Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 6698
Decision Date: June 8, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Rita Jurji
Student Email: 15rj17@queensu.ca
Course: RELS 322
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Ellen Goldberg
Dear Rita Jurji:
I am sorry to have read of the challenges you have reported and I understand that you are seeking Credit standing in RELS 322 (F 2019) due to the impact those circumstances had on this course. 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 your circumstances specifically related to this timeline are not clear since your letter indicates that your challenges began in 2017 and that you have been wisely working with your health care professionals since that time. Your letter suggests that you were heavily involved in various activities which may have been more of a factor leading to the grade earned in this course more so than your chronic illness which you have been managing successfully.
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 future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20005016Jurji
Cc: Professor Ellen Goldberg
Decision Date: June 8, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Rita Jurji
Student Email: 15rj17@queensu.ca
Course: RELS 322
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Ellen Goldberg
Dear Rita Jurji:
I am sorry to have read of the challenges you have reported and I understand that you are seeking Credit standing in RELS 322 (F 2019) due to the impact those circumstances had on this course. 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 your circumstances specifically related to this timeline are not clear since your letter indicates that your challenges began in 2017 and that you have been wisely working with your health care professionals since that time. Your letter suggests that you were heavily involved in various activities which may have been more of a factor leading to the grade earned in this course more so than your chronic illness which you have been managing successfully.
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 future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20005016Jurji
Cc: Professor Ellen Goldberg
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