Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 5083
Decision Date: December 10, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Joshua Finkelstein
Student Email: j.finkelstein@queensu.ca
Course: MATH 384
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Mr. Finkelstein:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop MATH 384 (F 2018) 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 extenuating circumstances. You made the decision to take two courses that had a schedule conflict and that is not deemed to be an extenuating circumstance. The appeal process is intended for situations where students experience an unforeseen acute or new situation that arises after the drop deadline in Week 8. 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. It is the student€™s responsibility to realistically assess their progress in a course by week 8 of the term and if they have not kept up with the course requirements, they should drop the course by the drop deadline.
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 the Office of the Ombudsman for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. Their office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and can be reached by phone (613-533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10181210Finkelstein
Decision Date: December 10, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Joshua Finkelstein
Student Email: j.finkelstein@queensu.ca
Course: MATH 384
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Mr. Finkelstein:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop MATH 384 (F 2018) 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 extenuating circumstances. You made the decision to take two courses that had a schedule conflict and that is not deemed to be an extenuating circumstance. The appeal process is intended for situations where students experience an unforeseen acute or new situation that arises after the drop deadline in Week 8. 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. It is the student€™s responsibility to realistically assess their progress in a course by week 8 of the term and if they have not kept up with the course requirements, they should drop the course by the drop deadline.
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 the Office of the Ombudsman for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. Their office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and can be reached by phone (613-533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10181210Finkelstein
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