Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 5763
Decision Date: July 2, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Bhanu Laul
Student Email: bhanu.laul@queensu.ca
Course: Math385
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Bhanu Laul,
I am sorry to have read that you have been under a high level of pressure during the Winter term. I am sure it has been tough trying to focus on your studies. I have carefully considered your request to drop MATH 385 (W 2019), I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations stress that these rules will only be waived under extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances normally involve a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond your control and debilitating to your overall academic performance. The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students€™ records without clear and compelling documentation of their extenuating circumstances.
In your appeal letter, you acknowledged that you enrolled in six courses during the Winter term at the same time as working two jobs. Unfortunately, taking on more than you can handle is not cause for an appeal. Therefore, I cannot grant your request. This may be a disappointing decision, but let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the low grade is excluded from their grade point average and the higher grade is included which would mean there would be no long term negative impact on your GPA.
In the future, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in a course by week 7 of the term and if you have not been keeping up with the course work, you should drop the course by the week 8 drop deadline. The drop deadline is set at Week 8 to allow students plenty of time to assess their progress in a class and withdraw without any academic penalty if they feel that they cannot keep up with the demands or have the academic background needed to successfully complete it.
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)
20052652Laul_5763
Decision Date: July 2, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Bhanu Laul
Student Email: bhanu.laul@queensu.ca
Course: Math385
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Bhanu Laul,
I am sorry to have read that you have been under a high level of pressure during the Winter term. I am sure it has been tough trying to focus on your studies. I have carefully considered your request to drop MATH 385 (W 2019), I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations stress that these rules will only be waived under extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances normally involve a significant physical or psychological event that is beyond your control and debilitating to your overall academic performance. The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students€™ records without clear and compelling documentation of their extenuating circumstances.
In your appeal letter, you acknowledged that you enrolled in six courses during the Winter term at the same time as working two jobs. Unfortunately, taking on more than you can handle is not cause for an appeal. Therefore, I cannot grant your request. This may be a disappointing decision, but let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the low grade is excluded from their grade point average and the higher grade is included which would mean there would be no long term negative impact on your GPA.
In the future, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in a course by week 7 of the term and if you have not been keeping up with the course work, you should drop the course by the week 8 drop deadline. The drop deadline is set at Week 8 to allow students plenty of time to assess their progress in a class and withdraw without any academic penalty if they feel that they cannot keep up with the demands or have the academic background needed to successfully complete it.
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)
20052652Laul_5763
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