Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 2182
Decision Date: July 25, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: David McLean
Student Email: 13dcm8@queensu.ca
Course: ENGL 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Robert G. May
Course: CLST 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. B. Reeves
Course: WRIT 225
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Prof. Martina Hardwick
Dear Mr. McLean:
I have carefully considered your appeal to receive Credit standing in ENGL 100 (FW 2015/16), CLST 103 and WRIT 225 (W 2016). 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.
While your appeal does certainly allude to some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, it fails to include any supporting documentation to confirm them. Unfortunately, without such documentation to confirm the timeline and severity of your circumstances as well as the impact that they had on your studies over the winter term, I cannot waive the academic regulations.
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)
10134332McLean
Decision Date: July 25, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: David McLean
Student Email: 13dcm8@queensu.ca
Course: ENGL 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Robert G. May
Course: CLST 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. B. Reeves
Course: WRIT 225
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Prof. Martina Hardwick
Dear Mr. McLean:
I have carefully considered your appeal to receive Credit standing in ENGL 100 (FW 2015/16), CLST 103 and WRIT 225 (W 2016). 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.
While your appeal does certainly allude to some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, it fails to include any supporting documentation to confirm them. Unfortunately, without such documentation to confirm the timeline and severity of your circumstances as well as the impact that they had on your studies over the winter term, I cannot waive the academic regulations.
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)
10134332McLean
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