Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean,
I am a fourth year student here at Queen's University and i am appealing for a request to waive the 21-day appeal deadline.
I spoke to an academic adviser during the first week of school (Sept 18th 2015) about some health challenges i have been experiencing for the past couple years which have greatly affected my academic work. During our meeting she suggested that i submit an Academic Appeal for the courses that were affected the most. I was unaware that there was a deadline of 21 days and that having a grade appealed to a CR was even a possibility. Although i have made an appeal in the past it was to drop a class due to health reasons and was prior to when appeals were made online. Seeing as i was unaware of the 21-day deadline, i am now appealing to have this deadline waived in order to receive credit standing for Econ 322 and Rels 234 and to have Econ 442 Dropped.
I was discharged from the hospital on April 1st due to my illness at the end of winter term and was told by the physician to take a week to fully recover. I found it hard preparing for final exams as i was ill off and on through out the academic year. After writing my final exams i was completely exhausted and returned home to Toronto to spend time with my family. By the time i had checked my grades in June, i was extremely disappointed and was unaware at that time that i could appeal for credit standing. I was also enrolled in two summer courses that ran over the months of May, June and July to make up for missed units due to taking a lesser course load over the past few years because of my illness. I booked an appointment with an adviser to see if i was on track with my plan and it was at that time i became aware that i could appeal for credit standing and to drop a course after the deadline. I am in my fifth year of study due to my illness and i hope to graduate in the Spring of 2016. In order to graduate i must complete a Seminar course but will only be eligible to do so if i receive Credit Standing.
I am a fourth year student here at Queen's University and i am appealing for a request to waive the 21-day appeal deadline.
I spoke to an academic adviser during the first week of school (Sept 18th 2015) about some health challenges i have been experiencing for the past couple years which have greatly affected my academic work. During our meeting she suggested that i submit an Academic Appeal for the courses that were affected the most. I was unaware that there was a deadline of 21 days and that having a grade appealed to a CR was even a possibility. Although i have made an appeal in the past it was to drop a class due to health reasons and was prior to when appeals were made online. Seeing as i was unaware of the 21-day deadline, i am now appealing to have this deadline waived in order to receive credit standing for Econ 322 and Rels 234 and to have Econ 442 Dropped.
I was discharged from the hospital on April 1st due to my illness at the end of winter term and was told by the physician to take a week to fully recover. I found it hard preparing for final exams as i was ill off and on through out the academic year. After writing my final exams i was completely exhausted and returned home to Toronto to spend time with my family. By the time i had checked my grades in June, i was extremely disappointed and was unaware at that time that i could appeal for credit standing. I was also enrolled in two summer courses that ran over the months of May, June and July to make up for missed units due to taking a lesser course load over the past few years because of my illness. I booked an appointment with an adviser to see if i was on track with my plan and it was at that time i became aware that i could appeal for credit standing and to drop a course after the deadline. I am in my fifth year of study due to my illness and i hope to graduate in the Spring of 2016. In order to graduate i must complete a Seminar course but will only be eligible to do so if i receive Credit Standing.