Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 2137
Decision Date: July 25, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Edward Lansang
Student Email: ej.lansang@gmail.com
Course: BIOL 201
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: BIOL 205
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: BIOL 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: CHEM 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: BIOL 202
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: GEOL 104
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: MATH 121
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Mr. Lansang:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop BIOL 201, BIOL 205, BIOL 243, CHEM 211 (F 2015), BIOL 202 and GEOL 104 (W 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 your appeal does describe some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, the documentation provided does not confirm their timeline or severity or describe the impact that they had on your studies over the 2015/16 academic year. Without such confirmation, I unfortunately 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)
10134021Lansang
Decision Date: July 25, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Edward Lansang
Student Email: ej.lansang@gmail.com
Course: BIOL 201
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: BIOL 205
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: BIOL 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: CHEM 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: BIOL 202
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: GEOL 104
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: MATH 121
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Mr. Lansang:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop BIOL 201, BIOL 205, BIOL 243, CHEM 211 (F 2015), BIOL 202 and GEOL 104 (W 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 your appeal does describe some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, the documentation provided does not confirm their timeline or severity or describe the impact that they had on your studies over the 2015/16 academic year. Without such confirmation, I unfortunately 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)
10134021Lansang
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