Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 3222
Decision Date: April 19, 2017
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Melani Maheswaran
Student Email: melani.maheswaran@queensu.ca
Course: Anat 215
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Leslie Mackenzie
Course: Chem 281
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: STAT 263
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Charles Molson
Dear Ms. Maheswaran:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CHEM 281 (F 2016) past the academic deadline as well as receive Credit standing in STAT 263 and ANAT 215 (F 2016). 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 sound extenuating in nature the medical documentation supplied is not sufficient. The letter supplied by Dr. Subramaniam does not confirm the full timeline or severity of your illness or confirm the specific impact that it had on your performance in these courses. Without such documentation to confirm this information, I cannot reasonably waive the Faculty Regulation.
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)
10187546Maheswaran
Decision Date: April 19, 2017
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Melani Maheswaran
Student Email: melani.maheswaran@queensu.ca
Course: Anat 215
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Leslie Mackenzie
Course: Chem 281
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: STAT 263
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Charles Molson
Dear Ms. Maheswaran:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CHEM 281 (F 2016) past the academic deadline as well as receive Credit standing in STAT 263 and ANAT 215 (F 2016). 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 sound extenuating in nature the medical documentation supplied is not sufficient. The letter supplied by Dr. Subramaniam does not confirm the full timeline or severity of your illness or confirm the specific impact that it had on your performance in these courses. Without such documentation to confirm this information, I cannot reasonably waive the Faculty Regulation.
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)
10187546Maheswaran
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