Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 4499
Decision Date: May 30, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Cody Karns
Student Email: 11clk6@queensu.ca

Course: HIST 286
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: COMM 407
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Request an extension of an incomplete grade
Instructor: Jamie Swift

Course: POLS 395
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DEVS 300
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DEVS 320
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DEVS 340
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Kumar Paritosh

Course: ECON 111
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Ugurhan Berkok


Dear Mr. Karns:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop DEVS 320 (F 2015), HIST 286, POLS 395 (F 2017) and DEVS 300 (W 2018) past the academic deadline, request Credit standing in DEVS 340 and ECON 111 (F 2015) and an extension of your incomplete grade in COMM 407 (F 2017). After reviewing your file I have decided the following:

1. I will grant your request to drop HIST 286, POLS 395 (F 2017) and DEVS 300 (W 2018) and extend your incomplete grade in COMM 407. Please get in touch with Professor Swift now to make the appropriate arrangements. Any outstanding work, tests, exams, etc. must be submitted by September 15, 2018 at the latest.

2. I must unfortunately deny your request to drop DEVS 320 (F 2015) and receive Credit standing in DEVS 340 and ECON 111 (F 2015). The documentation supplied with your appeal confirms the timeline and severity of your health conditions for the 2017 Fall term and 2018 Winter term but there is nothing included that addresses the timeline and severity of your condition from the 2015 Fall term or the impact that your condition had on DEVS 320, DEVS 340 and ECON 111 in particular. Without such information, I am not able to justify altering your transcript so long after the fact.

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)

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