Understanding late submissions in Turnitin Clarity

This guide helps instructors understand what students experience when submitting assignments after the due date in Turnitin Clarity. It explains how students see due dates, late submission messages, and submission status in the writing space and assignment dashboard.

In this guide

• How due dates affect student submissions
• What students see when late submissions are not allowed
• What students see when late submissions are allowed

How due dates affect student submissions

Students can always see assignment due dates in the assignment details and in the Instructions tab in the writing space.

• When late submissions are not allowed, the writing space becomes read-only after the deadline.
• When late submissions are allowed, students can still access the writing space and submit one late attempt.

What students see when late submissions are not allowed

1. When the due date passes, students may see: “The due date has passed and this assignment is late."
   
2. If a student never began the assignment, they can still open the writing space by selecting Start writing, but the space is read-only and the Submit button is disabled.
   
3. If the student began writing but didn’t submit before the due date, they can open the writing space in read-only mode and view their text.
   
4. In the assignment dashboard, the assignment appears as Late with no submission.
   
5. If a student submitted before the due date, the Due date appears with a clock icon in the assignment details.

What students see when late submissions are allowed

1. When late submissions are enabled, students can still open the writing space after the due date. 
   
2. They will see: “The due date has passed and this assignment is late.”
3. They can select Start writing to open the writing space, review their work, and select Submit once. 
   
4. A confirmation message will remind them that they can submit only once.
   
5. After submitting, the assignment dashboard updates to show the Submitted status. The submission date and time appear with a red clock icon.
   
6. The Edit submission button is disabled after the late submission is complete.
   

Resources for your students

Share this guide with your students for step-by-step instructions.

• Submitting a Clarity assignment: Students can use this guide to understand how late submissions appear in the writing space and on their assignment dashboard.