Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Petition Letter: I am requesting this petition for permission to take a summer course in American Sign Language (ASL) at an outside institution. This course would fulfill my language requirement for my linguistics minor. Taking a language course in ASL would not only fulfill this requirement but would greatly benefit me in my long term goal of becoming a speech language pathologist.

I am requesting this exception as this summer, Queen’s is not offering any summer language courses and does not offer an ASL class. In my academic path at Queen’s, I unfortunately only took LING100 in my second year, setting my slightly back in the minor and leaving me with a heavier course load. The ability to take this course in the summer would greatly benefit my course preparations for the upcoming fall and winter term.

I have researched multiple courses, and found many opportunities to take this course over the summer at a Canadian University online. I would greatly appreciate this opportunity and it will benefit my future, not only at Queens, but in my career.