Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 9409
Decision Date: July 28, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Hannah Duchesneau
Student Email: 19hdd@queensu.ca
Course: ECON 255
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Jan Zabojnik
Dear Hannah:
I am sorry to have read that there were challenges completing the course work in ECON 255 (F 2021) due your participation in the 2021 Women's Pan American Cup for volleyball. I have carefully considered your request for Credit standing in that course based on your challenges and after reviewing your file, 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, often which took place after the drop date deadline. 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 sure this is a disappointing decision, but you were accommodated for that absence and made a choice to attend the games and to continue with courses. Additionally, the instructor advised that you received 40% on the midterm which was a good signal for you to consider dropping that course since you were struggling in it.
Going forward, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in courses by week 7 of the term and if you are finding the material too difficult or have not kept up with the course work, you should drop the course by the week 8 drop deadline. 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.
Hannah, let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the lower grade is excluded from their GPA and the higher grade is included.
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 https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness and guidance on policy and procedure by visiting their website at https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/.
Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policyE and Rules of Procedure for USAB https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy/usab-rules-of-procedure are Queen??s university Senate approved appeal policies. In the event that an inconsistency arises between these policies and Arts & Science regulations, SAAP and USAB will supersede.
Congratulations on your participation in the Pan Am games. That is quite an accomplishment
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20226765Duchesneau
Decision Date: July 28, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Hannah Duchesneau
Student Email: 19hdd@queensu.ca
Course: ECON 255
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Jan Zabojnik
Dear Hannah:
I am sorry to have read that there were challenges completing the course work in ECON 255 (F 2021) due your participation in the 2021 Women's Pan American Cup for volleyball. I have carefully considered your request for Credit standing in that course based on your challenges and after reviewing your file, 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, often which took place after the drop date deadline. 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 sure this is a disappointing decision, but you were accommodated for that absence and made a choice to attend the games and to continue with courses. Additionally, the instructor advised that you received 40% on the midterm which was a good signal for you to consider dropping that course since you were struggling in it.
Going forward, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in courses by week 7 of the term and if you are finding the material too difficult or have not kept up with the course work, you should drop the course by the week 8 drop deadline. 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.
Hannah, let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the lower grade is excluded from their GPA and the higher grade is included.
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 https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness and guidance on policy and procedure by visiting their website at https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/.
Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policyE and Rules of Procedure for USAB https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy/usab-rules-of-procedure are Queen??s university Senate approved appeal policies. In the event that an inconsistency arises between these policies and Arts & Science regulations, SAAP and USAB will supersede.
Congratulations on your participation in the Pan Am games. That is quite an accomplishment
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20226765Duchesneau
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