Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 6096
Decision Date: October 22, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Brandon St.Pierre
Student Email: brandon.stpierre@queensu.ca
Course: ENIN 140
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: WRIT 120
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Brandon St Pierre:
I have read with interest your appeal to drop ENIN 140 and WRIT 120 (S 2019), taking note of the circumstances you outlined. After reviewing your appeal fully, 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. 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 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.
I am certainly sympathetic to your situation and realize that this is a disappointing decision, however the Verification of Illness form you submitted does not support the timeline of Summer term 2019 and the Request for Consideration is not considered documentation of support. In the future, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in a course prior to the drop deadline date and if you have not kept up with the course work, you should drop the course by the drop deadline. The drop deadline is set to allow students time to assess their progress in a class and withdraw without any academic penalty if they feel that they cannot keep up with the demands or have the academic background needed to successfully complete it.
Brandon, but let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the lower grade will be excluded from the GPA and the higher grade will be included.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at 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 (www.queensu.ca/ombudsman) for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
20060621 STPIERRE
Decision Date: October 22, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Brandon St.Pierre
Student Email: brandon.stpierre@queensu.ca
Course: ENIN 140
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: WRIT 120
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Brandon St Pierre:
I have read with interest your appeal to drop ENIN 140 and WRIT 120 (S 2019), taking note of the circumstances you outlined. After reviewing your appeal fully, 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. 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 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.
I am certainly sympathetic to your situation and realize that this is a disappointing decision, however the Verification of Illness form you submitted does not support the timeline of Summer term 2019 and the Request for Consideration is not considered documentation of support. In the future, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in a course prior to the drop deadline date and if you have not kept up with the course work, you should drop the course by the drop deadline. The drop deadline is set to allow students time to assess their progress in a class and withdraw without any academic penalty if they feel that they cannot keep up with the demands or have the academic background needed to successfully complete it.
Brandon, but let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the lower grade will be excluded from the GPA and the higher grade will be included.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at 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 (www.queensu.ca/ombudsman) for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
20060621 STPIERRE
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