Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 8575
Decision Date: February 7, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Benjamin Netten
Student Email: benjamin.netten@gmail.com
Course: CISC 124
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Benjamin Netten:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CISC 124 (Fall 2021) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file and the documentation that you submitted, 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.
The information that I received from your instructor indicates that you were provided feedback from assignment 1 on October 24, before the deadline to drop this course. The week 8 drop deadline allows for plenty of time for you to assess your progress and make the decision to drop classes if you find that you cannot keep up with their academic demands. I understand that this is a difficult decision however your instructor also reported that you did not submit four of the assignments that were due after the academic deadline. With the absence of supporting documentation to verify the presence of an extenuating circumstance that directly impacted your academic ability in this class, I cannot grant your request.
Please know that repeating courses is a recommended strategy if you are concerned about a lower grade impacting your grade point average. When repeating the exact same course, both grades remain on your transcript but only the higher one is included within your cumulative 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 ??Board of Studies?). 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)
Faculty of Arts and Science
Decision Date: February 7, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Benjamin Netten
Student Email: benjamin.netten@gmail.com
Course: CISC 124
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Benjamin Netten:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CISC 124 (Fall 2021) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file and the documentation that you submitted, 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.
The information that I received from your instructor indicates that you were provided feedback from assignment 1 on October 24, before the deadline to drop this course. The week 8 drop deadline allows for plenty of time for you to assess your progress and make the decision to drop classes if you find that you cannot keep up with their academic demands. I understand that this is a difficult decision however your instructor also reported that you did not submit four of the assignments that were due after the academic deadline. With the absence of supporting documentation to verify the presence of an extenuating circumstance that directly impacted your academic ability in this class, I cannot grant your request.
Please know that repeating courses is a recommended strategy if you are concerned about a lower grade impacting your grade point average. When repeating the exact same course, both grades remain on your transcript but only the higher one is included within your cumulative 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 ??Board of Studies?). 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)
Faculty of Arts and Science
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