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Petition Type: New
ID: 13845
Submitted: January 7, 2026 at 9:33:25 PM
First Name: Arielle
Last Name: Vennema
Pronoun: she/her
Student Number: 20351158
Email: 21agv1@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BScH
Plan: BIOL
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: CHEM 222
Term: Winter
Year: 2025
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Lucia Lee
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To whom this may concern,
I am petitioning to have my grade switched from a “C” to a “CR standing” in CHEM 222 (Structure Determination). The grade I received in this course was negatively influenced by the strike.
For instance, the grade distribution in the original course syllabus stated that there would be a 40% final exam. However, due to the strike, the 25% midterm (that I wrote) was dropped because they were not marked in time before the teaching assistants went on strike. Therefore, the weight from the midterm assessment was moved to the final exam, which equated to 65%. The strike negatively impacted my learning as I am not a very great test-taker to begin with. Therefore, the increased weighting for the final exam did not work in my favour.
I have put a lot of effort into this course and have received many good grades, but this is not evident in my final mark.
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Arielle Vennema
I am petitioning to have my grade switched from a “C” to a “CR standing” in CHEM 222 (Structure Determination). The grade I received in this course was negatively influenced by the strike.
For instance, the grade distribution in the original course syllabus stated that there would be a 40% final exam. However, due to the strike, the 25% midterm (that I wrote) was dropped because they were not marked in time before the teaching assistants went on strike. Therefore, the weight from the midterm assessment was moved to the final exam, which equated to 65%. The strike negatively impacted my learning as I am not a very great test-taker to begin with. Therefore, the increased weighting for the final exam did not work in my favour.
I have put a lot of effort into this course and have received many good grades, but this is not evident in my final mark.
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Arielle Vennema
Documentation
Professional Letter: Petition Document-Arielle Vennema.pdf
Document: Petition Document-Arielle Vennema-0.pdf
Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted January 7, 2026 at 9:33:25 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Incomplete | instructor input | Kerri Andrews | 2026-01-16 3:26:05 PM |
| status | N/A | Incomplete | In Review | Kerri Andrews | 2026-02-03 5:30:24 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Granted | Kerri Andrews | 2026-02-18 12:09:41 PM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic) | Kerri Andrews | 2026-02-18 12:09:41 PM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Kerri Andrews | 2026-02-18 12:09:54 PM |