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Petition Type: New
ID: 7329
Submitted: January 27, 2021 at 4:06:38 PM
First Name: Matthew
Last Name: Wry
Student Number: 20116815
Email: 17mwfw@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BCH
Plan: COMP
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline
Code: ECON 112
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Ugurhan Berkok
Province / Region: Eastern Ontario
Exam Centre: Kingston
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To whom it may concern,
My name is Matt Wry, and I am currently a second-year computing student. Unfortunately, the major that I have chosen does not reflect what I would like to study in the future. My desired major is Economics. As there are requirements to enter the Economics plan, I would need to take at least one ECON course to be eligible. Due to this reason, I would like to request to add the course ECON 112 to my current semester. I understand that this request is late and a large amount of time and effort will be required to catch up. I am more then willing to put extensive effort into ECON 112 and hopefully enter my desired major in the spring.
I acknowledge that changing a major is a serious decision, as is adding a course relatively late into the semester. I feel that I am capable of this, as my grades from the previous semester prove that I am a hard working student. Lastly, I have also already taken a prerequisite course (MATH 121) and am currently taking STAT 263, which will put me on track for an Economics degree in the future. Furthermore, I will take ECON 111 during the summer term to catch up with second-year courses.
I thank you for the time in reviewing my appeal.
Matt Wry
My name is Matt Wry, and I am currently a second-year computing student. Unfortunately, the major that I have chosen does not reflect what I would like to study in the future. My desired major is Economics. As there are requirements to enter the Economics plan, I would need to take at least one ECON course to be eligible. Due to this reason, I would like to request to add the course ECON 112 to my current semester. I understand that this request is late and a large amount of time and effort will be required to catch up. I am more then willing to put extensive effort into ECON 112 and hopefully enter my desired major in the spring.
I acknowledge that changing a major is a serious decision, as is adding a course relatively late into the semester. I feel that I am capable of this, as my grades from the previous semester prove that I am a hard working student. Lastly, I have also already taken a prerequisite course (MATH 121) and am currently taking STAT 263, which will put me on track for an Economics degree in the future. Furthermore, I will take ECON 111 during the summer term to catch up with second-year courses.
I thank you for the time in reviewing my appeal.
Matt Wry
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: My Academic Plan to prepare for adding ECON 112 late will involve adjusting personal time to catch up. This will involve placing personal activities on hold while I meet the weekly course expectations and catch up with my peers. I hope to achieve, at a minimum, 80 percent. I have also been in contact with the ECON 112 professor, who has described that they would not pose an objection to an addition to their course. I know I am more then capable of this, as my previous grades imply that I am a hard working student. Extensive note-taking and studying will be commonplace during and after I have caught up. I will watch videos, complete readings and focus my effort on reaching an understanding equal to that of another student in ECON 112. Any assigned homework will be completed in order to fulfill the course requirements. Any graded content that was assigned before my entry into the class will be used to further my understanding of content, and they will be treated as homework for later assignments, tests or exams.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
History
Originally submitted January 27, 2021 at 4:06:38 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Withdrawn | Spring Forsberg | 2021-01-28 8:58:07 AM |