Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean,
My name is Tim Owen and I am currently enrolled in a BAH, with a major in Global Development studies. I am submitting this appeal in hopes of having HIST-124 (Canada in the World) removed from my transcript. I took the course in the fall of 2018 and winter of 2019 (full year 6.0 unit course), in my second year at Queens ¿¿ also, the Professor was Steven Maynard. I failed this course during a very challenging, but fortunately temporary period in my life. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to submit this appeal and explain my circumstance.
During the fall of 2018, my family entered a period of extreme hardship, with regard to internal conflicts and overall family dynamic. This continued into the second semester of my second year, winter of 2019. I would rather not explain exactly what happened, as it is about as personal as family matters get. However, this was an extenuating circumstance that affected my ability to perform well academically. In the midst of severe family tension and a strive to maintain stability within the family, it led to instability in my mental state and as a result, my academic performance. During my second year, this domestic family circumstance affected my ability to perform normally from September 2018 ¿¿ April 2019. During this time, my family situation felt like being aboard a plane that is constantly experiencing turbulence, and eventually returning back to normality. Throughout the year, I constantly emailed my teachers for extensions and submitted extenuating circumstances forms (all of which there is a record of), but never submitted a request for real academic accommodations because I did not think personal family matters would qualify. If you look at my transcript, you will see that the discrepancy between the academic year of 2018-2019 and the other academic periods is drastic. This year was by far my least successful year, and not an accurate representation of my ability. During this academic period, I only passed three courses for a total of a mere 12.0 units.
I am currently in my final year at Queens, though I still have some courses to take, and am looking to apply to the commerce certificate program in the fall (fall 2021). Side note: I may switch from a BAH to a BA this summer, but certain things like this appeal will be a factor in said decision. I am only appealing this course (HIST-124, Canada in the World) because the other course I failed during this same year, I have retaken and I received a B+ grade. Further, I would have retaken HIST-124 had it been available this summer (which I naively assumed it would be). That said, I did not drop the course earlier because 1. The commerce certificate was not in my original plan, and therefore my GPA had less significance. Currently my GPA is a 2.51, and a 2.6 is needed for the program. 2. Even after I decided to apply to the commerce certificate program, I assumed I would have the opportunity to retake HIST-124, as I did with DEVS-240, but the option was not provided.
My name is Tim Owen and I am currently enrolled in a BAH, with a major in Global Development studies. I am submitting this appeal in hopes of having HIST-124 (Canada in the World) removed from my transcript. I took the course in the fall of 2018 and winter of 2019 (full year 6.0 unit course), in my second year at Queens ¿¿ also, the Professor was Steven Maynard. I failed this course during a very challenging, but fortunately temporary period in my life. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to submit this appeal and explain my circumstance.
During the fall of 2018, my family entered a period of extreme hardship, with regard to internal conflicts and overall family dynamic. This continued into the second semester of my second year, winter of 2019. I would rather not explain exactly what happened, as it is about as personal as family matters get. However, this was an extenuating circumstance that affected my ability to perform well academically. In the midst of severe family tension and a strive to maintain stability within the family, it led to instability in my mental state and as a result, my academic performance. During my second year, this domestic family circumstance affected my ability to perform normally from September 2018 ¿¿ April 2019. During this time, my family situation felt like being aboard a plane that is constantly experiencing turbulence, and eventually returning back to normality. Throughout the year, I constantly emailed my teachers for extensions and submitted extenuating circumstances forms (all of which there is a record of), but never submitted a request for real academic accommodations because I did not think personal family matters would qualify. If you look at my transcript, you will see that the discrepancy between the academic year of 2018-2019 and the other academic periods is drastic. This year was by far my least successful year, and not an accurate representation of my ability. During this academic period, I only passed three courses for a total of a mere 12.0 units.
I am currently in my final year at Queens, though I still have some courses to take, and am looking to apply to the commerce certificate program in the fall (fall 2021). Side note: I may switch from a BAH to a BA this summer, but certain things like this appeal will be a factor in said decision. I am only appealing this course (HIST-124, Canada in the World) because the other course I failed during this same year, I have retaken and I received a B+ grade. Further, I would have retaken HIST-124 had it been available this summer (which I naively assumed it would be). That said, I did not drop the course earlier because 1. The commerce certificate was not in my original plan, and therefore my GPA had less significance. Currently my GPA is a 2.51, and a 2.6 is needed for the program. 2. Even after I decided to apply to the commerce certificate program, I assumed I would have the opportunity to retake HIST-124, as I did with DEVS-240, but the option was not provided.