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Petition Letter: Dear Dr. Johanne Benard,

I am writing to request late admission to ASTR 101. I am a Secondary Occasional Teacher with the Limestone District School Board and Queen's Alumna (BScH 2008) and I am interested in furthering my skill set. Currently, I am qualified to teach Chemistry and Mathematics and I am hoping to add Physics. I am required to take additional undergraduate courses to fulfill this goal. Originally I was planning on waiting to take PHYS P20 in the fall, as I did not consider Astronomy courses. I've just seen that ASTR 101 has just begun and I feel I am more than capable of catching up with the course work. With a suggested time commitment of 10hours/week I feel that I will be able to catch up quickly. Furthermore, I am hoping to take ASTR 102 in the fall as well which requires ASTR 101 as a prerequisite.
I appreciate the inconvenience this may cause the instructor and I understand that this accommodation may not be possible, but it can't hurt to ask.

Thank you for your time and consideration of my request.


Sincerely,

Elisa Belyea (Rupoli)