Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 111
Decision Date: July 18, 2014
Associate Dean: J. Hugh Horton, Ph.D.
Student Name: Brigham McKerron
Student Email: 11bjm13@queensu.ca
Course: ARTH 212
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: ARTH 214
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: ARTH 215
Term: Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 312
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Mr. Brigham McKerron
11bjm13@queensu.ca
Dear Mr. McKerron:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ARTH 212, ARTH 214 (F 2013), ARTH 215 and HIST 312 (W 2014) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations (Appeal of Academic Decisions, IIIb) stress that exceptions to this will only be waived 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 his or her control.
The deadlines for dropping courses have been designed and established in order to provide sufficient time for students to determine their interest in the course material, to consider their ability to handle each course, and to evaluate their overall workload.
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.
While your appeal does certainly describe circumstances that are extenuating in nature there is no supporting documentation provided. Without the presence of any documentation from a healthcare provider to confirm the timeline and severity of your extenuating circumstances as well as the impact that they had on your academic studies over the past academic year, I cannot reasonably waive the academic regulations.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit a letter of intent to appeal within 21 days of receiving this decision. Appeal forms are available from this office (F200 Mackintosh-Corry Hall) or on the web: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/help/forms General information on appeals is available at http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/academics/academic-appeals. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Coordinator for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 153 Richardson Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (drm@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
J. Hugh Horton, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10050543McKerron
Decision Date: July 18, 2014
Associate Dean: J. Hugh Horton, Ph.D.
Student Name: Brigham McKerron
Student Email: 11bjm13@queensu.ca
Course: ARTH 212
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: ARTH 214
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: ARTH 215
Term: Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 312
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Mr. Brigham McKerron
11bjm13@queensu.ca
Dear Mr. McKerron:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ARTH 212, ARTH 214 (F 2013), ARTH 215 and HIST 312 (W 2014) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations (Appeal of Academic Decisions, IIIb) stress that exceptions to this will only be waived 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 his or her control.
The deadlines for dropping courses have been designed and established in order to provide sufficient time for students to determine their interest in the course material, to consider their ability to handle each course, and to evaluate their overall workload.
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.
While your appeal does certainly describe circumstances that are extenuating in nature there is no supporting documentation provided. Without the presence of any documentation from a healthcare provider to confirm the timeline and severity of your extenuating circumstances as well as the impact that they had on your academic studies over the past academic year, I cannot reasonably waive the academic regulations.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit a letter of intent to appeal within 21 days of receiving this decision. Appeal forms are available from this office (F200 Mackintosh-Corry Hall) or on the web: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/help/forms General information on appeals is available at http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/academics/academic-appeals. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Coordinator for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 153 Richardson Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (drm@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
J. Hugh Horton, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10050543McKerron
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