Decision Letter
Submission Number: 14258
Decision Date: July 10, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Porter Nice-Hart
Student Email: 22bmyy@queensu.ca
Course: PHIL 276
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor: Dalitso Ruwe
Additional Information: Final Paper
Dear Porter Nice-Hart:
We have received the results of your petition request #14258 to review an instructor’s decision on grading related to your Final Research Paper in PHIL 276 (W26).
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.
Your petition letter was sent to the Head of the department of Philosophy so they could understand the reasons for your request before they facilitated this review. As part of formal review process, two reviewers (selected by the Head) were provided with your Final Research Paper and the relevant instructions for this component.
This letter confirms that the reconsidered letter grade for your Final Research Paper is B plus, revised from the original letter grade of F. As a result of this formal review, your final grade in PHIL 276 (W26) has been adjusted from D to B+. This update will be reflected on your transcript once it has been processed by the Office of the University Registrar.
Please know that according to 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: July 10, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Porter Nice-Hart
Student Email: 22bmyy@queensu.ca
Course: PHIL 276
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor: Dalitso Ruwe
Additional Information: Final Paper
Dear Porter Nice-Hart:
We have received the results of your petition request #14258 to review an instructor’s decision on grading related to your Final Research Paper in PHIL 276 (W26).
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.
Your petition letter was sent to the Head of the department of Philosophy so they could understand the reasons for your request before they facilitated this review. As part of formal review process, two reviewers (selected by the Head) were provided with your Final Research Paper and the relevant instructions for this component.
This letter confirms that the reconsidered letter grade for your Final Research Paper is B plus, revised from the original letter grade of F. As a result of this formal review, your final grade in PHIL 276 (W26) has been adjusted from D to B+. This update will be reflected on your transcript once it has been processed by the Office of the University Registrar.
Please know that according to 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
Generated July 10, 2026 at 11:27:45 AM.