Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 9846
Decision Date: January 30, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Anshul Pattoo
Student Email: anshul.pattoo@queensu.ca
Course: CISC 271
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Randy Ellis
Course: CISC 497
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request an extension of an incomplete grade
Instructor: Catherine Stinson
Dear Anshul:
I was sorry to read of the challenges you reported in your petition, and I have carefully considered your request to receive Credit standing in CISC 271 (W 2022) as well as receive an extension of an Incomplete grade in CISC 497 (W 2022). After reviewing your file, 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 all of the work in the course including the final examination, and achieved a passing grade in the course, 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.?
The extension of the Incomplete grade in CISC 497 was carefully considered due to the circumstances outlined as well as the documentation submitted, but the information I received from the instructor indicates that significant accommodation was given in that course during the term that it was offered. The instructor advised that the design of this course offered that the best 4 of the 5 tests grades be used and that for each test, the higher of the raw score and a decile rank was used.??I understand that you wrote 3 of the 5 tests and submitted the first 4 assignments. You were granted an unusual extension for the 5th assignment but did not meet the extended deadline. As you note in your petition letter,??you were given as much time as needed to complete missing coursework, namely, assignments and short quizzes. Additionally, I understand that you were offered re-grading of the entire set of assessments but that you respectfully declined the offer. Unfortunately, I cannot support the petition based on that input and since you made a strategic decision to neglect the course.
Going forward, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in courses by week 7 of the term and if you are finding the material too difficult or have not kept 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.
Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop deadline is our??Academic Consideration protocol.?? A??student can request short term??consideration??if they need more time to complete an assignment or miss a class due to documented extenuating circumstances. Here is the link for information about that process:??????
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https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/undergrad-students/academic-consideration-for-students??
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Anshul, let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the lower grade is excluded from their GPA and the higher grade is included.
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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 ??Board of Studies?).??You may contact the Office of the University Ombudsperson for information about??student rights and responsibilities??https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness and guidance on policy and procedure by visiting their website at https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/.
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Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policyE and Rules of Procedure for USAB https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy/usab-rules-of-procedure are Queen??s university Senate approved appeal policies. In the event that an inconsistency arises between these policies and Arts & Science regulations, SAAP and USAB will supersede.
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Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20124223Pattoo
cc: Prof. Stinson
Prof. Ellis
Decision Date: January 30, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Anshul Pattoo
Student Email: anshul.pattoo@queensu.ca
Course: CISC 271
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Randy Ellis
Course: CISC 497
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request an extension of an incomplete grade
Instructor: Catherine Stinson
Dear Anshul:
I was sorry to read of the challenges you reported in your petition, and I have carefully considered your request to receive Credit standing in CISC 271 (W 2022) as well as receive an extension of an Incomplete grade in CISC 497 (W 2022). After reviewing your file, 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 all of the work in the course including the final examination, and achieved a passing grade in the course, 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.?
The extension of the Incomplete grade in CISC 497 was carefully considered due to the circumstances outlined as well as the documentation submitted, but the information I received from the instructor indicates that significant accommodation was given in that course during the term that it was offered. The instructor advised that the design of this course offered that the best 4 of the 5 tests grades be used and that for each test, the higher of the raw score and a decile rank was used.??I understand that you wrote 3 of the 5 tests and submitted the first 4 assignments. You were granted an unusual extension for the 5th assignment but did not meet the extended deadline. As you note in your petition letter,??you were given as much time as needed to complete missing coursework, namely, assignments and short quizzes. Additionally, I understand that you were offered re-grading of the entire set of assessments but that you respectfully declined the offer. Unfortunately, I cannot support the petition based on that input and since you made a strategic decision to neglect the course.
Going forward, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in courses by week 7 of the term and if you are finding the material too difficult or have not kept 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.
Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop deadline is our??Academic Consideration protocol.?? A??student can request short term??consideration??if they need more time to complete an assignment or miss a class due to documented extenuating circumstances. Here is the link for information about that process:??????
??
https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/undergrad-students/academic-consideration-for-students??
??
Anshul, let me remind you that if a student repeats a course, the lower grade is excluded from their GPA and the higher grade is included.
??
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 ??Board of Studies?).??You may contact the Office of the University Ombudsperson for information about??student rights and responsibilities??https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness and guidance on policy and procedure by visiting their website at https://www.queensu.ca/ombuds/.
??
Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policyE and Rules of Procedure for USAB https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy/usab-rules-of-procedure are Queen??s university Senate approved appeal policies. In the event that an inconsistency arises between these policies and Arts & Science regulations, SAAP and USAB will supersede.
??
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20124223Pattoo
cc: Prof. Stinson
Prof. Ellis
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