Petition Letter
Dear Dr. Johanne Bénard,
My name is Saffron van der Linde and I am a currently a first-year student working towards a Bachelor of Science (Honours). I am appealing to add PHYS P20 ¿¿ Physicists in the Nuclear Age (Online ¿¿ Winter, 2018) instructed by Professor Boris Castel.
As a first-year student-athlete playing on the Women¿¿s Volleyball team, I made the decision to take four courses per semester instead of five courses. This decision was determined through discussion with my parents and upper year student-athletes who suggested taking five courses in my first year would prevent me from excelling academically, athletically and mentally. In making this decision, I consulted a Peer Advisor from the Peer Academic Support Service which has been setup to assist first-year students and runs at the Faculty of Arts and Science in Dunning Hall.
When consulting the advisor, I raised the question of whether or not taking four courses a semester would have any effect on being accepted into either a major in Biology or Life Sciences. The advisor¿¿s response was that it would have no effect on my acceptance and they provided a document to support their statement in the form of a booklet of plan thresholds. The plan threshold information regarding Life Sciences stipulated that a student have a 3.2 GPA and pass Chem 112 to receive automatic acceptance into the program. This document was missing one crucial piece of information; the requirement that a student complete twenty-seven units in first-year to be automatically accepted into Life Sciences. Therefore, the information and documentation I was provided was inaccurate and out of date to which there was no disclaimer and as a result I proceeded to take four courses a semester. Four courses a semester amasses to a total of twenty-four units, three units short of the Life Sciences requirement. Unfortunately, I remained unaware of this inaccuracy until very recently and as a result I missed the add course deadline for this semester. By missing the add course deadline and currently being unable to add a three unit course, my academic progress will suffer as I cannot be accepted into the program of Life Sciences at the end of first year. As Life Sciences is my number one choice of major, it is with much disappointment and dismay that I became aware of the incorrect information I was provided after the add course deadline. I therefore request, upon reviewing the information and explanation provided above, my appeal be considered.
Thank you for your time,
Saffron van der Linde
20079973
My name is Saffron van der Linde and I am a currently a first-year student working towards a Bachelor of Science (Honours). I am appealing to add PHYS P20 ¿¿ Physicists in the Nuclear Age (Online ¿¿ Winter, 2018) instructed by Professor Boris Castel.
As a first-year student-athlete playing on the Women¿¿s Volleyball team, I made the decision to take four courses per semester instead of five courses. This decision was determined through discussion with my parents and upper year student-athletes who suggested taking five courses in my first year would prevent me from excelling academically, athletically and mentally. In making this decision, I consulted a Peer Advisor from the Peer Academic Support Service which has been setup to assist first-year students and runs at the Faculty of Arts and Science in Dunning Hall.
When consulting the advisor, I raised the question of whether or not taking four courses a semester would have any effect on being accepted into either a major in Biology or Life Sciences. The advisor¿¿s response was that it would have no effect on my acceptance and they provided a document to support their statement in the form of a booklet of plan thresholds. The plan threshold information regarding Life Sciences stipulated that a student have a 3.2 GPA and pass Chem 112 to receive automatic acceptance into the program. This document was missing one crucial piece of information; the requirement that a student complete twenty-seven units in first-year to be automatically accepted into Life Sciences. Therefore, the information and documentation I was provided was inaccurate and out of date to which there was no disclaimer and as a result I proceeded to take four courses a semester. Four courses a semester amasses to a total of twenty-four units, three units short of the Life Sciences requirement. Unfortunately, I remained unaware of this inaccuracy until very recently and as a result I missed the add course deadline for this semester. By missing the add course deadline and currently being unable to add a three unit course, my academic progress will suffer as I cannot be accepted into the program of Life Sciences at the end of first year. As Life Sciences is my number one choice of major, it is with much disappointment and dismay that I became aware of the incorrect information I was provided after the add course deadline. I therefore request, upon reviewing the information and explanation provided above, my appeal be considered.
Thank you for your time,
Saffron van der Linde
20079973