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Petition Type: New
ID: 1670
Submitted: December 15, 2015 at 3:04:13 PM
First Name: Lauren
Last Name: Duffy
Student Number: 10179962
Email: 14ld24@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BA
Plan: POLS
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline
Code: DEVS 100
Term: Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: David McDonald
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To whom it may Concern,
My name is Lauren Duffy and I am a first year student in the faculty of arts and science. On December 2nd, I dropped the first year global development course with Professor McDonald, and attempted to get into the night class for global development with Professor Rutherford. I have a hard time focusing in the morning lectures, and thought that I would be able to learn more in the night lectures. When I realized that this is not possible as it is a different section, I attempted to get back into the morning section with Professor McDonald. It would not allow me to do this on Solus, and after asking a friend who had a similar issue, I knew I had to go to the arts and science office.
With classes ending and finals approaching, I put off going into the office, because as a first year student, I was completely unaware that this was a pressing issue that had to be dealt with in a timely matter. I assumed that my spot must still be available for the winter portion of the global development course, as a student would not be able to take the winter course without the fall course.
I went into the arts and science office today during a break from studying, and I was told that I was to go into the office the day that I dropped it, and that since I waited too long, I must make an appeal. If I had known that in order to get back into a course I would have had to go in the day that I dropped it, I definitely would have. I should not have put it off this long, but again, with finals approaching I was focused on studying and put this issue to the back of my
mind. In the future, I will always go in to the arts and science office the day that a mistake like this is made to ensure I can continue in the courses that I want or need for my completion of an arts degree and Queen¿¿s University.
I had no intention of ever dropping out of global development, or discontinuing my participation in the course. I love the course, and I have submitted every assignment in a timely manner, and received good marks for all. I have great participation in my tutorial, and I will provide a supporting document from my Teaching Assistant, Renee Rogers, who will vouch for the above.
I have aspirations of majoring in Political Studies with a minor in Global Development, and following my undergrad at Queen¿¿s University, attend law school to become a Human Rights lawyer. I really enjoy the global development course and it¿¿s approach, and I really hope that I can continue to take this course so that I will have all the credits I need to continue into second year, and major and minor in the faculty of my choosing.
I am very sorry that I did not attend to this issue in a timely manner, and I hope that my appeal will be taken into consideration so that I can continue to take the first year global development course, and continue to participate fully. I have learned from my mistakes and I can honestly say that this will not happen again.
Thank you for your time and your consideration,
Lauren Duffy
My name is Lauren Duffy and I am a first year student in the faculty of arts and science. On December 2nd, I dropped the first year global development course with Professor McDonald, and attempted to get into the night class for global development with Professor Rutherford. I have a hard time focusing in the morning lectures, and thought that I would be able to learn more in the night lectures. When I realized that this is not possible as it is a different section, I attempted to get back into the morning section with Professor McDonald. It would not allow me to do this on Solus, and after asking a friend who had a similar issue, I knew I had to go to the arts and science office.
With classes ending and finals approaching, I put off going into the office, because as a first year student, I was completely unaware that this was a pressing issue that had to be dealt with in a timely matter. I assumed that my spot must still be available for the winter portion of the global development course, as a student would not be able to take the winter course without the fall course.
I went into the arts and science office today during a break from studying, and I was told that I was to go into the office the day that I dropped it, and that since I waited too long, I must make an appeal. If I had known that in order to get back into a course I would have had to go in the day that I dropped it, I definitely would have. I should not have put it off this long, but again, with finals approaching I was focused on studying and put this issue to the back of my
mind. In the future, I will always go in to the arts and science office the day that a mistake like this is made to ensure I can continue in the courses that I want or need for my completion of an arts degree and Queen¿¿s University.
I had no intention of ever dropping out of global development, or discontinuing my participation in the course. I love the course, and I have submitted every assignment in a timely manner, and received good marks for all. I have great participation in my tutorial, and I will provide a supporting document from my Teaching Assistant, Renee Rogers, who will vouch for the above.
I have aspirations of majoring in Political Studies with a minor in Global Development, and following my undergrad at Queen¿¿s University, attend law school to become a Human Rights lawyer. I really enjoy the global development course and it¿¿s approach, and I really hope that I can continue to take this course so that I will have all the credits I need to continue into second year, and major and minor in the faculty of my choosing.
I am very sorry that I did not attend to this issue in a timely manner, and I hope that my appeal will be taken into consideration so that I can continue to take the first year global development course, and continue to participate fully. I have learned from my mistakes and I can honestly say that this will not happen again.
Thank you for your time and your consideration,
Lauren Duffy
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: My academic plan is as follows,
If my appeal is taken into consideration and I am able to continue to take the global development course will Professor McDonald, I will continue to participate fully in the course, and try my hardest in the tutorials and the assignments. In the future, I will always deal with issues such as these in a timely manner to ensure that my academic future is not comprised due to putting something off.
Thank you for your consideration,
Lauren Duffy
If my appeal is taken into consideration and I am able to continue to take the global development course will Professor McDonald, I will continue to participate fully in the course, and try my hardest in the tutorials and the assignments. In the future, I will always deal with issues such as these in a timely manner to ensure that my academic future is not comprised due to putting something off.
Thank you for your consideration,
Lauren Duffy
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: A letter from my Teaching Assistant, Renee Rogers