Decision Letter
Submission Number: 14266
Decision Date: June 23, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Katelyn Cathcart
Student Email: 23ptnh@queensu.ca
Course: Psyc 305
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor: Dr.Valerie Kuhlmeier
Additional Information: Final exam
Dear Katelyn Cathcart:
We have received the results of your petition request #14266 to review the instructor’s grading decision for your Final Exam in PSYC 305 (W26).
Following completion of the formal review process, the review did not result in an increase to your final course grade. Your grade in PSYC 305 (W26) will therefore remain unchanged.
As per Arts and Science Academic Calendar, Academic Petitions and Appeals Regulation 1.7.1.10, To Facilitate a Formal Review of Instructors’ Decisions on Grading of Term Work and/or Final Examinations, a student may petition for a formal review of a grade assigned in a course subject to the marking scheme set out by the course instructor.
As part of the formal review process, two subject matter experts (selected by the Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Psychology) reviewed your Final Exam, along with the relevant grading instructions for this component.
Please know that in accordance with Academic Petition and Appeal regulation 1.7.1.10, at https://www.queensu.ca/academic-calendar/arts-science/appeal-regulations/#text, the reconsidered grade, which may be higher than or remain unchanged from the original grade, may not be appealed.
Sincerely,
Academic Petitions Team
(for) Dorit Naaman, PhD
Associate Dean (Academic)
Faculty of Arts and Science
Decision Date: June 23, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Katelyn Cathcart
Student Email: 23ptnh@queensu.ca
Course: Psyc 305
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor: Dr.Valerie Kuhlmeier
Additional Information: Final exam
Dear Katelyn Cathcart:
We have received the results of your petition request #14266 to review the instructor’s grading decision for your Final Exam in PSYC 305 (W26).
Following completion of the formal review process, the review did not result in an increase to your final course grade. Your grade in PSYC 305 (W26) will therefore remain unchanged.
As per Arts and Science Academic Calendar, Academic Petitions and Appeals Regulation 1.7.1.10, To Facilitate a Formal Review of Instructors’ Decisions on Grading of Term Work and/or Final Examinations, a student may petition for a formal review of a grade assigned in a course subject to the marking scheme set out by the course instructor.
As part of the formal review process, two subject matter experts (selected by the Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Psychology) reviewed your Final Exam, along with the relevant grading instructions for this component.
Please know that in accordance with Academic Petition and Appeal regulation 1.7.1.10, at https://www.queensu.ca/academic-calendar/arts-science/appeal-regulations/#text, the reconsidered grade, which may be higher than or remain unchanged from the original grade, may not be appealed.
Sincerely,
Academic Petitions Team
(for) Dorit Naaman, PhD
Associate Dean (Academic)
Faculty of Arts and Science
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