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Petition Type: New
ID: 13543
Submitted: September 16, 2025 at 2:42:49 PM
First Name: Prachi
Last Name: Patel
Pronoun: She/Her
Preferred Name: Prachi
Student Number: 20344740
Email: 21psp3@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSc (Hons)
Plan: LISC SSP
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline, Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: HLTH 332
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Tomasone, Jennifer Rose
Section/Class Number: Lecture 1319
Code: RELS 163
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Province / Region: Eastern Ontario
Exam Centre: Kingston
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello there,
My name is Prachi Patel, a 4th-year Life Sciences student specializing in the cancer research subplan. It is my strongest desire to be able to pursue the certificate in Disability and Physical Activity (DIPA) and be able to apply myself to aiding individuals with their health of daily living. While immersing myself in a cancer clinic and doing cancer research, I have seen how much of an impact cancer has on an individual's life— it is disabling and significantly impacts the individual's daily living. I wish to aid a variety of special populations of disabled persons, as I have personally seen and helped my grandfather during his cancer journey before he passed away. To best accomplish this goal, I plan to dedicate myself to a 5th year.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am not able to seek out the opportunity to complete the DIPA certificate. For the DIPA certificate, I am required to take HLTH 332 in the Fall 2025 semester to complete the course requirements of the certificate by the end of my 5th year. I was 1st on the waitlist for HLTH 332, and if I were enrolled in HLTH 332 before the deadline, I planned to drop my other course, RELS 163, and receive a full refund due to financial strain. Due to class size, which is out of my control, I was not enrolled in the course. I wish to petition for enrollment into HLTH 332 and to be able to drop RELS 163 with a full refund for the course, as receiving a portion of the tuition fee for the course would add to my financial hardship. Additionally, I have even taken the initiative to contact the professor of HLTH 332 and the DIPA Coordinator and expressed my situation and my desire to pursue the certificate.
I hope you consider my circumstances and my effort to take any possible step to aid my future endeavours. I appreciate your time in reviewing my petition, and I look forward to hearing from you and to how you can help me in my future pursuits. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Prachi Patel
My name is Prachi Patel, a 4th-year Life Sciences student specializing in the cancer research subplan. It is my strongest desire to be able to pursue the certificate in Disability and Physical Activity (DIPA) and be able to apply myself to aiding individuals with their health of daily living. While immersing myself in a cancer clinic and doing cancer research, I have seen how much of an impact cancer has on an individual's life— it is disabling and significantly impacts the individual's daily living. I wish to aid a variety of special populations of disabled persons, as I have personally seen and helped my grandfather during his cancer journey before he passed away. To best accomplish this goal, I plan to dedicate myself to a 5th year.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am not able to seek out the opportunity to complete the DIPA certificate. For the DIPA certificate, I am required to take HLTH 332 in the Fall 2025 semester to complete the course requirements of the certificate by the end of my 5th year. I was 1st on the waitlist for HLTH 332, and if I were enrolled in HLTH 332 before the deadline, I planned to drop my other course, RELS 163, and receive a full refund due to financial strain. Due to class size, which is out of my control, I was not enrolled in the course. I wish to petition for enrollment into HLTH 332 and to be able to drop RELS 163 with a full refund for the course, as receiving a portion of the tuition fee for the course would add to my financial hardship. Additionally, I have even taken the initiative to contact the professor of HLTH 332 and the DIPA Coordinator and expressed my situation and my desire to pursue the certificate.
I hope you consider my circumstances and my effort to take any possible step to aid my future endeavours. I appreciate your time in reviewing my petition, and I look forward to hearing from you and to how you can help me in my future pursuits. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Prachi Patel
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Hello there,
As outlined in my petition letter, if my petition were granted and I were enrolled in HLTH 332 and able to drop RELS 163 with a full refund, I would be able to pursue the DIPA certificate. I have carried out all the possible steps I was aware of to ensure this goal, including contacting the professor of HLTH 332 and the DIPA coordinator. Most importantly, to showcase my passion for this opportunity, I plan to dedicate a 5th year to completing this certificate.
With this in consideration, I hope you can understand my situation and aid me in my future endeavours. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Prachi Patel
As outlined in my petition letter, if my petition were granted and I were enrolled in HLTH 332 and able to drop RELS 163 with a full refund, I would be able to pursue the DIPA certificate. I have carried out all the possible steps I was aware of to ensure this goal, including contacting the professor of HLTH 332 and the DIPA coordinator. Most importantly, to showcase my passion for this opportunity, I plan to dedicate a 5th year to completing this certificate.
With this in consideration, I hope you can understand my situation and aid me in my future endeavours. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Prachi Patel
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC