Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 9490
Decision Date: October 11, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Mollie Milchberg
Student Email: mollie.milchberg@gmail.com
Course: SPAN 111
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Claudio Palomares-Salas
Dear Mollie Milchberg:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop SPAN 111 (S22) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, 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 their performance was significantly compromised by circumstances beyond their control.
I want you to know that competing commitments, such as working a job while taking courses is not typically grounds for an appeal. An extenuating circumstance is defined as a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond a student??s control and debilitating to their academic performance. With the absence of documentation to confirm the presence of an extenuating circumstance that had impacted your academic ability during the Summer 2022 term, I cannot grant this request.
This is a disappointing decision I am sure however I want to remind you 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??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.??
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
Decision Date: October 11, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Mollie Milchberg
Student Email: mollie.milchberg@gmail.com
Course: SPAN 111
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Claudio Palomares-Salas
Dear Mollie Milchberg:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop SPAN 111 (S22) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, 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 their performance was significantly compromised by circumstances beyond their control.
I want you to know that competing commitments, such as working a job while taking courses is not typically grounds for an appeal. An extenuating circumstance is defined as a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond a student??s control and debilitating to their academic performance. With the absence of documentation to confirm the presence of an extenuating circumstance that had impacted your academic ability during the Summer 2022 term, I cannot grant this request.
This is a disappointing decision I am sure however I want to remind you 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??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.??
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
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