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Petition Type: New
ID: 534
Submitted: November 19, 2014 at 4:04:23 PM
First Name: Kathleen
Last Name: Merwin
Student Number: 5862897
Email: 8kem@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BScH
Plan: Psychology
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Code: GNDS215
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Dr. Melissa Houghtaling
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To: Associate Dean (Studies), Arts & Science Department, Queen¿¿s University
I am appealing to for an aegrotat standing in the following course: GNDS 215 (Fall 2013).
In the Fall 2013 term I had a serious depressive episode, which prevented me from attending some of my classes, and prevented me from completing a large amount of the course load for the courses I was enrolled in, especially in GNDS 215. I was ultimately hospitalized near the end of the Fall 2013 term, and because of this I was unable to complete the coursework for GNDS 215, and as I am still recovering, I think that the most prudent decision would be to drop the course.
In the Winter 2014 term I was still recovering from my depressive episode, and then was faced with the difficult decision of undergoing a prophylactic double-mastectomy. I received my surgery date with very little notice, and as such I was unable to address my academic issues until after my recovery. My post-op recovery was difficult, and as such I had to further post-pone completing my coursework for GNDS 215. I consulted with both my family doctor, and my surgeons, and they agreed it would be in my best interest to simply focus on my mental and physical recovery. I am only recently in the position to start addressing my academic issues, such as have just finished enough of the outstanding coursework that I have completed 65 of the required coursework, but am not in a position to attempt to complete the remaining assignment, as I have another surgery coming up soon.
I am now working very closely with my therapist to address my depression, and we will be making strategies to help with me deal with it in a proactive manner in the future. In the future, I will try to take a lighter course load if necessary, but I am hopeful that once I am fully recovered from my prophylactic double-mastectomy, I wont have any more extenuating medial circumstances that interfere with my ability to complete my academic work.
Thank you for your time.
Kathleen Merwin
05862897
I am appealing to for an aegrotat standing in the following course: GNDS 215 (Fall 2013).
In the Fall 2013 term I had a serious depressive episode, which prevented me from attending some of my classes, and prevented me from completing a large amount of the course load for the courses I was enrolled in, especially in GNDS 215. I was ultimately hospitalized near the end of the Fall 2013 term, and because of this I was unable to complete the coursework for GNDS 215, and as I am still recovering, I think that the most prudent decision would be to drop the course.
In the Winter 2014 term I was still recovering from my depressive episode, and then was faced with the difficult decision of undergoing a prophylactic double-mastectomy. I received my surgery date with very little notice, and as such I was unable to address my academic issues until after my recovery. My post-op recovery was difficult, and as such I had to further post-pone completing my coursework for GNDS 215. I consulted with both my family doctor, and my surgeons, and they agreed it would be in my best interest to simply focus on my mental and physical recovery. I am only recently in the position to start addressing my academic issues, such as have just finished enough of the outstanding coursework that I have completed 65 of the required coursework, but am not in a position to attempt to complete the remaining assignment, as I have another surgery coming up soon.
I am now working very closely with my therapist to address my depression, and we will be making strategies to help with me deal with it in a proactive manner in the future. In the future, I will try to take a lighter course load if necessary, but I am hopeful that once I am fully recovered from my prophylactic double-mastectomy, I wont have any more extenuating medial circumstances that interfere with my ability to complete my academic work.
Thank you for your time.
Kathleen Merwin
05862897
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from Professional (doctor).