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Petition Type: New
ID: 7805
Submitted: June 3, 2021 at 12:21:39 PM
First Name: Katherine
Last Name: Borgert
Student Number: 20151134
Email: 18keb6@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BScH
Plan: BIOL
Level of Study: 2
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: I am appealing for permission to complete an independent study abroad program in the Winter 2022 semester, which will be my third year at Queen's. The degree I am working towards is a major in biology and minor in health studies. The study abroad program I am interested in is a Global Health certificate at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, the Netherlands. I have clarified with contacts from Hanze that I will receive a transcript for this certificate. I have also been in contact with Anna vander Meulen from the School of Kinesiology & Health Studies. She has examined the courses in the certificate program and confirmed that all five of the classes will transfer to Queen's credits, and three of them are able to count towards my health studies minor. I am aware of my degree requirements and am confident that I will not fall behind. I have also obtained support to complete this study abroad semester from Professor Kenton Ko from the Biology department. I believe that living and learning in an unfamiliar culture will enrich my undergraduate experience and give me new perspectives on both my studies and future career path as I finish my degree and join the workforce.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: The classes I plan to take in the Winter 2022 semester at Hanze University, and the credits they will transfer to at Queen's (as confirmed by Anna vander Meulen) are as follows:
Global Health will transfer as HLTH 350/3.0;
Culture and Health will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0;
Future of Health will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0 with an exclusion to KNPE 335/3.0;
Health and Technology will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0;
Innovation Project will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0.
I am also currently 6.0 units ahead in my degree, so this gives me some freedom to potentially have a lighter course load overseas.
Global Health will transfer as HLTH 350/3.0;
Culture and Health will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0;
Future of Health will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0 with an exclusion to KNPE 335/3.0;
Health and Technology will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0;
Innovation Project will transfer as HLTH 3UNS/3.0.
I am also currently 6.0 units ahead in my degree, so this gives me some freedom to potentially have a lighter course load overseas.
Documentation
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