Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 3079
Submitted: February 24, 2017 at 5:00:32 PM
First Name: Kiana
Last Name: Choi
Student Number: 10097915
Email: 12kc78@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH/BEd
Plan: ENGL
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 Dr. Johanne Bénard and Mrs. Everson,
I am a student in my fourth year of Concurrent Education as an English major. I am writing to you in the hopes that I may be approved to complete my fourth year courses away on permission through another university (uOttawa or Carleton). I plan on returning to Queen's for my fifth and final year.
I have not been in school since mid-November, 2016 in order to be at home in Ottawa. I made the decision to leave school for the current academic year because the state of my mental health made it too difficult to complete my studies. Normally, I am more than capable of completing my assignments and have passed almost all of my courses in good academic standing since first year. However, as a result of long term issues and the occurrence of specific incidents just before school started, I was unable to attend classes and complete assignments on time or with the same amount of effort and energy as before. Most of my days during the two and a half months at school consisted of poor appetite, very little sleep and very low and dangerous moods. Furthermore, I have always had a hard time adjusting to life in Kingston and found that to be an even more significant stressor on my body and mind during that time. I would go to Ottawa every weekend to relieve myself of the pressures and stress of school. My personal problems began to significantly affect my studies when I was assigned a short 750 word film review by one of my favourite professors, Dr. Petra Fachinger, in one of my most enjoyable courses, ENGL482, Indigenous Literatures. This is when I began to feel alarmed about my inability to exert any control on my academics even for classes that are extremely important and enjoyable to me. It took me almost two months past the deadline to finish. The latter half of this assignment's completion was done while I was in Ottawa and still proved to be a struggle. In addition to my struggles in ENGL482, I stopped going to my FREN320 seminars and neglected all other readings in my courses.
In the midst of these obstacles, I decided to meet with Sarah Horsford, the faculty of Education's counsellor, and Spring Forsberg, the academic advisor for Arts and Science students. I came to the conclusion that taking time off would be best so that I do not compromise my grades or my health.
Since then, I have seen my doctor on multiple occasions, been diagnosed by a psychiatrist and will soon be starting medication alongside therapy. It has taken me this long to send the appeal because I had to wait until February 21st for my appointment with a psychiatrist and the written copy of her assessment. I felt that I needed the psychiatrist's assessment of me as a supporting document in order to validate my need for this appeal. Formally, I consent for you and the Appeals Coordinator to read my psychiatric assessment.
Overall, pursuing the next academic year in Kingston, at Queen's would take me away from the support systems I need to function properly. The lack of support combined with an alienating community would only make increase the dangers of my condition. I believe that staying in Ottawa will allow me the space and time necessary to recover while still fulfilling my goal of completing university.
Thank you,
Kiana Choi
10097915
I am a student in my fourth year of Concurrent Education as an English major. I am writing to you in the hopes that I may be approved to complete my fourth year courses away on permission through another university (uOttawa or Carleton). I plan on returning to Queen's for my fifth and final year.
I have not been in school since mid-November, 2016 in order to be at home in Ottawa. I made the decision to leave school for the current academic year because the state of my mental health made it too difficult to complete my studies. Normally, I am more than capable of completing my assignments and have passed almost all of my courses in good academic standing since first year. However, as a result of long term issues and the occurrence of specific incidents just before school started, I was unable to attend classes and complete assignments on time or with the same amount of effort and energy as before. Most of my days during the two and a half months at school consisted of poor appetite, very little sleep and very low and dangerous moods. Furthermore, I have always had a hard time adjusting to life in Kingston and found that to be an even more significant stressor on my body and mind during that time. I would go to Ottawa every weekend to relieve myself of the pressures and stress of school. My personal problems began to significantly affect my studies when I was assigned a short 750 word film review by one of my favourite professors, Dr. Petra Fachinger, in one of my most enjoyable courses, ENGL482, Indigenous Literatures. This is when I began to feel alarmed about my inability to exert any control on my academics even for classes that are extremely important and enjoyable to me. It took me almost two months past the deadline to finish. The latter half of this assignment's completion was done while I was in Ottawa and still proved to be a struggle. In addition to my struggles in ENGL482, I stopped going to my FREN320 seminars and neglected all other readings in my courses.
In the midst of these obstacles, I decided to meet with Sarah Horsford, the faculty of Education's counsellor, and Spring Forsberg, the academic advisor for Arts and Science students. I came to the conclusion that taking time off would be best so that I do not compromise my grades or my health.
Since then, I have seen my doctor on multiple occasions, been diagnosed by a psychiatrist and will soon be starting medication alongside therapy. It has taken me this long to send the appeal because I had to wait until February 21st for my appointment with a psychiatrist and the written copy of her assessment. I felt that I needed the psychiatrist's assessment of me as a supporting document in order to validate my need for this appeal. Formally, I consent for you and the Appeals Coordinator to read my psychiatric assessment.
Overall, pursuing the next academic year in Kingston, at Queen's would take me away from the support systems I need to function properly. The lack of support combined with an alienating community would only make increase the dangers of my condition. I believe that staying in Ottawa will allow me the space and time necessary to recover while still fulfilling my goal of completing university.
Thank you,
Kiana Choi
10097915
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Strategies for Success:
I plan on completing my Concurrent Education degree by the end of the 2018-2019 academic year with the grades that satisfy my expectations. I do not think, nor does my doctor, that I can achieve this by going back to Queen's for the academic year of 2017-2018. It is much too soon and I need to be close to my doctor, my family and other sources of support. Additionally, as stated in my appeal letter, living in Kingston has only contributed negatively to my circumstances. However, I expect that by the end of that academic year, I will be well-prepared for a year at Queen's with less strict plans to continue therapy in Kingston. I am willing to consider going back for my fifth year because I am still eligible at that time to complete my BEd in one year as opposed to two. Additionally, obtaining my teaching degree, particularly Con-Ed, is still very important to me.
I would like to attend uOttawa or Carleton starting September 2017 and I will likely take four courses per term instead of five. Leftover courses would be done in the summer. I have taken a look at the courses I am expected to complete at Queen's and found similar ones at uOttawa and Carleton. Should it be too late to attempt to start school in September of 2017, I will look into any other appeals I can pursue to make it happen. Should that still not work, I will start in the winter and see if I am still eligible for final year in the winter of 2018-2019 or September 2019.
While completing my fourth year in Ottawa, I will also continue taking my medication and attending psychotherapy.
Courses of Study:
uOttawa
List B: literature 1700-1900
ENG3364 (3.0): Victorian fiction
ENG3377 (3.0): American fiction of the 19th Century
ENG3108 (3.0): Transatlantic Literature 1700-1900
ENG3109 (3.0): Transnational Literatures 1900-present
List C: literature 1900-present
ENG3374 (3.0): Emergence of the Modern Imagination
ENG3376 (3.0): Contemporary Novel
ENG3378 (3.0): American Fiction 1900 to the Present
ENG3379 (3.0): American Poetry 1900 to the Present
ENG3386 (3.0): Canadian Fiction 1900 to 1950
ENG3387 (3.0): Canadian Fiction 1950 to the Present
ENG3388 (3.0): Canadian Poetry 1900 to the Present
ENG4138 (3.0): Modern British Literature: Special Topic
ENG4139 (3.0): American Literature: Special Topic
ENG4189 (3.0): Postcolonial Literatures: Seminar
ENG4331 (3.0): World Literatures in English: Special Topic
French
FLS2512 (3.0): communication orale et écrite en français langue seconde : niveau intermédiaire
FLS2611 (6.0): communication orale et écrite en français langue seconde : niveaux intermédiaire I et II
Electives
ENG3381 (3.0): Native writing in Canada
ENG2118 (3.0): Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Carleton
List B: literature 1700-1900
ENGL3502 (1.0): British Literatures II (1700-1914)
ENGL2700 (0.5): American Literatures I (American literature through 1865)
List C: literature 1900-present
ENGL4976 (0.5): Issues in Postcolonial Lit.
ENGL4975 (0.5): Issues in Postcolonial Theory
ENGL2701 (0.5): American Literatures II (American literature after 1865)
ENGL2926 (0.5): African Literatures I (first half of 20th c.)
ENGL2927 (0.5): African Literatures II (1960 onwards)
French
FREN1110 (1.0): Intermediate French - emphasis on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Electives
ENGL4960 (0.5): Indigenous Literatures I
ENGL4961 (0.5): Indigenous Literatures II
ENG4125 (0.5): Digital Culture and the Text I
I plan on completing my Concurrent Education degree by the end of the 2018-2019 academic year with the grades that satisfy my expectations. I do not think, nor does my doctor, that I can achieve this by going back to Queen's for the academic year of 2017-2018. It is much too soon and I need to be close to my doctor, my family and other sources of support. Additionally, as stated in my appeal letter, living in Kingston has only contributed negatively to my circumstances. However, I expect that by the end of that academic year, I will be well-prepared for a year at Queen's with less strict plans to continue therapy in Kingston. I am willing to consider going back for my fifth year because I am still eligible at that time to complete my BEd in one year as opposed to two. Additionally, obtaining my teaching degree, particularly Con-Ed, is still very important to me.
I would like to attend uOttawa or Carleton starting September 2017 and I will likely take four courses per term instead of five. Leftover courses would be done in the summer. I have taken a look at the courses I am expected to complete at Queen's and found similar ones at uOttawa and Carleton. Should it be too late to attempt to start school in September of 2017, I will look into any other appeals I can pursue to make it happen. Should that still not work, I will start in the winter and see if I am still eligible for final year in the winter of 2018-2019 or September 2019.
While completing my fourth year in Ottawa, I will also continue taking my medication and attending psychotherapy.
Courses of Study:
uOttawa
List B: literature 1700-1900
ENG3364 (3.0): Victorian fiction
ENG3377 (3.0): American fiction of the 19th Century
ENG3108 (3.0): Transatlantic Literature 1700-1900
ENG3109 (3.0): Transnational Literatures 1900-present
List C: literature 1900-present
ENG3374 (3.0): Emergence of the Modern Imagination
ENG3376 (3.0): Contemporary Novel
ENG3378 (3.0): American Fiction 1900 to the Present
ENG3379 (3.0): American Poetry 1900 to the Present
ENG3386 (3.0): Canadian Fiction 1900 to 1950
ENG3387 (3.0): Canadian Fiction 1950 to the Present
ENG3388 (3.0): Canadian Poetry 1900 to the Present
ENG4138 (3.0): Modern British Literature: Special Topic
ENG4139 (3.0): American Literature: Special Topic
ENG4189 (3.0): Postcolonial Literatures: Seminar
ENG4331 (3.0): World Literatures in English: Special Topic
French
FLS2512 (3.0): communication orale et écrite en français langue seconde : niveau intermédiaire
FLS2611 (6.0): communication orale et écrite en français langue seconde : niveaux intermédiaire I et II
Electives
ENG3381 (3.0): Native writing in Canada
ENG2118 (3.0): Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Carleton
List B: literature 1700-1900
ENGL3502 (1.0): British Literatures II (1700-1914)
ENGL2700 (0.5): American Literatures I (American literature through 1865)
List C: literature 1900-present
ENGL4976 (0.5): Issues in Postcolonial Lit.
ENGL4975 (0.5): Issues in Postcolonial Theory
ENGL2701 (0.5): American Literatures II (American literature after 1865)
ENGL2926 (0.5): African Literatures I (first half of 20th c.)
ENGL2927 (0.5): African Literatures II (1960 onwards)
French
FREN1110 (1.0): Intermediate French - emphasis on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Electives
ENGL4960 (0.5): Indigenous Literatures I
ENGL4961 (0.5): Indigenous Literatures II
ENG4125 (0.5): Digital Culture and the Text I
Documentation
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