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Petition Type: New
ID: 2857
Submitted: December 1, 2016 at 3:36:03 PM
First Name: Alexander
Last Name: Legnini
Student Number: 5091760
Email: a.legnini@queensu.ca
Degree Program: Post-Degree
Plan: Post-Degree
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ECON 212
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Dr. Bénard.
Thank you for considering my appeal. I submitted a request to return to studies in the fall of 2016 with the intention of enrolling in classes for the winter term. After completing the Return to Studies form I was unable to properly add/drop classes in SOLUS. The registrar was not clear on why I was experiencing these errors and thought it was likely a bug related to the recent reactivation of my student status. The staff at the Arts & Science office was also not able to enrol me in a class when logged in under my user ID. After discussing by phone with the registrars office they were able to manually enrolled me, however I was still unable to add/drop classes through my own account. I attempted to do so several times from my own computer and it appears that at some point my account was again able to add/drop and I inadvertently enrolled in a fall term class without properly dropping it. I also paid the associated tuition fees mistakenly believing that they were the fees assessed for the winter term class that I was enrolled in. When I realized the mistake I attempted to drop the class but it was past the deadline. I contacted Professor Art Stewart, the instructor for ECON 212, who has confirmed in writing to your office that I have not attended any classes or tutorials, submitted any course work or written any tests. I accept full responsibility for my error and will have to pay all the associated tuition fees for the class. However, I do not feel that the zero grade I'm likely to receive would be an accurate reflection of me on my transcript. I would request that your office allow me to back date my drop of ECON 212.
Thank you for your time and my apologies for the inconvenience this has caused.
Alexander Legnini
Thank you for considering my appeal. I submitted a request to return to studies in the fall of 2016 with the intention of enrolling in classes for the winter term. After completing the Return to Studies form I was unable to properly add/drop classes in SOLUS. The registrar was not clear on why I was experiencing these errors and thought it was likely a bug related to the recent reactivation of my student status. The staff at the Arts & Science office was also not able to enrol me in a class when logged in under my user ID. After discussing by phone with the registrars office they were able to manually enrolled me, however I was still unable to add/drop classes through my own account. I attempted to do so several times from my own computer and it appears that at some point my account was again able to add/drop and I inadvertently enrolled in a fall term class without properly dropping it. I also paid the associated tuition fees mistakenly believing that they were the fees assessed for the winter term class that I was enrolled in. When I realized the mistake I attempted to drop the class but it was past the deadline. I contacted Professor Art Stewart, the instructor for ECON 212, who has confirmed in writing to your office that I have not attended any classes or tutorials, submitted any course work or written any tests. I accept full responsibility for my error and will have to pay all the associated tuition fees for the class. However, I do not feel that the zero grade I'm likely to receive would be an accurate reflection of me on my transcript. I would request that your office allow me to back date my drop of ECON 212.
Thank you for your time and my apologies for the inconvenience this has caused.
Alexander Legnini
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from Professor Art Stewart which has already been sent directly to your office