Extenuating Circumstances

What are Extenuating Circumstances?

There may be difficult circumstances in your life that affect your ability to meet an assessment deadline or affect your performance in assessment. These are known as Extenuating Circumstances or ‘ECs’. Extenuating Circumstances are defined as unexpected, significantly disruptive and beyond your control. As a student, it is your responsibility to make known any special circumstances which have affected the production of your work. Where appropriate, these circumstances can be taken into account by the Exam Board when making its decision.  For example, you may be given some further time in which to submit work, or your overall mark may be amended.

How to make a claim

You must make known any special circumstances affecting your assessment by completing an Extenuating Circumstances Claim Form.  This can be emailed to ecclaims@camberwell.arts.ac.uk.  Alternatively a form can be handed in here at the Student Contact Desk.

You will also need to submit supporting evidence, for example medical certificates, with your form.

If you need to make a claim for Extenuating Circumstances, please visit the below web page to download a claim form, and please also read all guidance notes for Extenuating Circumstances as soon as possible:

https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/academic-regulations/course-regulations/extenuating-circumstances-and-time-out

Help and Support

You can find the full University Extenuating Circumstances Regulations and Guidance on the Course Regulations website. The following University services can offer advice and support in completing your claim:

The Students’ Union can help if you need advice about any part of the EC process:

advice@su.arts.ac.uk

020 7514 6270 

www.suarts.org/help/advice

Student Services offer a range of advice, counselling, support and guidance for students with extenuating circumstances. To make an appointment contact them on

student.services@arts.ac.uk

020 7514 6326      //      020 7514 6900

www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/student-services

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The Disability Service can provide advice, guidance and support if you have a disability or long term medical condition.  In circumstances such as these, some students may be eligible for Accommodated Assessment schedules for submitting their work.  However one can also apply for Extenuating Circumstances in addition to these.

For more information on Disability and Accommodated Assessment:

E: disability@arts.ac.uk

T: 020 7514 6156

www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/student-services/disability--dyslexia