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Petition Type: New
ID: 691
Submitted: January 21, 2015 at 12:11:38 PM
First Name: Hayley
Last Name: McNorton
Student Number: 10020137
Email: 1hslm@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: POLS HIST
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline
Code: ECON 112
Term: Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Ugurhan Berkok
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
My name is Hayley McNorton and I am making an appeal because of the circumstances of my situation that did not allow me to add a course within the add/drop period.
I am a fourth year student and I want to graduate this spring. In order to do that I applied to graduate before the Christmas break. To make sure that I had the courses to graduate I checked that I had all of my required courses to do so.
On Friday January 16th, which was two weeks after we got back from the holidays, the last day of the add/drop period, and approximately three weeks after I applied to graduate, I got an email from Arts & Science stating that I would not be able to graduate because I was missing 3.0 units. Other than being notified on the last day of the add/drop period, I was notified late in the day (approximately 14:30 pm). Because I was travelling during this time, and consequently did not have access to the internet, I did not receive this email until the Arts & Science department was closed for the weekend. If I was notified earlier on, I would have been able to add a class to fill my requirements within the appropriate add drop period.
On Monday I emailed the Arts& Science department in order to rectify the situation, since I was under the impression that I had all my required courses. They told me my only course of action was to meet with a academic adviser, which I did the following day. My adviser notified me that usually the Arts & Science department would have got back to me earlier since I applied before the break. Because of the circumstances of my situation, including the time and date I was notified, there was no way that I would have been able to add or drop a course in the appropriate add/drop period. It is for this reason that I am appealing to add a course and requesting that the payment I make for this appeal be refunded, as there was no way I could have avoided this situation.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you,
Hayley McNorton.
My name is Hayley McNorton and I am making an appeal because of the circumstances of my situation that did not allow me to add a course within the add/drop period.
I am a fourth year student and I want to graduate this spring. In order to do that I applied to graduate before the Christmas break. To make sure that I had the courses to graduate I checked that I had all of my required courses to do so.
On Friday January 16th, which was two weeks after we got back from the holidays, the last day of the add/drop period, and approximately three weeks after I applied to graduate, I got an email from Arts & Science stating that I would not be able to graduate because I was missing 3.0 units. Other than being notified on the last day of the add/drop period, I was notified late in the day (approximately 14:30 pm). Because I was travelling during this time, and consequently did not have access to the internet, I did not receive this email until the Arts & Science department was closed for the weekend. If I was notified earlier on, I would have been able to add a class to fill my requirements within the appropriate add drop period.
On Monday I emailed the Arts& Science department in order to rectify the situation, since I was under the impression that I had all my required courses. They told me my only course of action was to meet with a academic adviser, which I did the following day. My adviser notified me that usually the Arts & Science department would have got back to me earlier since I applied before the break. Because of the circumstances of my situation, including the time and date I was notified, there was no way that I would have been able to add or drop a course in the appropriate add/drop period. It is for this reason that I am appealing to add a course and requesting that the payment I make for this appeal be refunded, as there was no way I could have avoided this situation.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you,
Hayley McNorton.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Although I am in four upper-year classes, my advanced time-management skills, perseverence and dedication to excellance will enable me to fulfill the duties in each class.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
Documentation Detail: I am waiting to hear back from the faculty member of the class I wish to add. I will email his approval to enter his class once I receive it.
Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted January 21, 2015 at 12:11:38 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Prepared for Review | Carrie Roosenmaalen | 2015-01-21 1:16:45 PM | |
| status | N/A | Prepared for Review | Incomplete | Haley Everson | 2015-01-22 1:03:59 PM | |
| status | N/A | Incomplete | In Review | Haley Everson | 2015-01-23 9:54:27 AM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Granted | Haley Everson | 2015-01-23 1:10:32 PM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Johanne Benard, Ph.D. | Haley Everson | 2015-01-23 1:10:32 PM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Haley Everson | 2015-01-23 1:19:30 PM |