Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 4772
Decision Date: August 3, 2018
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Aniela Tolentino
Student Email: 15abdt@queensu.ca
Course: ENIN204
Term: Summer
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PSYC 100
Term: Summer
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Ms. Tolentino:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ENIN 204 and PSYC 100 (S 2018) 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 extenuating 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 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 you report that you have experienced personal difficulties this summer due to the academic and nonacademic commitments you have undertaken, these are not grounds to appeal to drop the courses after the deadline. You were warned ahead of time that three courses over the Summer term is a heavy course load. Your doctor also recommended that you drop two courses on June 27th, two days before the drop deadline. Unfortunately, you made the choice to carry on in all your courses.
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 (613-533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
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Decision Date: August 3, 2018
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Aniela Tolentino
Student Email: 15abdt@queensu.ca
Course: ENIN204
Term: Summer
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PSYC 100
Term: Summer
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Ms. Tolentino:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ENIN 204 and PSYC 100 (S 2018) 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 extenuating 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 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 you report that you have experienced personal difficulties this summer due to the academic and nonacademic commitments you have undertaken, these are not grounds to appeal to drop the courses after the deadline. You were warned ahead of time that three courses over the Summer term is a heavy course load. Your doctor also recommended that you drop two courses on June 27th, two days before the drop deadline. Unfortunately, you made the choice to carry on in all your courses.
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 (613-533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).
Sincerely,
Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
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