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Petition Type: New
ID: 5765
Submitted: May 18, 2019 at 10:09:24 AM
First Name: Sabina
Last Name: Litherland
Student Number: 10186553
Email: 14srl2@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: DRAM/MUSC
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: Law 705
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Jonathan Shanks
Code: Law 207
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Gerard Kennedy and Brian Kolenda
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Associate Dean (Studies),
I am writing to request Credit Standing for Law 705 and Law 207, which I completed in the Winter 2019 semester. I believe that my extenuating circumstances prevented me from being able to complete the courses to the best of my ability.
In February of 2019, I lost my Grandma suddenly to a heart attack. She and I were extremely close, and I found it difficult to work through my grief. I took a week off to spend time with family, to try to accept the unimaginable. I took the initiative to contact each of my professors, and they were kind enough to give me extensions on the work that I missed. Unfortunately, this caused me to fall behind. I spent the entire semester working on prioritizing my work and submitting assignments as soon as I was able.
Additionally, as a result of the emotions I was dealing with, I felt that I was simply going through the motions of school. I lost the energy to invest in my education and my retention of course material suffered. This was challenging when it came to Law 705 and 207, which were online courses. Through the weeks and months of just trying to keep up, I lost my focus when it came to the independent study of online learning. I know that if circumstances had been different, I would have had the stamina and focus to be able to achieve higher success in these courses.
I am requesting Credit Standing in Law 705 and 207 because I know that losing my Grandma had a hugely negative impact on me throughout these last few months.
Sabina Litherland
10186553
I am writing to request Credit Standing for Law 705 and Law 207, which I completed in the Winter 2019 semester. I believe that my extenuating circumstances prevented me from being able to complete the courses to the best of my ability.
In February of 2019, I lost my Grandma suddenly to a heart attack. She and I were extremely close, and I found it difficult to work through my grief. I took a week off to spend time with family, to try to accept the unimaginable. I took the initiative to contact each of my professors, and they were kind enough to give me extensions on the work that I missed. Unfortunately, this caused me to fall behind. I spent the entire semester working on prioritizing my work and submitting assignments as soon as I was able.
Additionally, as a result of the emotions I was dealing with, I felt that I was simply going through the motions of school. I lost the energy to invest in my education and my retention of course material suffered. This was challenging when it came to Law 705 and 207, which were online courses. Through the weeks and months of just trying to keep up, I lost my focus when it came to the independent study of online learning. I know that if circumstances had been different, I would have had the stamina and focus to be able to achieve higher success in these courses.
I am requesting Credit Standing in Law 705 and 207 because I know that losing my Grandma had a hugely negative impact on me throughout these last few months.
Sabina Litherland
10186553
Documentation
Professional Letter: Letter of Extenuating Circumstances.jpg
Document: Elaine Litherland Death Certificate.jpg
