Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 6693
Decision Date: May 25, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Alex Prosserman
Student Email: 15ap86@queensu.ca
Course: BIOL 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Virginia Walker
Course: PSYC 203
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Daryl Wilson
Dear Alex Prosserman:
I am sorry to have read of the health related challenges you have reported and I understand that you are seeking Credit standing in BIOL 103 (W 2017) and PSYC 203 (W 2018) due to the impact those circumstances had on these courses. After reviewing your letter and documentation, 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 all of the work in the course including the final examination, and achieved a passing grade in the course, 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.
I am certainly sympathetic to your situation and realize that this is a disappointing decision, however, you received a grade of B- in BIOL 103 which falls outside of the normal Credit standing grade range. In addition to that, your documentation is vague and does not speak directly to these particular courses and assignments. Further, the timeline and impact of your circumstances on these courses is not clear nor is there a reason provided as to why you had an excellent academic performance in your other courses.
Going forward, I suggest that you inform yourself of the academic regulations concerning deadlines as they are outlined in the Important Dates section on the Arts and Science web page and assess your progress in your courses or discuss your options with an Academic Advisor during week 7 or 8 of the term. If you find that you have fallen behind in your attendance, readings or assignments, it is your responsibility to drop by the end of week 8.
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).
Best of luck in your continued success.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20011090Prosserman
Decision Date: May 25, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Alex Prosserman
Student Email: 15ap86@queensu.ca
Course: BIOL 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Virginia Walker
Course: PSYC 203
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Daryl Wilson
Dear Alex Prosserman:
I am sorry to have read of the health related challenges you have reported and I understand that you are seeking Credit standing in BIOL 103 (W 2017) and PSYC 203 (W 2018) due to the impact those circumstances had on these courses. After reviewing your letter and documentation, 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 all of the work in the course including the final examination, and achieved a passing grade in the course, 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.
I am certainly sympathetic to your situation and realize that this is a disappointing decision, however, you received a grade of B- in BIOL 103 which falls outside of the normal Credit standing grade range. In addition to that, your documentation is vague and does not speak directly to these particular courses and assignments. Further, the timeline and impact of your circumstances on these courses is not clear nor is there a reason provided as to why you had an excellent academic performance in your other courses.
Going forward, I suggest that you inform yourself of the academic regulations concerning deadlines as they are outlined in the Important Dates section on the Arts and Science web page and assess your progress in your courses or discuss your options with an Academic Advisor during week 7 or 8 of the term. If you find that you have fallen behind in your attendance, readings or assignments, it is your responsibility to drop by the end of week 8.
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).
Best of luck in your continued success.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20011090Prosserman
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