An extension in an online course allows you a second semester in which to complete written assignments and to take the examination. However, a percentage of your final grade in an online course is based on your participation in online discussions and, perhaps, in group activities involving other members of the class. These asynchronous "conversations" and collaborative assignments will not continue after the scheduled end of the term. Your mentor will take into consideration the discussions and groupwork in which you participate during the regular semester, but you will not receive full credit for that portion of the course if you are not involved in all discussions and group activities before the end of the regular semester.

Please submit all requests for extensions to the Office of the Registrar using the form provided in the Information area of the course Web site (or in a letter to the Office of the Registrar containing all the information requested on the form). Extension requests must be received no later than the Friday before the last week of the semester. Action on the request will be based on its postmark, fax date, or electronic submission date and on the College policies in place at the time. You may apply for only one extension in any course if circumstances require it.

After the extension is confirmed by the registrar, you will need to reschedule all remaining coursework and examinations and inform the Office of Test Administration so that exams can be mailed to your proctor two weeks before your rescheduled test date(s). Be sure to share your new calendar with your mentor. All coursework, including examinations, must be completed and sent to your mentor by the last day of the extension.

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Use the following links to go directly to the principal sections of the Handbook:

• Introduction
  
  
• Contacting Your Mentor
  
  
• Course Materials
  
  
• Doing the Work of the Course
  
  
• Preparing and Submitting Assignments
  
  
• Examinations and Proctors
  
  
• Online Discussions
  
  
• Extensions
  
  
• Academic Integrity
  
  
• Academic Standards