Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 1844
Decision Date: March 7, 2016
Associate Dean: Sue Blake
Student Name: Jessica Knezy
Student Email: 13jlk8@queensu.ca
Course: COMM 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Patrick Legresley
Dear Ms. Knezy:
I have carefully considered your appeal to receive Credit standing in COMM 211 (F 2015). After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, Academic Regulation 10.2.2. states that, Credit standing in a course is reserved for situations in which a student, who has completed and passed all of the work of the course including the final examination, but because of illness or other extenuating circumstances beyond their control, earned a substantially lower grade than might have been expected, normally a grade of C or lower€. The Calendar goes on to stress that Credit standing will only be granted under exceptional circumstances. The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts in general would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students€™ records without clear and compelling documentation indicating that the student€™s performance was significantly compromised by extenuating circumstances beyond her control.
Extenuating circumstances normally involve a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond your control and debilitating to your overall academic performance. Additionally, these kinds of extraordinary situations are normally supported by documentation from a professional.
The problems with this online course appear to have taken place early in the fall term, well within the timeline to drop, leaving you sufficient time to determine whether or not COMM 211 was a good fit for you. The documentation provided also gives no indication as to the severity of your condition or what specific impact it had on this course in particular. From your transcript, it appears that you performed quite well in your other courses from this term but there is no documented explanation provided as to why COMM 211 in particular would be affected. I would suggest for the future that you pay close attention to the drop deadlines and if you find yourself in a similar situation again, ensure that you drop any courses, as needed, within these deadlines.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit an appeal to the Board of Studies within 21 days of the date this decision was sent. Guidelines for appealing to the Board of Studies and the appeal form can be found at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on €œBoard of Studies€) Do not use the on-line application for this process. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Office of the Ombudsperson for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Sue Blake
Assistant Dean (Studies)
10146177Knezy
Decision Date: March 7, 2016
Associate Dean: Sue Blake
Student Name: Jessica Knezy
Student Email: 13jlk8@queensu.ca
Course: COMM 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Patrick Legresley
Dear Ms. Knezy:
I have carefully considered your appeal to receive Credit standing in COMM 211 (F 2015). After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, Academic Regulation 10.2.2. states that, Credit standing in a course is reserved for situations in which a student, who has completed and passed all of the work of the course including the final examination, but because of illness or other extenuating circumstances beyond their control, earned a substantially lower grade than might have been expected, normally a grade of C or lower€. The Calendar goes on to stress that Credit standing will only be granted under exceptional circumstances. The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts in general would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students€™ records without clear and compelling documentation indicating that the student€™s performance was significantly compromised by extenuating circumstances beyond her control.
Extenuating circumstances normally involve a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond your control and debilitating to your overall academic performance. Additionally, these kinds of extraordinary situations are normally supported by documentation from a professional.
The problems with this online course appear to have taken place early in the fall term, well within the timeline to drop, leaving you sufficient time to determine whether or not COMM 211 was a good fit for you. The documentation provided also gives no indication as to the severity of your condition or what specific impact it had on this course in particular. From your transcript, it appears that you performed quite well in your other courses from this term but there is no documented explanation provided as to why COMM 211 in particular would be affected. I would suggest for the future that you pay close attention to the drop deadlines and if you find yourself in a similar situation again, ensure that you drop any courses, as needed, within these deadlines.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit an appeal to the Board of Studies within 21 days of the date this decision was sent. Guidelines for appealing to the Board of Studies and the appeal form can be found at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on €œBoard of Studies€) Do not use the on-line application for this process. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Office of the Ombudsperson for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Sue Blake
Assistant Dean (Studies)
10146177Knezy
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