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Petition Type: New
ID: 8319
Submitted: November 15, 2021 at 11:57:34 AM
First Name: Emily
Last Name: Snyder
Student Number: 20116689
Email: emilysnyder2011@gmail.com
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: POLS
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: POLS 385
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Dr. William Nelson
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
I am appealing to the Dean of Academics regarding my grade in Introduction to Statistics (POLS 385), in which I received a D final grade. This grade is not reflective of the rest of my academic work at Queen's, through my undergraduate degree and my Certificate in Law. Due to the circumstances of studying from home during the Covid-19 Pandemic, my grade in this course suffered greatly.
I took this course during the pandemic when all classes were entirely online, and there were strict stay-at-home protocols in place. These were circumstances out of my control, but they had significant implications on my performance in this course.
Due to the nature of the course material and the teaching methods, the content of the course was unlike any other I have encountered as a politics and history student. As this course is required to be completed as part of my degree, I did not have the option to drop the class.
Without the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, I would have been able to achieve a higher grade in this course and thereby have a higher overall GPA.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Emily Snyder
I am appealing to the Dean of Academics regarding my grade in Introduction to Statistics (POLS 385), in which I received a D final grade. This grade is not reflective of the rest of my academic work at Queen's, through my undergraduate degree and my Certificate in Law. Due to the circumstances of studying from home during the Covid-19 Pandemic, my grade in this course suffered greatly.
I took this course during the pandemic when all classes were entirely online, and there were strict stay-at-home protocols in place. These were circumstances out of my control, but they had significant implications on my performance in this course.
Due to the nature of the course material and the teaching methods, the content of the course was unlike any other I have encountered as a politics and history student. As this course is required to be completed as part of my degree, I did not have the option to drop the class.
Without the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, I would have been able to achieve a higher grade in this course and thereby have a higher overall GPA.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Emily Snyder
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted November 15, 2021 at 11:57:34 AM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Incomplete | Spring Forsberg | 2021-11-16 10:19:30 AM | |
| status | N/A | Incomplete | In Review | Spring Forsberg | 2021-11-17 8:52:58 AM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Denied | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-04 1:28:55 PM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Jill Atkinson, Ph.D. | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-04 1:28:55 PM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-04 1:29:33 PM |