Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 318
Decision Date: October 27, 2014
Associate Dean: Johanne Bnard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jaskiran Dhillon
Student Email: 13jd3@queensu.ca
Course: BIOL 102
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: CHEM 112
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: MATH 120
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Ms. Jaskiran Dhillon
13jd3@queensu.ca
Dear Ms. Dhillon:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop BIOL 102 (F 2013), CHEM 112B and MATH 120B (W 2014) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
Your request to appeal PRAC 110 could not be accepted because this course falls within the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Education. Please consult with their office for information on how to appeal this course through them.
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 there is no adequate supporting documentation provided. Without any documentation from a healthcare professional to confirm the presence, severity and timeline of any extenuating circumstances, beyond your control, which would have prevented you from meeting the drop deadlines, I can not 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 Ombudsperson for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 237 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)
10105006Dhillon
Decision Date: October 27, 2014
Associate Dean: Johanne Bnard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jaskiran Dhillon
Student Email: 13jd3@queensu.ca
Course: BIOL 102
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: CHEM 112
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: MATH 120
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Ms. Jaskiran Dhillon
13jd3@queensu.ca
Dear Ms. Dhillon:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop BIOL 102 (F 2013), CHEM 112B and MATH 120B (W 2014) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
Your request to appeal PRAC 110 could not be accepted because this course falls within the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Education. Please consult with their office for information on how to appeal this course through them.
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 there is no adequate supporting documentation provided. Without any documentation from a healthcare professional to confirm the presence, severity and timeline of any extenuating circumstances, beyond your control, which would have prevented you from meeting the drop deadlines, I can not 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 Ombudsperson for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 237 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)
10105006Dhillon
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