Completed Extenuating Circumstances Forms, with an accompanying Professional Opinion Form should be downloaded here (find below), completed and emailed to Academic Affairs using our dedicated mailbox: ecforms@tudublin.ie
In the case of work submitted for continuous assessment, the deadline for submitting an Extenuating Circumstances Form is normally the same as the scheduled hand-in date for the assignment. In the case of invigilated examinations, the completed form should be submitted not later than three working days after the date that the student was due to sit their last examination. Only in exceptional circumstances shall information of this nature be considered if presented after the Assessment Board meeting.
Note: An EC Form is used to inform an academic decision regarding assessments. It is not used for the calculation of fees.
Extenuating Circumstances Form - Word
Extenuating Circumstances Form - pdf
Professional Opinion Form (Word)
Professional Opinion Form (pdf)
extract, Assessment Regulations for Taught Programmes as approved by Academic Council 24.06.2025:
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO ASSESSMENT
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12.1.6 Based on the recommendation of the Head of Discipline, the Assessment Board may take such action as it sees fit. While there may be an acceptance that extenuating circumstances have resulted in poor performance in assessments, the Assessment Board will require the student to achieve the learning outcomes for a module and hence the extenuating circumstances should not be used to adjust mark/grade. The Assessment Board may make one of the following decisions:
a. Student may re-take the assessment at the next available sitting (or subsequently) as a first attempt. (Module Assessment Board Decision)
b. Student is permitted to retain the current award classification as per the approved programme document in accordance with the Assessment Regulations. (Programme Assessment Board Decision)
c. Student allowed to carry a failed module to the next academic year as per the Assessment Regulations (Programme Assessment Board Decision).
d. An alternative assessment be provided to the student.