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Petition Type: New
ID: 7492
Submitted: March 27, 2021 at 1:33:09 PM
First Name: Erin
Last Name: Malus
Student Number: 20186806
Email: 19em11@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSCH
Plan: Kinesiology
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request to take more than 6.0 units of courses on a letter of permission through another institution
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean (academic),
My name is Erin Malus. I am in my second year of Kinesiology. The reason for this appeal is to get permission to study aboard. I am looking to get the international school experience for one semester. I would ideally like to study at the University of New South Wales in the winter term of 2022. I had applied to go on exchange through the international programs office, however, I was waitlisted. I understand that some people get off the waitlist but this could be as late as September. Studying abroad is something that I would really like to incorporate into my university experience and I would like take precautions to ensure that I can do so. I feel that there a lot of unique opportunities that can come from studying abroad that I would not be le to experience here. Moreover, I am aware that, unlike in exchange, doing an independent study aboard I am required to pay the international school¿¿s tuition.
My name is Erin Malus. I am in my second year of Kinesiology. The reason for this appeal is to get permission to study aboard. I am looking to get the international school experience for one semester. I would ideally like to study at the University of New South Wales in the winter term of 2022. I had applied to go on exchange through the international programs office, however, I was waitlisted. I understand that some people get off the waitlist but this could be as late as September. Studying abroad is something that I would really like to incorporate into my university experience and I would like take precautions to ensure that I can do so. I feel that there a lot of unique opportunities that can come from studying abroad that I would not be le to experience here. Moreover, I am aware that, unlike in exchange, doing an independent study aboard I am required to pay the international school¿¿s tuition.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I had a meeting with the undergraduate chair of Kinesiology, Anna, and we discussed possible courses that I could take there and how those courses would transfer. UNSW offers many courses that would be equivalent to Kinesiology core courses, HLTH and KNPE. That being said I am planning to take all the ore course I need in third year in the fall semester. However, going to UNSW will allow me some flexibility if I choose to take one or more core classes second semester. Additionally, they offer some unique courses that I would not be able to take at Queen¿¿s but that I can still get credit for, such as, The Marine Environment. This class uses a combination of both theory and practical lessons. You get to learn about the physical and biological environments in the ocean and human impacts on those environments, then you get to actually go see these findings in the ocean that is minutes away from campus. Additionally, UNSW offers flexible study plans, called tailored terms. I would be interested in doing tailored term 1. This would allow me to take one course during their summer term in January and then proceed to do a normal term 1from February to May. Anna confirmed that I am on track in my academic requirements and studying abroad would not hinder that. Anna and I will be meeting again shortly.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Undergraduate Chair of Kinesiology, Anna, will be sending an email of support following this appeal