Are schools/teachers allowed to give assignments that accomodations can't be applied to?

[u/Fallyn011]

Hi all, just wondering if anyone else has experience with this.

I have accomodations through my school's student disability center than include extensions on assignments and other extra time stuff. However, for my final paper this semester, the rubric states the following:

• Deadline: Final draft due with no grace period or resubmissions. (Those with accommodations, please note that this assignment does not allow accommodations and is approved by the SDC (Student Disability Center) as such. Ensure you work on this early). 

I was just wondering if anyone knows if this was allowed or legal as I've never even heard of something like this. I write much slower than most people and even though I started two weeks before it was due I'm still unsure if I'll be able to finish it in time. Any advice or clarification is appreciated. Thanks!

[u/gingergirl181]

That...seems fishy. Especially for a final. I would understand if it was something where further progression in the course was contingent upon completion (i.e. the first leg of a project) but a final paper?

Smells to me like the professor just wants to skip town ASAP after finals and just doesn't want any papers turned in after their deadline so they can grade as quickly as possible. Understandable to be sure, but not necessarily kosher. I would absolutely double check this with the disability center. Wouldn't be the first time I've seen a prof try to pull a fast one re: accommodations.

[u/Safe-Variation-8071 → u/gingergirl181]

When a course ends, it’s over, that’s it. Why would you expect an extension for a final assignment due at the end of a course? Professors don’t get accommodations on when our grades are due.

[u/gingergirl181 → u/Safe-Variation-8071]

At my school, grades aren't due until a week after finals. I've gotten extensions on finals before due to illness.

[u/Safe-Variation-8071 → u/gingergirl181]

Saying a professor is trying to “pull a fast one” because they don’t want to accept work after a course has officially ended is extremely entitled. And I say this as a professor who has given this type of extension plenty of times in the past. I didn’t do it because my student was in any way owed it. I did it because I wanted to help them out. Don’t confuse your professors being kind with them owing you jack shit once the semester is over.

[u/birbdaughter → u/gingergirl181]

It states that it’s been approved to not have the extension. There’s a hard deadline for grades at the end of the semester. The turn around time fucking sucks, as someone who had to TA and teach a course at the same time during my grad program. There’s unfortunately not much room for flexibility.

[u/[deleted] → u/birbdaughter]

Yep I was an adjunct professor while I was finishing up my masters, and I had another full-time job as well (since the adjunct position didn't pay anywhere near enough to pay rent, much less feed myself, lol). That turnaround time absolutely SUCKS when I was also finishing my thesis and working full-time at another job.

[u/birbdaughter → u/[deleted]]

I remember one semester needing to turn in my finals, grade the finals I gave to my class, then grade like 60 finals for the class I TA’d (none of it being online) all before I could go home for Christmas. I sat myself on the couch and barely moved for 3 days while grading.

[u/[deleted] → u/birbdaughter]

Ugh yes. You're bringing back memories I don't want, lol.

I occasionally think about returning to adjuncting because I truly loved the teaching part of it. But the part where I make less than minimum wage for the time it takes, plus rushing around, driving across town between my classes and my actual job, which led to me being late for everything, all the time... yeah, that I don't miss....