Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 6700
Decision Date: May 19, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: DongJun Jin
Student Email: 17dj@queensu.ca
Course: CISC251
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Dongjun Jin:
I received your letter of appeal requesting a late drop in CISC 251 (F 2019) and I am sorry to have read that you were not interested in pursuing the certificate which was this course was leading to. After reviewing your appeal letter, 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.
I am sure this is a disappointing decision, but dropping a course late since it is bringing down your grade point average is not a reason to adjust a student€™s transcript. The drop deadline is set at Week 8 to allow students plenty of 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.
This is a disappointing decision I am sure Dongjun, but let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the low grade is excluded from their grade point average and the higher grade is included which would mean there would be no long term negative impact on your GPA.
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 University Ombudsperson for information about student rights and responsibilities as well as guidance on policy and procedure (www.queensu.ca/ombuds).
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20077189Jin
Decision Date: May 19, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: DongJun Jin
Student Email: 17dj@queensu.ca
Course: CISC251
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Dongjun Jin:
I received your letter of appeal requesting a late drop in CISC 251 (F 2019) and I am sorry to have read that you were not interested in pursuing the certificate which was this course was leading to. After reviewing your appeal letter, 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.
I am sure this is a disappointing decision, but dropping a course late since it is bringing down your grade point average is not a reason to adjust a student€™s transcript. The drop deadline is set at Week 8 to allow students plenty of 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.
This is a disappointing decision I am sure Dongjun, but let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the low grade is excluded from their grade point average and the higher grade is included which would mean there would be no long term negative impact on your GPA.
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 University Ombudsperson for information about student rights and responsibilities as well as guidance on policy and procedure (www.queensu.ca/ombuds).
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20077189Jin
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