Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 4531
Decision Date: June 12, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Aaliya Noor Haider-Shah
Student Email: 17anhs@queensu.ca
Course: MATH 121
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Shetuan Zhang
Course: CISC 102
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Jacob Peoples
Course: CLST 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Sveva Savelli
Dear Ms. Haider-Shah:
I have carefully considered your appeal to receive Credit standing in MATH 121 (FW 2017/18), CISC 102 and CLST 103 (W 2018). After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, Academic Regulation 10.3.2. 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€. Credit standing is only granted in cases where there are well documented and unforeseen extenuating circumstances outside of a student€™s control. 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.
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 allude to some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, it fails to include any adequate supporting documentation. The patient prescription record supplied does not confirm the timeline or severity of your health condition, nor does it address the specific impact your condition had on your performance in these three particular classes. Without such documentation I cannot justify changing grades on your transcript.
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)
20082946Haider-Shah
Decision Date: June 12, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Aaliya Noor Haider-Shah
Student Email: 17anhs@queensu.ca
Course: MATH 121
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Shetuan Zhang
Course: CISC 102
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Jacob Peoples
Course: CLST 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Sveva Savelli
Dear Ms. Haider-Shah:
I have carefully considered your appeal to receive Credit standing in MATH 121 (FW 2017/18), CISC 102 and CLST 103 (W 2018). After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, Academic Regulation 10.3.2. 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€. Credit standing is only granted in cases where there are well documented and unforeseen extenuating circumstances outside of a student€™s control. 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.
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 allude to some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, it fails to include any adequate supporting documentation. The patient prescription record supplied does not confirm the timeline or severity of your health condition, nor does it address the specific impact your condition had on your performance in these three particular classes. Without such documentation I cannot justify changing grades on your transcript.
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)
20082946Haider-Shah
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