Automatic and Manual Extensions
WebAssign supports two kinds of extension policies that can be applied to all assignments in your class or to specific assignment categories.
- Automatic
Your students can request extensions that are granted automatically using the policy that you set.
You can see when your students have used automatic extensions.
- Manual
Your students can request extensions from their assignments in WebAssign, but you must approve each request and set the terms of each extension — its duration, whether to award additional submissions, and any penalties incurred.
By default, when you create a new course, your students can request manual extensions, but not automatic extensions. When you copy a WebAssign section, the extension settings are copied over to the new course or section.
Automatic extensions are not applied to timed assignments.
From the menu bar, click Communication.
If needed, select a class.
Expand Extensions and click Unanswered.
Click Settings in the top right corner of the message list.
Select Enable.
Under Class Default, set the Extension Policy to either Automatic Extensions or Automatic and Manual Extensions.
Select Forward extension requests to my email.
You are notified only about manual extension requests.
Set the automatic extension behaviors.
Students lose access to the assignment at the end of the time specified in the Students can request extensions until setting. If this time ends before the Length of extension after request, they will not get the full extension.
Setting
Description
Students can request extensions until
The total amount of time after the due date that students have to request an extension and complete the assignment. Students will lose access to the assignment at the end of this time regardless of the length of the extension.
Length of extension after request
The amount of time students have to complete the assignment after requesting the extension.
Requests per assignment
The number of automatic extensions each student is allowed per assignment.
Penalty for using extension
A positive number — or 0 for no penalty — and the penalty method you want to use with each extension.
- % unearned
A percentage of the point value of the questions answered correctly after the extension is granted. No penalty is applied if no more questions are answered correctly.
- % total
A percentage of the total possible points for the assignment. This penalty is applied when the extension is granted.
- points
The specified number of points. This penalty is applied when the extension is granted.
See Extension Penalties.
Announcement
A message to be displayed to students when they request the extension.
WebAssign always displays the extension terms to students requesting an automatic extension.
Scheduled Items
Select Apply Automatic Extension Policy to assignments that have already been scheduled. If this is not selected, the automatic extension policy is applied only to assignments that you schedule after setting the policy.
Click Apply.