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Petition Type: New
ID: 2937
Submitted: January 6, 2017 at 6:11:20 PM
First Name: Jonathan
Last Name: Shepherd
Student Number: 10093241
Email: 12jms22@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BaH
Plan: Devs
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: HIST 286
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: POLS 347
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: I am requesting to have two failed courses removed from my transcript or marked as did not finish.
Due to a diagnosed mental health disability, and chronic brain damage as a result of concussions. I was unable to finish last term with the grades that I know I am capable of. I failed two courses.
My request for leniency on these failures comes because I lapsed particularly hard this term, and I finally started seeing doctors about my condition; however by the time I was diagnosed and had appropriate paper work which attested to my condition it felt hopeless to apply for accommodations.
I know I am capable of doing better than my two failures this term, and I believe my academic history attests to that.
you ill also find that I got zero percent in one of my courses, however this is wholly inaccurate as I submitted a 20 page assignment to the professor which he refused to accept.
I made concerted efforts to pass these courses and truly dug down, but the limitations of my condition made it very difficult to finish assignments which I had spent months working on.
Due to a diagnosed mental health disability, and chronic brain damage as a result of concussions. I was unable to finish last term with the grades that I know I am capable of. I failed two courses.
My request for leniency on these failures comes because I lapsed particularly hard this term, and I finally started seeing doctors about my condition; however by the time I was diagnosed and had appropriate paper work which attested to my condition it felt hopeless to apply for accommodations.
I know I am capable of doing better than my two failures this term, and I believe my academic history attests to that.
you ill also find that I got zero percent in one of my courses, however this is wholly inaccurate as I submitted a 20 page assignment to the professor which he refused to accept.
I made concerted efforts to pass these courses and truly dug down, but the limitations of my condition made it very difficult to finish assignments which I had spent months working on.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: My plan going forward is to follow my psychologists advice to take a reduced course load, as well as to take take the medication I have been presribed in order to mitigate the symptoms of my condition.
Furthermore, I will seek out ongoing CBT therapy as well as academic accommodation. With a diagnosis I now feel more attuned to the struggles which have plagued my academic career, and knowing this will be better able and more confident to address them.
Furthermore, I will seek out ongoing CBT therapy as well as academic accommodation. With a diagnosis I now feel more attuned to the struggles which have plagued my academic career, and knowing this will be better able and more confident to address them.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: included