Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 610
Decision Date: February 23, 2015
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Ryan Small
Student Email: ryan.small@queensu.ca
Course: PHIL 259
Term: Fall
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Mr. Ryan Small
ryan.small@queensu.ca
Dear Mr. Small:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop PHIL 259 (F 2014) 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 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 certainly describe some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, there is no supporting documentation provided. Unfortunately, without any proper documentation to confirm the timeline of your circumstances and the impact that they had on your performance in PHIL 259, I unfortunately cannot waive the academic regulations. However, should you be able to obtain some supporting documentation, you are welcome to submit it at any point within the next 21 days and I will review your appeal again.
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)
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Decision Date: February 23, 2015
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Ryan Small
Student Email: ryan.small@queensu.ca
Course: PHIL 259
Term: Fall
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Mr. Ryan Small
ryan.small@queensu.ca
Dear Mr. Small:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop PHIL 259 (F 2014) 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 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 certainly describe some circumstances that are extenuating in nature, there is no supporting documentation provided. Unfortunately, without any proper documentation to confirm the timeline of your circumstances and the impact that they had on your performance in PHIL 259, I unfortunately cannot waive the academic regulations. However, should you be able to obtain some supporting documentation, you are welcome to submit it at any point within the next 21 days and I will review your appeal again.
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)
10111880Small
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