Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 6939
Decision Date: October 13, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Xiangyi Chen
Student Email: 16xc9@queensu.ca
Course: PHYS590
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2020
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHYS 317
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Greg van Ander
Course: PHYS 432
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Larrry Widrow
Dear Xiangyi Chen:
I was sorry to read of the health related challenges you outlined in your letter and I have reviewed your appeal to drop PHYS 590 (FW 2019/20) after the drop date as well as change the grades you received in PHYS 317 (W 2018) and PHYS 432 (F 2019) to Aegrotat standing. After careful consideration of the documentation you submitted and the information supplied by the instructor about the learning outcomes achieved in these courses, I have decided to grant your appeal.
The instructor of PHYS 317 has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript an A along with the notation €œAegrotat: estimated grade€.
The instructor of PHYS 432 has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript as an A- along with the notation €œAegrotat: estimated grade€.
I have granted this appeal based on the severity of your extenuating circumstances but need to warn you that the appeals process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. Instead, I encourage you to continue to work with your health care team and consider registering with QSAS who can help you manage both your health and your academics. Going forward, you should pause and evaluate the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The week 8 drop deadlines, as they have been outlined in the €œImportant Dates€ section on the Arts and Science web page, have been established by the Faculty of Arts and Science to ensure a fair and equitable treatment of all students and to facilitate the timely completion of university studies at Queen's.
Note that any change in academic registration may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding. Please consult with the Student Awards Office, Office of the University Registrar, Gordon Hall, to understand the potential implications of changes to course or program registration and/or the consequences of not successfully completing the required course load.
Best of luck with your continued degree progression.
Yours sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20034057Chen
Cc: Professor G. van Ander
Professor L. Widrow
Decision Date: October 13, 2020
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Xiangyi Chen
Student Email: 16xc9@queensu.ca
Course: PHYS590
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2020
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHYS 317
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Greg van Ander
Course: PHYS 432
Term: Fall
Year: 2019
Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Larrry Widrow
Dear Xiangyi Chen:
I was sorry to read of the health related challenges you outlined in your letter and I have reviewed your appeal to drop PHYS 590 (FW 2019/20) after the drop date as well as change the grades you received in PHYS 317 (W 2018) and PHYS 432 (F 2019) to Aegrotat standing. After careful consideration of the documentation you submitted and the information supplied by the instructor about the learning outcomes achieved in these courses, I have decided to grant your appeal.
The instructor of PHYS 317 has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript an A along with the notation €œAegrotat: estimated grade€.
The instructor of PHYS 432 has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript as an A- along with the notation €œAegrotat: estimated grade€.
I have granted this appeal based on the severity of your extenuating circumstances but need to warn you that the appeals process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. Instead, I encourage you to continue to work with your health care team and consider registering with QSAS who can help you manage both your health and your academics. Going forward, you should pause and evaluate the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The week 8 drop deadlines, as they have been outlined in the €œImportant Dates€ section on the Arts and Science web page, have been established by the Faculty of Arts and Science to ensure a fair and equitable treatment of all students and to facilitate the timely completion of university studies at Queen's.
Note that any change in academic registration may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding. Please consult with the Student Awards Office, Office of the University Registrar, Gordon Hall, to understand the potential implications of changes to course or program registration and/or the consequences of not successfully completing the required course load.
Best of luck with your continued degree progression.
Yours sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20034057Chen
Cc: Professor G. van Ander
Professor L. Widrow
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