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Petition Type: New
ID: 10107
Submitted: February 17, 2023 at 2:06:52 AM
First Name: Rongyu
Last Name: Zheng
Student Number: 20154949
Email: 18rz40@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: Film and Media
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request to take more than 6.0 units of courses on a letter of permission through another institution
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear adaptor,
My name is Zheng Rongyu (20154949) and I am writing this letter to appeal for an additional 3 units of optional courses at University of New Brunswick for the winter semester of my final year. Since I need to travel between Kingston and Montreal for about a month in the second half of the semester to prepare for my Film460 final project, I may not be able to take all five in person classes; therefore, I planned to take one more course during the winter term, and because I have already taken 6 units in the 2022 fall term and 6 units in winter2023, so I am writing it to ask for your permission. That will be really crucial to me which can help me graduate on time. Thanks for reading and understanding, and I sincerely hope to get your reply and help.
Best Rongyu
My name is Zheng Rongyu (20154949) and I am writing this letter to appeal for an additional 3 units of optional courses at University of New Brunswick for the winter semester of my final year. Since I need to travel between Kingston and Montreal for about a month in the second half of the semester to prepare for my Film460 final project, I may not be able to take all five in person classes; therefore, I planned to take one more course during the winter term, and because I have already taken 6 units in the 2022 fall term and 6 units in winter2023, so I am writing it to ask for your permission. That will be really crucial to me which can help me graduate on time. Thanks for reading and understanding, and I sincerely hope to get your reply and help.
Best Rongyu
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: At present, I currently need to take one more course to meet the requirements for my graduation. Except the in person courses I enrolled in Queens, I plan to take one more online course from University of New Brunswick.
As for the elective course of University of New Brunswick, I plan to choose one called MATH 1503 Introduction to Linear Algebra because I am very interested in mathematics and want to learn something that is not involved in my major courses. During the study period, I will attend class on time and finish the homework assigned by the professors. Also, I will treat every exam seriously to get good grade in this course.
As for the elective course of University of New Brunswick, I plan to choose one called MATH 1503 Introduction to Linear Algebra because I am very interested in mathematics and want to learn something that is not involved in my major courses. During the study period, I will attend class on time and finish the homework assigned by the professors. Also, I will treat every exam seriously to get good grade in this course.
Documentation
Professional Letter: letter form professional-1.pdf
Decision Letters
Level 1 Status
Status: DeniedLevel 2
Appeal Type: Level 2
ID: 117
Submitted: March 8, 2023 at 8:53:19 AM
Relevant Petition: 10107
Decision(s) Being Appealed: Request to take more than 6.0 units of courses on a letter of permission through another institution
Appeal Grounds
Appeals to the Board of Studies must include a letter based on one or more of the Grounds for Appeal (Appeal Regulation 3.4). What are the grounds you are basing your appeal on?
- The Associate Dean's decision did not follow the rules of procedural fairness. A breach of procedural fairness includes such things as the Associate Dean failed to:
- Make a reasonable decision in your appeal. A “reasonable” decision is one that is based on evidence, thought out and supported by facts and logical inferences from the facts. To be reasonable, the decision must contain adequate reasons for the conclusions.
Appeal Letter
Appeal Letter: Dear Board of Studies,
I am Rongyu Zheng (20154949), on Feb 17th, I submitted an appeal letter of iLop (international letter of permission) to the international program office for 3 additional units to study the online course in the University of New Brunswick of my winter term. And I received a reply from the Associate Dean today (I have added the reply email to the attachment). The reason for my request is that my final project for Film460 required me to travel between Kingston and Montreal for filming the video. It is true that there is no mandatory requirement to leave Kingston for Film460 final project, but the characters and locations for my video are in Montreal where I can finalize the shoot. This film is very important to me because I am currently on a trial period with Sunrise Education, a Chinese educational organization, which will conduct an out-of-school educational program in Canada this year. I was responsible for filming and documenting the event and promoting it afterward. In addition to that, my Film460's final video and my performance in Montreal would play a decisive role in my eventual placement with the company. Since the company wants me to start as soon as possible in China in May 2023 and has provided proof of pre-acceptance (I have added it in the attachment). So I hope to graduate on time in 2023 Spring. This iLop application is very important to me, so I sincerely hope that the board of studies can reconsider my appeal and agree to it, which will help me a lot. Thanks again for understanding and reading.
Yours sincerely,
Rongyu
I am Rongyu Zheng (20154949), on Feb 17th, I submitted an appeal letter of iLop (international letter of permission) to the international program office for 3 additional units to study the online course in the University of New Brunswick of my winter term. And I received a reply from the Associate Dean today (I have added the reply email to the attachment). The reason for my request is that my final project for Film460 required me to travel between Kingston and Montreal for filming the video. It is true that there is no mandatory requirement to leave Kingston for Film460 final project, but the characters and locations for my video are in Montreal where I can finalize the shoot. This film is very important to me because I am currently on a trial period with Sunrise Education, a Chinese educational organization, which will conduct an out-of-school educational program in Canada this year. I was responsible for filming and documenting the event and promoting it afterward. In addition to that, my Film460's final video and my performance in Montreal would play a decisive role in my eventual placement with the company. Since the company wants me to start as soon as possible in China in May 2023 and has provided proof of pre-acceptance (I have added it in the attachment). So I hope to graduate on time in 2023 Spring. This iLop application is very important to me, so I sincerely hope that the board of studies can reconsider my appeal and agree to it, which will help me a lot. Thanks again for understanding and reading.
Yours sincerely,
Rongyu
Documentation
Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted February 17, 2023 at 2:06:52 AM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Incomplete | Kerri Andrews | 2023-02-17 2:36:46 PM | |
| status | N/A | Incomplete | In Review | Kerri Andrews | 2023-02-17 3:51:15 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Denied | Kerri Andrews | 2023-03-06 11:21:03 AM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D. | Kerri Andrews | 2023-03-06 11:21:03 AM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Kerri Andrews | 2023-03-06 11:22:27 AM | |
| new_appeal_level_2 | N/A | Level 2 | Level 2 Appeal ID: 117 | 18rz40 | 2023-03-08 8:53:19 AM | |
| status | N/A | Received | Denied | Pamela Briand | 2023-05-02 1:45:41 PM | |
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Pamela Briand | 2023-05-02 1:46:20 PM |