Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 1387
Submitted: September 2, 2015 at 12:31:22 AM
First Name: Kayla
Last Name: Arviv
Student Number: 10001246
Email: 0ka18@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: HIST
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request to take more than 6.0 units of courses on a letter of permission through another institution
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
I am appealing for permission to take 24.0 credits from an alternate university to complete my degree at Queen¿¿s. I would complete these credits in the winter and summer of 2016, taking no more than 15.0 credits from the away university in a single term.
I have had psychological problems for the duration of my time at Queen¿¿s, the effects of which I am also currently appealing, and the best thing for the continuation of my improvement is to stay in Toronto with my family and doctors. I have tried treatments including multiple medications, transcranial magnetic stimulation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and the course of treatment I am on now has been the most effective. I have tried for the past four years to remain at Queen¿¿s and travel home when possible and I no longer think it is a good choice. My course of treatment strongly relies on my ability to attend appointments with my psychiatrist to monitor my medication, visits with a therapist for CBT/Mindfulness, and having my family as my main support system. My mental health for the past four months has been better than it has been in the last four years of my life, and I think my health and my education would both benefit from the continuation of my current treatment, which I will not have access to from Kingston.
I am requesting 24.0 units because my program requires 27.0 units in history seminars, which must be attended in person, and I have only completed one seminar. I have 9.0 units left that don¿¿t require in-class participation, and I intend to take these online through Queen¿¿s University. I have not specified the exact number of credits in each term because the number is dependant on permission from Queen¿¿s and U of T on a course-by-course basis.
I am hopeful that I could end my undergrad on a positive note if I am able to work from Toronto, and I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to do so. I have attached some documentation but am able to get anything else from my doctors that you may want to see. Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
Kayla Arviv
I am appealing for permission to take 24.0 credits from an alternate university to complete my degree at Queen¿¿s. I would complete these credits in the winter and summer of 2016, taking no more than 15.0 credits from the away university in a single term.
I have had psychological problems for the duration of my time at Queen¿¿s, the effects of which I am also currently appealing, and the best thing for the continuation of my improvement is to stay in Toronto with my family and doctors. I have tried treatments including multiple medications, transcranial magnetic stimulation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and the course of treatment I am on now has been the most effective. I have tried for the past four years to remain at Queen¿¿s and travel home when possible and I no longer think it is a good choice. My course of treatment strongly relies on my ability to attend appointments with my psychiatrist to monitor my medication, visits with a therapist for CBT/Mindfulness, and having my family as my main support system. My mental health for the past four months has been better than it has been in the last four years of my life, and I think my health and my education would both benefit from the continuation of my current treatment, which I will not have access to from Kingston.
I am requesting 24.0 units because my program requires 27.0 units in history seminars, which must be attended in person, and I have only completed one seminar. I have 9.0 units left that don¿¿t require in-class participation, and I intend to take these online through Queen¿¿s University. I have not specified the exact number of credits in each term because the number is dependant on permission from Queen¿¿s and U of T on a course-by-course basis.
I am hopeful that I could end my undergrad on a positive note if I am able to work from Toronto, and I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to do so. I have attached some documentation but am able to get anything else from my doctors that you may want to see. Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
Kayla Arviv
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I plan to take 12.0 credits in the 2016 Winter term at the University of Toronto if granted permission and if available. These would be seminar credits which require in-class attendance. I would take an additional 3.0 credits online at Queen's. I would take the remainder of my courses in the 2016 summer term. I would need to complete 12.0 credits at U of T, and take an additional 3.0 online with Queen's. The last 3.0 credits I will complete online in the 2016 Fall semester. In the past, I sometimes tried to take 18.0 units when I thought a treatment was working just to end up overwhelmed. I am sticking to the regular course load as that decision has not been beneficial in the past.
Having access to my support system and doctors at all times makes the continuation of my improvement more likely, which also makes returning to classes possible.
Having access to my support system and doctors at all times makes the continuation of my improvement more likely, which also makes returning to classes possible.
Documentation
Professional Letter: Medical 1-4.pdf
Documentation Detail: Attached to email
Amendment to Appeal 1387
Relevant Petition: 1387
New Information: Dear Associate Dean,
Thank you for agreeing to consider my appeal after the 21-day deadline. I am appealing to drop HIST 400 and HIST 257 from the Winter 2015 semester. I gave a detailed account of my mental health background in my original appeal letter, so I will try not to be repetitive.
After noticing the crash in my mood in fourth year, I dropped all of my classes except for the two I am appealing, thinking I could handle the small load and that I was being proactive by doing so instead of repeating past semesters. This was a mistake as I ended up reaching an all time low in that time frame, and had to leave school to return home for medical care. I spent weeks going to Western General twice daily for a treatment my psychiatrist was hopeful would work. Unfortunately it did not, and it was not until May that I started taking my current medication that all of the changes started happening. Before treatment I was unable to focus or find the drive to perform even rudimentary tasks, making schoolwork and most other things near impossible. This, in addition to having to return to Toronto because of the incident in February, meant I would fail my courses.
This is the first time that I have taken time off to make sure a treatment has lasting benefits, and after months I am positive in saying I now have my mind back and am capable of completing my degree. All of the events of the past four years have affected my GPA and academic history very negatively, and I am hoping to correct it as much as possible so that I might have the opportunity to attend the grad school I would like to. Removing these two courses would be a step in the right direction.
Thank you for your time and once again for taking the care to consider what I hope to accomplish.
Best regards,
Kayla Arviv
Thank you for agreeing to consider my appeal after the 21-day deadline. I am appealing to drop HIST 400 and HIST 257 from the Winter 2015 semester. I gave a detailed account of my mental health background in my original appeal letter, so I will try not to be repetitive.
After noticing the crash in my mood in fourth year, I dropped all of my classes except for the two I am appealing, thinking I could handle the small load and that I was being proactive by doing so instead of repeating past semesters. This was a mistake as I ended up reaching an all time low in that time frame, and had to leave school to return home for medical care. I spent weeks going to Western General twice daily for a treatment my psychiatrist was hopeful would work. Unfortunately it did not, and it was not until May that I started taking my current medication that all of the changes started happening. Before treatment I was unable to focus or find the drive to perform even rudimentary tasks, making schoolwork and most other things near impossible. This, in addition to having to return to Toronto because of the incident in February, meant I would fail my courses.
This is the first time that I have taken time off to make sure a treatment has lasting benefits, and after months I am positive in saying I now have my mind back and am capable of completing my degree. All of the events of the past four years have affected my GPA and academic history very negatively, and I am hoping to correct it as much as possible so that I might have the opportunity to attend the grad school I would like to. Removing these two courses would be a step in the right direction.
Thank you for your time and once again for taking the care to consider what I hope to accomplish.
Best regards,
Kayla Arviv
Student Number: 10001246
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
History
Originally submitted September 2, 2015 at 12:31:22 AM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Prepared for Review | Rhonda Sullivan | 2015-09-03 11:41:21 AM | |
| status | N/A | Prepared for Review | In Review | Haley Everson | 2015-09-09 1:09:09 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Withdrawn | Haley Everson | 2015-10-02 9:42:47 AM |