs finds that grave cause prevented the timely submission of the paper. No such cause is considered sufficient if it could have been the subject of an application for extension as described above.