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Petition Type: New
ID: 957
Submitted: April 18, 2015 at 2:48:13 AM
First Name: Catherine
Last Name: Cowman
Student Number: 6257638
Email: 9cjc9@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: HIST-ENGL Medial
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the 21-day or one term deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: March 27, 2015
To Whom It May Concern:
I am respectfully requesting to waive the 21-day deadline to drop courses. I was not aware of the deadline until I spoke with Cindy Butts, an Academic Advisor from the Faculty of Arts and Science.
I am currently in my 5th year at Queen¿¿s studying History and English, and have been having ongoing mental health issues since my 3rd year, which has had a serious impact on my life. While I did my best to reconcile with these issues I was always trying to move forward, to take more classes to compensate for past disappointments in previous semesters. My health has recently come to a critical point, and while I focus on getting better I also wish to find a way to salvage the time and effort I have put forth.
My mental health concerns were exasperated by the loss of my grandfather and aunt to cancer during my 3rd and 4th year, as well as a serious accident in 2013. Further during my studies I have been dealing with father¿¿s alcoholism and deteriorating health, which despite attempts I made to remove him from my life, have had a continuous negative impact on all aspects of my life.
After discussing my options with Cindy and my family it is my hope to complete my 3 year Bachelor of Arts this year and return at a later date to finish my Honours in History. In order to do this I would like to request to waive the 21 day appeal, so that I can put forth the appeals to drop the courses I failed while I struggled with my personal issues. I have returned home, where I can regularly see my therapist and I have begun to seek out additional and more specialized care. I have met with Mary Acreman on March 26th from Health Counseling and Disability Services to acquire a letter supporting that I have used their services in the past. I met with her briefly yesterday and she will be forwarding her letter directly and I have included documentation from my psychologist, medical doctor and my mother to strengthen my appeal.
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your consideration,
Catherine Cowman
To Whom It May Concern:
I am respectfully requesting to waive the 21-day deadline to drop courses. I was not aware of the deadline until I spoke with Cindy Butts, an Academic Advisor from the Faculty of Arts and Science.
I am currently in my 5th year at Queen¿¿s studying History and English, and have been having ongoing mental health issues since my 3rd year, which has had a serious impact on my life. While I did my best to reconcile with these issues I was always trying to move forward, to take more classes to compensate for past disappointments in previous semesters. My health has recently come to a critical point, and while I focus on getting better I also wish to find a way to salvage the time and effort I have put forth.
My mental health concerns were exasperated by the loss of my grandfather and aunt to cancer during my 3rd and 4th year, as well as a serious accident in 2013. Further during my studies I have been dealing with father¿¿s alcoholism and deteriorating health, which despite attempts I made to remove him from my life, have had a continuous negative impact on all aspects of my life.
After discussing my options with Cindy and my family it is my hope to complete my 3 year Bachelor of Arts this year and return at a later date to finish my Honours in History. In order to do this I would like to request to waive the 21 day appeal, so that I can put forth the appeals to drop the courses I failed while I struggled with my personal issues. I have returned home, where I can regularly see my therapist and I have begun to seek out additional and more specialized care. I have met with Mary Acreman on March 26th from Health Counseling and Disability Services to acquire a letter supporting that I have used their services in the past. I met with her briefly yesterday and she will be forwarding her letter directly and I have included documentation from my psychologist, medical doctor and my mother to strengthen my appeal.
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your consideration,
Catherine Cowman
Documentation
Professional Letter: DOC-4.PDF
Professional Letter Detail: Doctor and Psychologist Notes
Document: DOC-5.PDF
Documentation Detail: Letter from Mother