Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 9609
Decision Date: October 20, 2022
Associate Dean: 0
Student Name: Kaleo Place
Student Email: 18kcp@queensu.ca
Course: LLCU 213
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Antonio Nicaso
Course: CISC 121
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Anwar Hossain
Course: ECON 332
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Ian Kaey
Course: ECON 370
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Allen Head
Course: COMM 212
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Kurt Schobel
Dear Kaleo:
On Tuesday, October 19, 2022, the Board of Studies (Board) reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson??s decision to deny your request to add LLCU 213, CISC 121, ECON 332, ECON 370, COMM 212 after the deadline. Members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Brooke Cameron (Faculty member), Troy Day (Faculty member), and Alicia Parker (Student representative). Pamela Briand (Arts and Science resource staff) was also present.
At this meeting, after carefully reviewing all written submissions contained in the file, the Board voted to uphold the Associate Dean??s decision to deny your appeal to add the five courses after the deadline, finding her decision reasonable in light of the Faculty??s regulations and your academic record. I wish to emphasize that the Board appreciates the importance of this decision to you, and I want to assure you that every effort was made to explore all aspects of your appeal in our discussion.
We recognize that you experienced technical difficulties during the registration period. Nonetheless, we agree with the Associate Dean that the documents included in your appeal do not provide clear evidence on the reasons why these difficulties could not be resolved in the two months between your enrolment appointment on July 21 and the last day to add courses on September 19. Given your academic history and the fact that we are at week 6 of the term, the Board also considered that a late enrolment could be detrimental to your success in the courses and could hinder your progress toward your degree.
The Board is sympathetic to your case and would like to encourage you to reach out to put supports in place for a successful return to Queen??s in the winter term. We would also like to emphasize the importance of respecting academic deadlines.
If you wish to appeal this decision, you may appeal to the University Student Appeal Board (USAB). Grounds for appeal are listed in Section E of the Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) at https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy and the Rules of Procedure for University Student Appeal Board (USAB) can be found at https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-appeals-rights-discipline-policy/rules-procedure-usab. Appeals to USAB must be submitted within two weeks of this decision. For additional information on USAB, please visit https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/university-student-appeal-board.
On behalf of the Board of Studies, I would like to wish you every success as you pursue your educational and career goals.
Sincerely,
Johanne Bénard
Chair, Board of Studies
Decision Date: October 20, 2022
Associate Dean: 0
Student Name: Kaleo Place
Student Email: 18kcp@queensu.ca
Course: LLCU 213
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Antonio Nicaso
Course: CISC 121
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Anwar Hossain
Course: ECON 332
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Ian Kaey
Course: ECON 370
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Allen Head
Course: COMM 212
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Kurt Schobel
Dear Kaleo:
On Tuesday, October 19, 2022, the Board of Studies (Board) reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson??s decision to deny your request to add LLCU 213, CISC 121, ECON 332, ECON 370, COMM 212 after the deadline. Members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Brooke Cameron (Faculty member), Troy Day (Faculty member), and Alicia Parker (Student representative). Pamela Briand (Arts and Science resource staff) was also present.
At this meeting, after carefully reviewing all written submissions contained in the file, the Board voted to uphold the Associate Dean??s decision to deny your appeal to add the five courses after the deadline, finding her decision reasonable in light of the Faculty??s regulations and your academic record. I wish to emphasize that the Board appreciates the importance of this decision to you, and I want to assure you that every effort was made to explore all aspects of your appeal in our discussion.
We recognize that you experienced technical difficulties during the registration period. Nonetheless, we agree with the Associate Dean that the documents included in your appeal do not provide clear evidence on the reasons why these difficulties could not be resolved in the two months between your enrolment appointment on July 21 and the last day to add courses on September 19. Given your academic history and the fact that we are at week 6 of the term, the Board also considered that a late enrolment could be detrimental to your success in the courses and could hinder your progress toward your degree.
The Board is sympathetic to your case and would like to encourage you to reach out to put supports in place for a successful return to Queen??s in the winter term. We would also like to emphasize the importance of respecting academic deadlines.
If you wish to appeal this decision, you may appeal to the University Student Appeal Board (USAB). Grounds for appeal are listed in Section E of the Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) at https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy and the Rules of Procedure for University Student Appeal Board (USAB) can be found at https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-appeals-rights-discipline-policy/rules-procedure-usab. Appeals to USAB must be submitted within two weeks of this decision. For additional information on USAB, please visit https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/university-student-appeal-board.
On behalf of the Board of Studies, I would like to wish you every success as you pursue your educational and career goals.
Sincerely,
Johanne Bénard
Chair, Board of Studies
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