Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 7879
Decision Date: July 22, 2021
Associate Dean: 0
Student Name: Xiaoyan Liu
Student Email: 16xl72@queensu.ca
Dear Xiaoyan,
As part of the standard process when appealing to the Board, the Associate Dean (Academic) has reviewed your appeal submission and decided to change their original decision.
After careful consideration the Associate Dean (Academic) had decided to waive the Faculty ruling that you be Required to Withdraw for Three Years. You may now resume your studies at Queen's University with the following condition noted below.
Due to the nature of your previous difficulties, the Associate Dean (Academic) has decided to place you on part-time status. Note that as a part-time student you will only be allowed a maximum of 18.0 units in the Fall-Winter session with no more than 9.0 units per term. You will be re-evaluate next year so you need to be extremely careful to seek advising and to drop courses by Week 8 if you fall behind or are struggling due to personal or health issues. Any further failures will very likely result in a Required to Withdraw for Three Years.
In order to be eligible to progress from part-time to full-time studies, you must fulfill the following conditions:
1. Completed a minimum of 24.0 Queen's credit units, excluding repeated courses, from the time at which they were admitted part-time on a degree Program; and
2. Achieved a minimum Cumulative GPA of 1.90;
OR
1. Completed a minimum of 18.0 Queen's credit units, excluding repeated courses, from the time at which they were admitted part-time on a degree Program; and
2. Achieved a minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.90.
It is my hope that the slower pace of part-time study will allow you sufficient time to remedy the personal and academic difficulties you have faced in the past and thereby enable you to be more successful in your future studies. You have demonstrated a stronger academic performance during the past term and I am hopeful that this pace will ensure continued success. See Admission Regulation 10 at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-calendar for more information on the transition from part-time to full-time study.
As you continue in your course of study it is your responsibility to take steps for the successful completion of your program and maintain a GPA consistent with the requirements of your plan. These are some strategies that I strongly encourage you to consider:
?? Choose courses carefully. As you know, achieving a higher grade in a repeated course will improve your GPA. This course of action will help to ensure you will be in good academic standing and not at risk of being required to withdraw for three years.
?? Reflect on your program choice. Are you in the right plan for your interests and aptitudes?
?? Seek out the advice necessary to improve your academic performance. Academic counselling is available through an advisor in the Faculty of Arts and Science Student Services Office (main floor Dunning Hall, phone 613-533-2470) or through your plan department.
?? The Learning Commons in Stauffer Library also provides a range of services, including workshops designed to improve study skills and develop strategies for meeting the demands of academic life.
?? Make an appointment with the Student Wellness Services Centre and discuss the possibility of registering with QSAS who can help support both your health and your academics by arranging relevant accommodations (if appropriate).
?? Going forward, you should be attentive to your progress and assess whether you are actively engaged and attending classes, completing your readings and assignments. If not, you should drop any courses in which you have fallen behind in by the end of week 8 (the drop deadline). Appeals for late drops are generally reserved for those who encounter extenuating circumstances after week 8 and a future appeal based on similar circumstances will most likely not be granted.
?? Familiarize yourself with the Academic Consideration options which you can review at: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations for future reference
If you have any questions about this decision, please feel free to contact the Faculty Office for advice or assistance. I wish you success in your future studies.
Warm regards,
Pam
Pamela Briand, B. Ed, M.Ed (She/her)
Academic Advisor and Board of Studies Coordinator
Student Services Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen??s University, Kingston ON
Queen's University is situated on traditional Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe territory.
Ne Queen??s University e??tho nońwe nikan?nhsote tsi nońwe ne Haudenasaunee t?non Anishinaabek tehatihsn?nhsahere ne ?hontsa.
Gimaakwe Gchi-gkinoomaagegamig atemagad Naadowe miinwaa Anishinaabe aking.
Decision Date: July 22, 2021
Associate Dean: 0
Student Name: Xiaoyan Liu
Student Email: 16xl72@queensu.ca
Dear Xiaoyan,
As part of the standard process when appealing to the Board, the Associate Dean (Academic) has reviewed your appeal submission and decided to change their original decision.
After careful consideration the Associate Dean (Academic) had decided to waive the Faculty ruling that you be Required to Withdraw for Three Years. You may now resume your studies at Queen's University with the following condition noted below.
Due to the nature of your previous difficulties, the Associate Dean (Academic) has decided to place you on part-time status. Note that as a part-time student you will only be allowed a maximum of 18.0 units in the Fall-Winter session with no more than 9.0 units per term. You will be re-evaluate next year so you need to be extremely careful to seek advising and to drop courses by Week 8 if you fall behind or are struggling due to personal or health issues. Any further failures will very likely result in a Required to Withdraw for Three Years.
In order to be eligible to progress from part-time to full-time studies, you must fulfill the following conditions:
1. Completed a minimum of 24.0 Queen's credit units, excluding repeated courses, from the time at which they were admitted part-time on a degree Program; and
2. Achieved a minimum Cumulative GPA of 1.90;
OR
1. Completed a minimum of 18.0 Queen's credit units, excluding repeated courses, from the time at which they were admitted part-time on a degree Program; and
2. Achieved a minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.90.
It is my hope that the slower pace of part-time study will allow you sufficient time to remedy the personal and academic difficulties you have faced in the past and thereby enable you to be more successful in your future studies. You have demonstrated a stronger academic performance during the past term and I am hopeful that this pace will ensure continued success. See Admission Regulation 10 at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-calendar for more information on the transition from part-time to full-time study.
As you continue in your course of study it is your responsibility to take steps for the successful completion of your program and maintain a GPA consistent with the requirements of your plan. These are some strategies that I strongly encourage you to consider:
?? Choose courses carefully. As you know, achieving a higher grade in a repeated course will improve your GPA. This course of action will help to ensure you will be in good academic standing and not at risk of being required to withdraw for three years.
?? Reflect on your program choice. Are you in the right plan for your interests and aptitudes?
?? Seek out the advice necessary to improve your academic performance. Academic counselling is available through an advisor in the Faculty of Arts and Science Student Services Office (main floor Dunning Hall, phone 613-533-2470) or through your plan department.
?? The Learning Commons in Stauffer Library also provides a range of services, including workshops designed to improve study skills and develop strategies for meeting the demands of academic life.
?? Make an appointment with the Student Wellness Services Centre and discuss the possibility of registering with QSAS who can help support both your health and your academics by arranging relevant accommodations (if appropriate).
?? Going forward, you should be attentive to your progress and assess whether you are actively engaged and attending classes, completing your readings and assignments. If not, you should drop any courses in which you have fallen behind in by the end of week 8 (the drop deadline). Appeals for late drops are generally reserved for those who encounter extenuating circumstances after week 8 and a future appeal based on similar circumstances will most likely not be granted.
?? Familiarize yourself with the Academic Consideration options which you can review at: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations for future reference
If you have any questions about this decision, please feel free to contact the Faculty Office for advice or assistance. I wish you success in your future studies.
Warm regards,
Pam
Pamela Briand, B. Ed, M.Ed (She/her)
Academic Advisor and Board of Studies Coordinator
Student Services Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen??s University, Kingston ON
Queen's University is situated on traditional Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe territory.
Ne Queen??s University e??tho nońwe nikan?nhsote tsi nońwe ne Haudenasaunee t?non Anishinaabek tehatihsn?nhsahere ne ?hontsa.
Gimaakwe Gchi-gkinoomaagegamig atemagad Naadowe miinwaa Anishinaabe aking.
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