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Decision Letter

Appeal Number: 3192
Decision Date: April 13, 2017
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Victoria Guba
Student Email: 12vg15@queensu.ca


Dear Ms. Guba:

I have reviewed your request to complete the remaining 12.0 units of your BSc (Honours) degree with a Major concentration in Biology at the University of Guelph. As you know, Regulation 14.4 indicates that €œnormally the last two years of the Honours degree are taken in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen€™s.€ However, given the circumstances explained in your letter of appeal, and the support of the Biology and Psychology Departments, I agree to this request. Please consult with your departments regularly to ensure that the courses you select at the University of Guelph will properly fulfill the Queen€™s requirements for your degree.

I would remind you to review the Academic Regulation 14 governing the taking of courses at other educational institutions. In particular, note that before you take these courses you must submit a Letter of Permission application to ensure that the courses requested will count at Queen€™s. You can obtain an application form at http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/student-forms Please include course descriptions with your application form as well as the application fee http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/student-forms (click on the €œpay now button€) It may take up to three weeks to receive your letter of permission.

Note that official transcripts with final grades must be received by the Faculty of Arts and Science Office by 15 May to be considered for graduation at Spring Convocation, or by 15 October for Fall Convocation. Finally, please keep in mind that you must achieve a minimum grade of C on each course taken on a Letter of Permission, unless stated otherwise.

I wish you well in the remainder of your studies at Queen€™s, in your studies at the University of Guelph, and in your future undertakings.

Yours sincerely,


Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)

Cc: K. McBride, Letter of Permission Officer
Professor W. Nelson, Biology
Professor J. Atkinson, Psychology

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