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Petition Type: New
ID: 8751
Submitted: February 4, 2022 at 1:07:06 PM
First Name: Oliver
Last Name: Munn
Student Number: 20109625
Email: 17onm2@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: Political Science
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline
Code: ECON 231
Term: Winter
Year: 2000
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Ian Keay
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Oliver Munn (20109625), and I am a fourth-year political science major and economics minor. I write to you today to request that I be allowed admittance into Ian Keay??s second year economics 231 class after the deadline has already passed to add courses. My reason for this request comes following my realization that I am one class (3 credits) short of fulfilling my requirements to graduate with an economics minor in the spring of 2022. This error is a personal one as when I moved from being a political science/economics medial into a major in politics and minor in economics, I missed the fact that I still had to take statistics in both fields. This mistake led to myself being one class short in economics as ECON 250 was used in this instance to satisfy my political science statistics requirement. I did not catch this mistake until I applied to graduate two days ago and was informed that I was in fact one class short in economics. By being admitted late into ECON 231, I would satisfy the economic requirements for my minor and graduate on time.
I understand that I have missed the first four weeks of class and my plan to compensate for this will be to borrow the notes from a friend who previously took this class. As a fourth-year thesis student, my schedule at the present is fairly open as I am not in a full course load this semester and spend most of my time working on this thesis. I believe that my academic standing and work ethic speak to a student who would be able to acclimate to the course in a short period of time, and I would love the opportunity to pursue this and graduate on time. I am currently in the process of applying for law school and have a desire to try and fix this problem before it derails this goal of mine from a mistake that is out of character.
I appreciate your consideration of this matter and your support.
My best,
Oliver Munn
My name is Oliver Munn (20109625), and I am a fourth-year political science major and economics minor. I write to you today to request that I be allowed admittance into Ian Keay??s second year economics 231 class after the deadline has already passed to add courses. My reason for this request comes following my realization that I am one class (3 credits) short of fulfilling my requirements to graduate with an economics minor in the spring of 2022. This error is a personal one as when I moved from being a political science/economics medial into a major in politics and minor in economics, I missed the fact that I still had to take statistics in both fields. This mistake led to myself being one class short in economics as ECON 250 was used in this instance to satisfy my political science statistics requirement. I did not catch this mistake until I applied to graduate two days ago and was informed that I was in fact one class short in economics. By being admitted late into ECON 231, I would satisfy the economic requirements for my minor and graduate on time.
I understand that I have missed the first four weeks of class and my plan to compensate for this will be to borrow the notes from a friend who previously took this class. As a fourth-year thesis student, my schedule at the present is fairly open as I am not in a full course load this semester and spend most of my time working on this thesis. I believe that my academic standing and work ethic speak to a student who would be able to acclimate to the course in a short period of time, and I would love the opportunity to pursue this and graduate on time. I am currently in the process of applying for law school and have a desire to try and fix this problem before it derails this goal of mine from a mistake that is out of character.
I appreciate your consideration of this matter and your support.
My best,
Oliver Munn
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Oliver Munn (20109625), and I am a fourth-year political science major and economics minor. My academic plan in this instance is driven by my wish to graduate in the spring of 2022. The focus of my studies has evolved over my four years at Queen??s university as I started my university career with the desire to become a political science and economics medial. This changed following the fall 2020 semester, in which I made the decision to move from this degree into a major in political science and minor in economics. This choice was made as my mathematical capabilities were not strong enough to generate grades consistent with my plan to pursue a law degree. Following this move, my guidance counsellor and I built out a schedule which would see myself graduate on time in the spring of 2022. A miscommunication occurred within this process as I did not discover that my degree required statistics in both politics and economics until a few days ago (end of January 2022). This led to myself not picking up an economics class to ensure that I satisfied the criteria as set out by my undergraduate degree. This personal mistake is why I am appealing to be allowed the opportunity to take Ian Keay??s second year ECON 231 class so as to satisfy this requirement and graduate on schedule after four years of study.
Regarding a plan moving forward, I am currently enrolled in 3 classes as well as finishing my fourth-year political science thesis. To compensate for missing the first four weeks of class, my plan is to utilize the notes of a friend who has previously taken this class to catch up with the current course material. As my schedule mostly consists of thesis work, my goal is to take a week off my thesis and work overtime so that I am all caught up by the start of reading week. I believe that this is a reasonable goal given my academic standing as a full-time student who has taken a full course load every year except for my fourth year. Furthermore, my past history with economics and knowledge of Industrial Britain presents me with a good starting point towards catching up with my fellow classmates and the current material.
I appreciate your consideration of this matter and your support.
My Best,
Oliver
My name is Oliver Munn (20109625), and I am a fourth-year political science major and economics minor. My academic plan in this instance is driven by my wish to graduate in the spring of 2022. The focus of my studies has evolved over my four years at Queen??s university as I started my university career with the desire to become a political science and economics medial. This changed following the fall 2020 semester, in which I made the decision to move from this degree into a major in political science and minor in economics. This choice was made as my mathematical capabilities were not strong enough to generate grades consistent with my plan to pursue a law degree. Following this move, my guidance counsellor and I built out a schedule which would see myself graduate on time in the spring of 2022. A miscommunication occurred within this process as I did not discover that my degree required statistics in both politics and economics until a few days ago (end of January 2022). This led to myself not picking up an economics class to ensure that I satisfied the criteria as set out by my undergraduate degree. This personal mistake is why I am appealing to be allowed the opportunity to take Ian Keay??s second year ECON 231 class so as to satisfy this requirement and graduate on schedule after four years of study.
Regarding a plan moving forward, I am currently enrolled in 3 classes as well as finishing my fourth-year political science thesis. To compensate for missing the first four weeks of class, my plan is to utilize the notes of a friend who has previously taken this class to catch up with the current course material. As my schedule mostly consists of thesis work, my goal is to take a week off my thesis and work overtime so that I am all caught up by the start of reading week. I believe that this is a reasonable goal given my academic standing as a full-time student who has taken a full course load every year except for my fourth year. Furthermore, my past history with economics and knowledge of Industrial Britain presents me with a good starting point towards catching up with my fellow classmates and the current material.
I appreciate your consideration of this matter and your support.
My Best,
Oliver
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