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Accessing a Course

After logging into your account, you will be directed to the Courses Dashboard.
This page lists all courses you are enrolled in:

To access a specific course:

1. Locate the course in your dashboard.
2. Click the blue course name link to open the course’s page.

If you expect to see a course but it is not listed, please contact your instructor:

Make sure you are enrolled in the course on bCourses and that your instructor has imported it into Flextensions. Ensure that the course is enabled for student access and that the instructor has synced the course enrollments.

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Course Assignments

Within each course, click the Assignments tab to view a list of all course assignments.
Each row shows:

• Assignment name
• Original due date
• Your extended due date if a request has been approved
• A button to submit or edit a request

Extension Request Buttons

• “New”: Appears if you have not submitted a request for the assignment. Click to open the Request Extension form.
• “Edit”: Appears if you’ve already submitted a request. Click to update your existing request.
• Clicking the assignment name itself will open the corresponding bCourses assignment page in a new tab.

If the assignment is not listed, it may not be enabled for extension requests. Contact your instructor for assistance.

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Course Extension Requests

Submitting a New Extension Request

To request an extension:

1. Click the Request Extension tab in the left-hand sidebar, or New on the assignments page.
2. Use the dropdown menu to select an assignment.
   • Only assignments that do not already have a submitted request will appear.
3. The assignment’s Original Due Date and Late Due Date will display automatically.
4. Enter your Requested Due Date.
5. Fill out the Reason for Extension field.
6. Fill out additional fields as needed.
7. Click Submit Request to finalize your request.

Note: If an assignment is not available in the dropdown, you have likely already submitted a request. You can view or edit it under the Requests tab. You may submit more than one request per assignment after your request gets approved or denied by using the Request Extension page.

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Viewing Existing Extension Requests

1. Click the Requests tab in the left-hand sidebar.
2. A table will list all your submitted extension requests for the course.

Each row displays:

• Assignment name
• Date the request was submitted (“Requested At”)
• Original and requested due dates
• Number of additional days requested
• Status of the request:
  • Pending
  • Approved
  • Rejected

1. Click the View button in the Actions column to open the full request details, or Edit to update your request.

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Updating or Canceling a Request

On the Extension Request Details page:

If your request is still in Pending status:

• Click Edit Request to:
  • Update the requested due date
  • Revise your reason for the extension
• Click Cancel Request to:
  • Permanently withdraw your request
• Click Back to return to the list of requests without making changes

If your request has been Approved or Rejected, the Edit and Cancel buttons will no longer appear.

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