Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 2656
Decision Date: February 9, 2017
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sanna Ispahany
Student Email: sanna.ispahany@queensu.ca
Course: ECON 212
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 262
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 242
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Ms. Ispahany:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ECON 212, POLS 242 and POLS 262 (W 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.
While your appeal mentions some circumstances that sound extenuating in nature, there is no supporting documentation provided, despite several reminders from our office to submit it. Without the presence of any documentation from a healthcare professional to confirm the full timeline and severity of your extenuating circumstances, beyond your control, which would have prevented you from meeting the drop deadlines for these courses, I unfortunately cannot waive the Faculty Regulation.
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,
Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10112454Ispahany
Decision Date: February 9, 2017
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sanna Ispahany
Student Email: sanna.ispahany@queensu.ca
Course: ECON 212
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 262
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 242
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Ms. Ispahany:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ECON 212, POLS 242 and POLS 262 (W 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.
While your appeal mentions some circumstances that sound extenuating in nature, there is no supporting documentation provided, despite several reminders from our office to submit it. Without the presence of any documentation from a healthcare professional to confirm the full timeline and severity of your extenuating circumstances, beyond your control, which would have prevented you from meeting the drop deadlines for these courses, I unfortunately cannot waive the Faculty Regulation.
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,
Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
10112454Ispahany
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