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Petition Type: New
ID: 1064
Submitted: May 11, 2015 at 9:00:55 AM
First Name: Claire
Last Name: McKenna
Student Number: 10017149
Email: 0cfm4@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: PSYC
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Appeal Category Detail: Request to have incomplete grade removed from transcript.
Code: HIST295
Term: Fall
Year: 2014
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: I am appealing to have the incomplete grade from HIST295 removed from my transcript. I took this course in Fall 2014, and had it extended until April 2015, but was still unable to complete it.
I have been very sick since the end of August of 2014. I have been unable to complete any courses
this school year; my student file should contain fee amendment forms from this past year. The
history course that I am appealing to have removed from my transcript was a first semester course ¿¿ I had it deferred to April of 2015, but have still been unable to finish it due to my health condition, which has not gone away. I was also unable to finish my honours thesis, which was due at the beginning of April, and that I must now continue to work on throughout the summer. In addition to completing my thesis, I must also earn money and write the GRE exam this summer ¿¿ even if I was completely healthy, these would still be challenging tasks. Given the unchanged state of my health issue, my doctors, thesis supervisor and I think it is best for me to drop the history course for my health, stress levels, and so that I can succeed in the other aforementioned tasks. Please note that I have tried my best to keep up with my academics this year, and I have done everything possible to relieve this medical condition in order to do so.
Having this course removed from my transcript would also allow me to appeal for a tuition refund. Because of the many courses I¿¿ve had to drop due to my health condition, I must now take another full year, which means another full year of tuition and living expenses. In addition to this, I am now only able to work on a part-time (or less) basis, and I am physically unable to work full-time and earn the same amount of money as I usually would. Given all of this, I would ask you to please consider this appeal in order to allow me to request a full refund for this history course.
The documentation I have attached is a letter from one of my doctors, a respirologist, whom I have seen most recently out of all of my doctors. If this documentation does not suffice, I can also provide documentation from 3 other doctors, disability services, and my thesis supervisor. Thank you.
I have been very sick since the end of August of 2014. I have been unable to complete any courses
this school year; my student file should contain fee amendment forms from this past year. The
history course that I am appealing to have removed from my transcript was a first semester course ¿¿ I had it deferred to April of 2015, but have still been unable to finish it due to my health condition, which has not gone away. I was also unable to finish my honours thesis, which was due at the beginning of April, and that I must now continue to work on throughout the summer. In addition to completing my thesis, I must also earn money and write the GRE exam this summer ¿¿ even if I was completely healthy, these would still be challenging tasks. Given the unchanged state of my health issue, my doctors, thesis supervisor and I think it is best for me to drop the history course for my health, stress levels, and so that I can succeed in the other aforementioned tasks. Please note that I have tried my best to keep up with my academics this year, and I have done everything possible to relieve this medical condition in order to do so.
Having this course removed from my transcript would also allow me to appeal for a tuition refund. Because of the many courses I¿¿ve had to drop due to my health condition, I must now take another full year, which means another full year of tuition and living expenses. In addition to this, I am now only able to work on a part-time (or less) basis, and I am physically unable to work full-time and earn the same amount of money as I usually would. Given all of this, I would ask you to please consider this appeal in order to allow me to request a full refund for this history course.
The documentation I have attached is a letter from one of my doctors, a respirologist, whom I have seen most recently out of all of my doctors. If this documentation does not suffice, I can also provide documentation from 3 other doctors, disability services, and my thesis supervisor. Thank you.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I am planning to complete my degree in the 2015-16 school year. Completing my degree will require taking 2-3 courses each semester. Ideally I will not be sick during this time, however, if I still am, the light course load will make it easier for me to succeed. I plan to keep in touch with disability services and my academic counsellor in case my condition persists or returns, in order to ensure that I can succeed in my studies. I also have a great deal of support from other services, various professors, and friends and family -- I will continue to upkeep these relationships in order to increase my chance of success in my studies.
In terms of my physical health, I will remain aggressive with treatments, appointments, and any other steps that will make me healthy, which will better allow me to succeed in my studies.
In terms of my physical health, I will remain aggressive with treatments, appointments, and any other steps that will make me healthy, which will better allow me to succeed in my studies.
Documentation
Professional Letter: appeal doc.PDF