At Outlier, we understand that life can get in the way of your studies, and we don’t want your grades to suffer because of it. Read this article to learn more about exam and assignment extensions.

Are you a high school student in a 39-week cohort? See this article for extension information specific to your program.

Built-in Exam & Assignment Extension Tool

Students in the Degrees+ and Professional Certificate programs with GGU have the ability to request a 72-hour extension for any exam or writing assignment when less than 3 days (72 hours) remain before the deadline to submit the exam or assignment.

When your exam or assignment deadline is closing within 3 days, the ability to request an extension becomes available on the course homepage and student dashboard.

Click on “Extend Deadline”, and you will then be directed to the extension request page, where you are asked to complete a short form.

After submitting the form, you will see a message on the top right of the page that mentions the course name, the specific assessment title, and the updated deadline.

For extensions longer than 72 hours, or to request an extension after the exam deadline has passed, you'll need to email your instructor to make your extension request.

Your instructor will review the request and, if approved, will apply the extension as applicable.

Extensions to a Final Exam/Assignment

If you are approved for an extension, be sure to complete all participation and quizzes (including additional quiz attempts) by the original Final Exam due date or course close date. Once the original deadline has passed, all quizzes and course participation (discussion community) will close.

Course Extensions

Generally, it is not possible to extend the end date of your course. If you are experiencing a hardship that impacts your ability to finish your course on time, please reach out to your instructor(s) to discuss your options for a course extension.