Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean of Studies,
I am appealing the deadline of May 08, 2015 to add two summer courses, COMM200 (Introduction to Business) and COMM251 (Organizational Behaviour).
The explanation contributing to why I did not meet the deadline to apply for summer course enrollment is as a result of being misguided in my academic advising meeting. This past April of 2015 I had an appointment to speak with a Queens Arts and Science academic adviser regarding my options to switch my major (Economics) and minor (Political Science) around, for reasons unrelated to this appeal. Upon learning that I would not have the space to take electives throughout the fall and winter terms of my next 2 years, I decided on the advice of my counselor that my best option would be to take them in the summer and further, was told that the deadline to apply for summer online courses was May 11th. Though it is no excuse as to why I personally did not further research the summer deadline, I entrusted my academic adviser to relay accurate information regarding important cut off dates, something I see as an honest mistake on the schools behalf. The result of being told an incorrect date is at the fault of my adviser, the result of not additionally looking into that date is at the fault of myself, something I rightfully acknowledge and have taken full responsibility for.
Having both a major and minor minimizes my ability to take courses outside of my required degree plan and as a result of going into my third year I am gradually running out of time to complete other courses of interest. Thus, these two summer courses are quite significant to my time and studies at Queens. I took the initiative and spent an increasing amount of time working on this appeal process in collaboration with the School of Business, the Arts and Science office, distancing studies and the associated professors in order to ensure that I am able to begin class.
I am appealing the deadline of May 08, 2015 to add two summer courses, COMM200 (Introduction to Business) and COMM251 (Organizational Behaviour).
The explanation contributing to why I did not meet the deadline to apply for summer course enrollment is as a result of being misguided in my academic advising meeting. This past April of 2015 I had an appointment to speak with a Queens Arts and Science academic adviser regarding my options to switch my major (Economics) and minor (Political Science) around, for reasons unrelated to this appeal. Upon learning that I would not have the space to take electives throughout the fall and winter terms of my next 2 years, I decided on the advice of my counselor that my best option would be to take them in the summer and further, was told that the deadline to apply for summer online courses was May 11th. Though it is no excuse as to why I personally did not further research the summer deadline, I entrusted my academic adviser to relay accurate information regarding important cut off dates, something I see as an honest mistake on the schools behalf. The result of being told an incorrect date is at the fault of my adviser, the result of not additionally looking into that date is at the fault of myself, something I rightfully acknowledge and have taken full responsibility for.
Having both a major and minor minimizes my ability to take courses outside of my required degree plan and as a result of going into my third year I am gradually running out of time to complete other courses of interest. Thus, these two summer courses are quite significant to my time and studies at Queens. I took the initiative and spent an increasing amount of time working on this appeal process in collaboration with the School of Business, the Arts and Science office, distancing studies and the associated professors in order to ensure that I am able to begin class.