Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 2402
Decision Date: June 28, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Reid Talarico
Student Email: talarico.reid@queensu.ca
Course: CISC 101
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
June 27, 2016
Dear Mr. Talarico:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CISC 101 (S 2016) 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 I understand that you received an opportunity to take on an internship position and you had difficulty procuring another computer to complete the requirements for this courses, there is no documentation supplied to confirm any of the details of your appeal letter. There is also no evidence supplied to show that you attempted to resolve any of these issues with your instructor by requesting extensions on your assignments or requesting any assistance to resolve your technical issues with downloading the software needed on your borrowed computer. Without such information and documentation, I cannot reasonably waive the academic regulations. I will further note that you are still registered in CISC 102 and CISC 121 for the July/August session of the summer term. If you have not resolved your computer issues by the time these courses begin, I would suggest that you drop them by the financial deadlines to avoid paying further tuition fees.
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 Ombudsman 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,
Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10104731Talarico
Decision Date: June 28, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Reid Talarico
Student Email: talarico.reid@queensu.ca
Course: CISC 101
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
June 27, 2016
Dear Mr. Talarico:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CISC 101 (S 2016) 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 I understand that you received an opportunity to take on an internship position and you had difficulty procuring another computer to complete the requirements for this courses, there is no documentation supplied to confirm any of the details of your appeal letter. There is also no evidence supplied to show that you attempted to resolve any of these issues with your instructor by requesting extensions on your assignments or requesting any assistance to resolve your technical issues with downloading the software needed on your borrowed computer. Without such information and documentation, I cannot reasonably waive the academic regulations. I will further note that you are still registered in CISC 102 and CISC 121 for the July/August session of the summer term. If you have not resolved your computer issues by the time these courses begin, I would suggest that you drop them by the financial deadlines to avoid paying further tuition fees.
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 Ombudsman 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,
Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10104731Talarico
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