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Petition Type: New
ID: 10146
Submitted: March 10, 2023 at 12:53:01 PM
First Name: Jared
Last Name: Augustin
Pronoun: He/Him
Student Number: 20112701
Email: 17jwa4@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSH
Plan: KINE
Level of Study: 4
Appeal Category Detail: Request to make to change course a Personal Interest Credit after Deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello, I hope this request finds you well.
I am requesting to make my PHIL275 class a personal interest credit pass the deadline to make such a change. I never intended to make this class a personal interest credit until I received my midterm mark back yesterday (march 9th). The mark was lower than expected and as such I spoke with Vanessa McCourt (the Kinesiology academic advisor) about making it a personal interest credit. She informed me it is past the deadline and, having considered my situation, recommended I submit a petition. I am enrolled in kinesiology and so PHIL275 was for me a challenging and exciting opportunity learn outside my familiar field. This request is not an attempt to absolve the responsibility to apply myself in this enrolled class, but rather a honest request to have this class reflect the fact that I took it out of a personal interest of the subject and that the deadline to do so was not indicative of when I could make that decision realistically.
Thank you for your time and I hope you will consider this.
I am requesting to make my PHIL275 class a personal interest credit pass the deadline to make such a change. I never intended to make this class a personal interest credit until I received my midterm mark back yesterday (march 9th). The mark was lower than expected and as such I spoke with Vanessa McCourt (the Kinesiology academic advisor) about making it a personal interest credit. She informed me it is past the deadline and, having considered my situation, recommended I submit a petition. I am enrolled in kinesiology and so PHIL275 was for me a challenging and exciting opportunity learn outside my familiar field. This request is not an attempt to absolve the responsibility to apply myself in this enrolled class, but rather a honest request to have this class reflect the fact that I took it out of a personal interest of the subject and that the deadline to do so was not indicative of when I could make that decision realistically.
Thank you for your time and I hope you will consider this.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I obtained enough credits to graduate at the end of the 2022-2023 fall semester. However, I chose to enrol in classes for this winter semester because I currently have a work-study position at the Queen's office of faith and Spiritual life that I have found very fruitful for my learning and development which also requires me to be a full-time student to continue. I plan to graduate at the end of this semester but I filled this semester with classes that I found interesting (two PHIL classes and one PSYC Class). over the last two/two-in-a-half years I have found a wealth of inspiration in the classes I have taken and this naturally allowed me to succeed in them. My GPA has drastically improved and I even made the Dean's list. The Two other classes I am taking this semester look like they will follow this trend but my PHIL275 will most likely not. My hope is I can make it a personal interest credit so that it will not harm the improvement in my GPA I have found over the last few years.
Thank you again and all the best,
Jared Augustin (20112701)
Thank you again and all the best,
Jared Augustin (20112701)
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
History
Originally submitted March 10, 2023 at 12:53:01 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Withdrawn | Spring Forsberg | 2023-03-10 1:03:55 PM |