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Petition Type: New
ID: 4638
Submitted: May 25, 2018 at 5:44:28 PM
First Name: Abby
Last Name: Ostrander
Student Number: 20025130
Email: 16ao@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BScH
Plan: BCHM
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline
Code: BCHM 218
Term: Summer
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: John Allingham
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To Dr. Jill Aktinson or whom it may concern,
I am appealing to join BCHM218 for the May-July 2018 semester after the official date for adding courses.
The reason for adding the class late is that the class needs to be retaken and the marks were not received until after the date to add classes. I took the class during the winter semester 2018 and failed the course. However, I was travelling and was out of the country when grades were released. When I got home, I found out that I failed the class, but it was too late to join the summer semester. It is a prerequisite for my third-year biochemistry classes so I need to take it before the fall semester starts. In order to avoid needing to complete a fifth year of university, it is very important that I can complete this course during the summer. I have already received approval from Denise Cameron (Biochemistry program assistant), John Allingham (Biochemistry Undergraduate Coordinator and BCHM218 Course instructor), and the Queen's Biochemistry department to join the course past the official date to add courses.
I should not have a problem achieving academic success if I take the course during the summer, considering I have already taken the course and understand which steps to take in order to succeed. Also, not having the additional stress of 4 other courses in concurrence will be beneficial when it comes to finding time to study. This is a major advantage, considering I had to pile more of my courses in the semester that I previously took BCHM218 during, due to a class I was required to take being full during the other semester. This course overload may have been instrumental in my failure of the course. In addition, I will be hiring a tutor who has already done well in the course to help guide me in the right direction when it comes to studying for the course.
If you need any more information or proof of the permission from the biochemistry department, feel free to contact me. Also, if there is someone else I should be contacting in order to solve this issue, please let me know.
Thank you for your consideration.
Abby Ostrander
20025130
16ao@queensu.ca
613-305-3598
I am appealing to join BCHM218 for the May-July 2018 semester after the official date for adding courses.
The reason for adding the class late is that the class needs to be retaken and the marks were not received until after the date to add classes. I took the class during the winter semester 2018 and failed the course. However, I was travelling and was out of the country when grades were released. When I got home, I found out that I failed the class, but it was too late to join the summer semester. It is a prerequisite for my third-year biochemistry classes so I need to take it before the fall semester starts. In order to avoid needing to complete a fifth year of university, it is very important that I can complete this course during the summer. I have already received approval from Denise Cameron (Biochemistry program assistant), John Allingham (Biochemistry Undergraduate Coordinator and BCHM218 Course instructor), and the Queen's Biochemistry department to join the course past the official date to add courses.
I should not have a problem achieving academic success if I take the course during the summer, considering I have already taken the course and understand which steps to take in order to succeed. Also, not having the additional stress of 4 other courses in concurrence will be beneficial when it comes to finding time to study. This is a major advantage, considering I had to pile more of my courses in the semester that I previously took BCHM218 during, due to a class I was required to take being full during the other semester. This course overload may have been instrumental in my failure of the course. In addition, I will be hiring a tutor who has already done well in the course to help guide me in the right direction when it comes to studying for the course.
If you need any more information or proof of the permission from the biochemistry department, feel free to contact me. Also, if there is someone else I should be contacting in order to solve this issue, please let me know.
Thank you for your consideration.
Abby Ostrander
20025130
16ao@queensu.ca
613-305-3598
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: in letter
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Email from Biochemistry Program Assistant
Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted May 25, 2018 at 5:44:28 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Prepared for Review | Carrie Roosenmaalen | 2018-05-28 9:50:49 AM | |
| plan_detail | N/A | in letter | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | ||
| appeal_category | N/A | Waive the 21-day or one term deadline | Add a course after the academic deadline | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | |
| course | BCHM 218 | BCHM 218 | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | ||
| term | BCHM 218 | Summer | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | ||
| year | BCHM 218 | 2018 | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | ||
| appeal_category_per_course | BCHM 218 | Add a course after the academic deadline | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | ||
| instructor | BCHM 218 | John Allingham | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:35:48 AM | ||
| status | N/A | Prepared for Review | In Review | Spring Forsberg | 2018-05-29 9:36:14 AM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Denied | Haley Everson | 2018-05-30 4:25:55 PM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Jill Atkinson, Ph.D. | Haley Everson | 2018-05-30 4:25:55 PM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Haley Everson | 2018-05-30 4:26:27 PM |