MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
DOWNLOADABLE PROCEDURES AND FORMS
You can read the full Mitigating Circumstances procedure, with associated guidance, via the 'Mitigating Circumstances Guidance' document above. We recommend that you read through this document before submitting your forms. Please also find above a downloadable copy of the Mitigating Circumstances Application Form. You can also visit the Newman University website for more information on Mitigating Circumstances.
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HOW DO I APPLY FOR MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES?
Mitigating Circumstances (sometimes referred to as Extenuating Circumstances or shorted as Mit Circs) is a process by which students can only apply for additional support if:
A You have an assessment submission due and have circumstances outside of your control which will reasonably affect your ability to submit on time (and, unless it's a resit, a short extension will not allow you to catch up), or have meant you have already missed a submission deadline.
B You have circumstance outside of your control which reasonably mean you will not be able or ready to sit an exam, or have already missed an exam.
PLEASE NOTE If you are applying for mitigating circumstances, you should not make a submission/sit the assessment. If you do so, you are agreeing that you are happy that it has not been affected by your circumstances and these circumstances are extremely unlikely to be able to be taken into account at a later date.
A You have an assessment submission due and have circumstances outside of your control which will reasonably affect your ability to submit on time (and, unless it's a resit, a short extension will not allow you to catch up), or have meant you have already missed a submission deadline.
B You have circumstance outside of your control which reasonably mean you will not be able or ready to sit an exam, or have already missed an exam.
PLEASE NOTE If you are applying for mitigating circumstances, you should not make a submission/sit the assessment. If you do so, you are agreeing that you are happy that it has not been affected by your circumstances and these circumstances are extremely unlikely to be able to be taken into account at a later date.
KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER WITH MIT CIRCS
1. Whilst some applications will require approval from the Mitigating Circumstances Board, other applications can now be granted clerically (by the Assessments Staff Team). This includes cases such as: Student Pregnancy, Student bereavement within the last 3 months, Student is ill and has appropriate documentation (such as a sick note or GP letter), Student or partner has given birth within the last 3 months. Full information on this can be found in the Guidance document.
2. A Mitigating Circumstances application can be submitted upto 28 days after the deadline of your academic piece of work.
3. Please be clear and use the correct terminology in your application.
RESIT means that you are looking to hand in the outstanding work at the next resit date.
RETAKE means that you will need to attend all of the associated lectures/sessions again for the particular module, which usually comes at a cost.
4. It is vital that you include evidence in your application- please try and label this clearly, in relation to your application. Insert it in chronological order if possible (the order in which it happened). Within the Guidance document is a non-exhaustive list of evidence examples, which you may want to refer to for help.
5. As part of your application, you may ask to be allowed a plan to help you to spread out your workload- this will be via an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) or a Reasonable Adjustments Plan (RAP). If you would like this type of support to be considered, please include this on your application form, with reasons why you think it would be helpful.
6. For professional courses, with specific requirements, it may not always be possible for Mitigating Circumstances to be granted, particularly for the attendance component.
7. If you are unhappy with the result of your application, you can submit an application again with new evidence, or alternatively look at pursuing other routes, such as a Student Complaint.
If you have any questions about the Complaints procedure, or would like assistance completing the form, please contact a member of the team using the online form on the "contact an advisor" page.
2. A Mitigating Circumstances application can be submitted upto 28 days after the deadline of your academic piece of work.
3. Please be clear and use the correct terminology in your application.
RESIT means that you are looking to hand in the outstanding work at the next resit date.
RETAKE means that you will need to attend all of the associated lectures/sessions again for the particular module, which usually comes at a cost.
4. It is vital that you include evidence in your application- please try and label this clearly, in relation to your application. Insert it in chronological order if possible (the order in which it happened). Within the Guidance document is a non-exhaustive list of evidence examples, which you may want to refer to for help.
5. As part of your application, you may ask to be allowed a plan to help you to spread out your workload- this will be via an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) or a Reasonable Adjustments Plan (RAP). If you would like this type of support to be considered, please include this on your application form, with reasons why you think it would be helpful.
6. For professional courses, with specific requirements, it may not always be possible for Mitigating Circumstances to be granted, particularly for the attendance component.
7. If you are unhappy with the result of your application, you can submit an application again with new evidence, or alternatively look at pursuing other routes, such as a Student Complaint.
If you have any questions about the Complaints procedure, or would like assistance completing the form, please contact a member of the team using the online form on the "contact an advisor" page.