Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 2618
Decision Date: September 29, 2016
Associate Dean: Sue Blake
Student Name: Alejandra Kudo
Student Email: 13aak15@queensu.ca
Course: CISC 121
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Ms. Kudo:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CISC 121 (S 2016) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations (Appeal of Academic Decisions, IIIb) stress that exceptions to this will only be waived under exceptional circumstances. The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts in general would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students€™ records without clear and compelling documentation indicating that the student€™s performance was significantly compromised by extenuating circumstances beyond his or her control.
The deadlines for dropping courses have been designed and established in order to provide sufficient time for students to determine their interest in the course material, to consider their ability to handle each course, and to evaluate their overall workload.
Extenuating circumstances normally involve a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond your control and debilitating to your overall academic performance. Additionally, these kinds of extraordinary situations are normally supported by documentation from a professional.
Your appeal letter states that you were unable to complete CISC 121 this past summer because you chose to focus on your recovery and an internship, both of which are commendable. However, these choices were within your control, and your appeal does not explain why you did not drop the course when you determined that you could not finish it.
You have appealed to drop several courses in the past year and the most recent decision letter has specified that you should inform yourself of the deadlines so that you can take responsibility for dropping courses before they become failures.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit an appeal to the Board of Studies within 21 days of the date this decision was sent. Guidelines for appealing to the Board of Studies and the appeal form can be found at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on €œBoard of Studies€) Do not use the on-line application for this process. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Office of the Ombudsman for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Sue Blake
Assistant Dean (Studies)
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Decision Date: September 29, 2016
Associate Dean: Sue Blake
Student Name: Alejandra Kudo
Student Email: 13aak15@queensu.ca
Course: CISC 121
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Ms. Kudo:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CISC 121 (S 2016) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations (Appeal of Academic Decisions, IIIb) stress that exceptions to this will only be waived under exceptional circumstances. The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts in general would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students€™ records without clear and compelling documentation indicating that the student€™s performance was significantly compromised by extenuating circumstances beyond his or her control.
The deadlines for dropping courses have been designed and established in order to provide sufficient time for students to determine their interest in the course material, to consider their ability to handle each course, and to evaluate their overall workload.
Extenuating circumstances normally involve a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond your control and debilitating to your overall academic performance. Additionally, these kinds of extraordinary situations are normally supported by documentation from a professional.
Your appeal letter states that you were unable to complete CISC 121 this past summer because you chose to focus on your recovery and an internship, both of which are commendable. However, these choices were within your control, and your appeal does not explain why you did not drop the course when you determined that you could not finish it.
You have appealed to drop several courses in the past year and the most recent decision letter has specified that you should inform yourself of the deadlines so that you can take responsibility for dropping courses before they become failures.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit an appeal to the Board of Studies within 21 days of the date this decision was sent. Guidelines for appealing to the Board of Studies and the appeal form can be found at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on €œBoard of Studies€) Do not use the on-line application for this process. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Office of the Ombudsman for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Sue Blake
Assistant Dean (Studies)
10136014Kudo5
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