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Petition Type: New
ID: 12143
Submitted: July 25, 2024 at 11:07:30 AM
First Name: Olivia
Last Name: Chang
Pronoun: She/Her
Preferred Name: Olivia
Student Number: 20346211
Email: 21oc11@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BFA
Plan: ARTF
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Appeal Category Detail: Drop a course from my transcript that failed to drop when I tried before the deadline
Code: ARTH 253
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Dr. Stephenson,
As a major in Fine Art, I took a mandatory Art History course at the 200 level in fall, 2023 which was the ARTH 253 Baroque Art course. However, I missed the first few lectures as I was too busy working through private issues regarding moving and living outside of residence. Thus, I decided to drop the course and instead take a different art history course in my third year to fullfil the level 200 course requirement. While I don't remember the specific date, I dropped the course around the end of September, a few weeks into the fall semester. It said it was successful and SOLUS removed it from my schedule so I assumed I had dropped it successfully and did not think anything more of it. However, while working through course selection this year, I noticed that it is still on my transcript, listed as a D+. This course is now weighing down my average in my major in Fine Art which is currently a 2.633. I am also in the Concurrent Education program and I am really stressed about this as I have done well in all of my other university courses because I need a GPA of 2.7 or higher for it to be a valid teachable. I have contacted student services twice recently, and they have told me that for them, it says I did not drop the course. I am really confused and frustrated about why the course drop is not showing up on their side and why this course is still on my transcript. I really want to drop it as it is weighing down my GPA that I need to be higher for my teaching degree.
Kind Regards,
Olivia Chang
As a major in Fine Art, I took a mandatory Art History course at the 200 level in fall, 2023 which was the ARTH 253 Baroque Art course. However, I missed the first few lectures as I was too busy working through private issues regarding moving and living outside of residence. Thus, I decided to drop the course and instead take a different art history course in my third year to fullfil the level 200 course requirement. While I don't remember the specific date, I dropped the course around the end of September, a few weeks into the fall semester. It said it was successful and SOLUS removed it from my schedule so I assumed I had dropped it successfully and did not think anything more of it. However, while working through course selection this year, I noticed that it is still on my transcript, listed as a D+. This course is now weighing down my average in my major in Fine Art which is currently a 2.633. I am also in the Concurrent Education program and I am really stressed about this as I have done well in all of my other university courses because I need a GPA of 2.7 or higher for it to be a valid teachable. I have contacted student services twice recently, and they have told me that for them, it says I did not drop the course. I am really confused and frustrated about why the course drop is not showing up on their side and why this course is still on my transcript. I really want to drop it as it is weighing down my GPA that I need to be higher for my teaching degree.
Kind Regards,
Olivia Chang
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I always work hard and am very responsible with my studying. I have achieved As and Bs in all of my other courses and I will put the same amount of effort towards the Art History course I take this year to ensure that I achieve a grade that I am proud of. I am honestly very confused about this course still being on my transcript because I would never allow myself to finish with a D+ in a course. I made the decision early on to drop the course and acted accordingly because I knew that I had already missed a few lectures which compromised my ability to do well in the course. I thought I had dropped it successfully because SOLUS removed it from my schedule but next time I can also call student services to ensure that it was dropped and that something like this does not occur again. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
Documentation
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