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What you need to know as an Honours Supervisor

Q7. How should I handle requests for academic consideration where a student is unable to meet a submission date?

Academic consideration is a process to intended to minimise the impact of serious or extenuating circumstances beyond a student's control which significantly impact a students' ability to complete an assessment task on or by the due date as stipulated in the Subject Outline, or to progress academically in a subject relevant to their course of study. Students apply for academic consideration online using the academic consideration application service available from SOLS.

A flag appears on the SMP class list for these students to indicate that an application has been received and you need to click on that flag to deal with the application. How to respond to a request for academic consideration is contained in the Student Academic Consideration Guidelines. There are a number of responses available to you in providing consideration for a student, which are set out in the policy.

If a request for academic consideration impinges significantly on the progress of the research project or thesis, you should consult with the Honours Coordinator and possibly the Head of Unit and/or Dean for advice.

Check the following links for:

•  - the full text of the Student Academic Consideration Policy and Student Academic Consideration Guidelines

   - FAQs about the application of the policy

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