Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 5385
Decision Date: April 11, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Victoria Preston-Walker
Student Email: v.prestonwalker@queensu.ca
Course: BMED 270
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Helene Ouellette-Kuntz
Dear Victoria Preston-Walker:
I was sorry to have read in your letter of appeal that you recently experienced a circumstance that has affected your health. After carefully considering your request to receive Credit standing in BMED 270 (F 18). I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, Academic Regulation 10.3.2. states that, Credit standing in a course is reserved for situations in which a student, who has completed and passed all of the work of the course including the final examination, but because of illness or other extenuating circumstances beyond their control, earned a substantially lower grade than might have been expected, normally a grade of C or lower.€ Credit standing is only granted in cases where there are well-documented and unforeseen extenuating circumstances outside of a student€™s control. 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.
From your own description, your appeal does describe circumstances that are extenuating in nature. You mention that you avoided activities related to the course however according the grade breakdown provided by your course instructor; you only missed approximately 4 of the course work. You did well on many components of the course. Therefore a grade of C is not out of line with your past academic history. In addition, the documentation you provided does not address how specific assignments were impacted. It is not evident that this grade is €œsubstantially lower than might have been expected€.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at 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 the Office of the Ombudsman (www.queensu.ca/ombudsman) for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
20016187Preston-Walker_5385
Decision Date: April 11, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Victoria Preston-Walker
Student Email: v.prestonwalker@queensu.ca
Course: BMED 270
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Helene Ouellette-Kuntz
Dear Victoria Preston-Walker:
I was sorry to have read in your letter of appeal that you recently experienced a circumstance that has affected your health. After carefully considering your request to receive Credit standing in BMED 270 (F 18). I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, Academic Regulation 10.3.2. states that, Credit standing in a course is reserved for situations in which a student, who has completed and passed all of the work of the course including the final examination, but because of illness or other extenuating circumstances beyond their control, earned a substantially lower grade than might have been expected, normally a grade of C or lower.€ Credit standing is only granted in cases where there are well-documented and unforeseen extenuating circumstances outside of a student€™s control. 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.
From your own description, your appeal does describe circumstances that are extenuating in nature. You mention that you avoided activities related to the course however according the grade breakdown provided by your course instructor; you only missed approximately 4 of the course work. You did well on many components of the course. Therefore a grade of C is not out of line with your past academic history. In addition, the documentation you provided does not address how specific assignments were impacted. It is not evident that this grade is €œsubstantially lower than might have been expected€.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at 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 the Office of the Ombudsman (www.queensu.ca/ombudsman) for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
20016187Preston-Walker_5385
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