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Petition Type: New
ID: 6770
Submitted: June 10, 2020 at 12:47:04 PM
First Name: Jacob
Last Name: McGonigal
Student Number: 20009548
Email: jacob.mcgonigal@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BCOMM
Plan: BCOMM
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Appeal Category Detail: Grade Removal from Transcript
Code: WRIT 120
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: LIBS 100
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean,
I am writing to appeal my failing grade in WRIT 120 and LIBS 100 as extenuating circumstances prompted the failing grade. I struggled intensely with mental health issues that have been recently diagnosed that attributed to these failures.
Records will show that both of these failures were not due to poor performance on assignments but rather a failure to complete any assignments at all. My failure is not indicative of my failure to grasp concepts. The fail is due to mental health issues that prevented me from completing assignments at all. Had I been in a proper mental state, I would have been able to perform well in these courses, as I have in most arts and sciences electives I have taken. These two fails are significantly impacting my studies as they have prompted my faculty to ask me to withdraw from my program. I believe I should be able to drop these classes or have the fail removed from my transcript as it was not due to poor performance but due to an inability to complete the course due to mental health issues.
Thank you for your consideration and I am happy to provide more information as necessary.
Best,
Jacob McGonigal
I am writing to appeal my failing grade in WRIT 120 and LIBS 100 as extenuating circumstances prompted the failing grade. I struggled intensely with mental health issues that have been recently diagnosed that attributed to these failures.
Records will show that both of these failures were not due to poor performance on assignments but rather a failure to complete any assignments at all. My failure is not indicative of my failure to grasp concepts. The fail is due to mental health issues that prevented me from completing assignments at all. Had I been in a proper mental state, I would have been able to perform well in these courses, as I have in most arts and sciences electives I have taken. These two fails are significantly impacting my studies as they have prompted my faculty to ask me to withdraw from my program. I believe I should be able to drop these classes or have the fail removed from my transcript as it was not due to poor performance but due to an inability to complete the course due to mental health issues.
Thank you for your consideration and I am happy to provide more information as necessary.
Best,
Jacob McGonigal
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: These are my only two credits left required to graduate that I am currently making up in the May/June summer class session. I am performing very well in these classes and have sought treatment for my mental health issues.
Documentation
Professional Letter: JM_NOTE.pdf
Professional Letter Detail: I am undergoing treatment for inattentive attention deficit disorder and will include that documentation upon completion of testing processes.