Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 9617
Decision Date: January 30, 2023
Associate Dean: 0
Student Name: Nav Brar
Student Email: 20nb21@queensu.ca
Course: PSYC 333
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Nav:
On Friday January 27, the Board of Studies reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson??s decision to deny your request to drop PSYC 333 (Winter 2022) after the deadline. Board members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Faculty member), Troy Day (Faculty member), and Yara Hussein (Student representative). Pamela Briand (Arts and Science resource staff) was also present.
At this meeting, after carefully reviewing all the written submissions, including 3 medical notes from your doctor and one note from your social worker, the Board voted to uphold the Associate Dean??s decision to deny your request for a retroactive drop of PSYC 333 (Winter 2022), finding it reasonable in light of the Faculty??s regulations and your academic record.
The Board recognizes the extenuating circumstances that you have experienced in the winter of 2022. These circumstances have been documented by the third note from your doctor (dated December 5, 2022) attesting that your medical condition has been ongoing since the winter of 2022. Nonetheless, we agree with the Associate Dean that this documentation is too vague to grant a late drop and that the impact on this course is not clear, given that you have successfully completed another course in the same term. The Board would also like to remind you that students are expected to adhere to university drop dates and not persist in courses in which they have fallen behind, even when their academic performance is affected by extenuating circumstances.
We recognize the importance of this decision to you and want to assure you that we explored all aspects of your appeal through discussion of your file.
In April 2021, the Queen??s University Senate released a new appeals policy, which you can read here: https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy. According to this new policy, the Board of Appeals is the last step in the appeal process for this matter since your ability to progress to the next level has not been affected by this decision.
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: January 30, 2023
Associate Dean: 0
Student Name: Nav Brar
Student Email: 20nb21@queensu.ca
Course: PSYC 333
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Nav:
On Friday January 27, the Board of Studies reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson??s decision to deny your request to drop PSYC 333 (Winter 2022) after the deadline. Board members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Faculty member), Troy Day (Faculty member), and Yara Hussein (Student representative). Pamela Briand (Arts and Science resource staff) was also present.
At this meeting, after carefully reviewing all the written submissions, including 3 medical notes from your doctor and one note from your social worker, the Board voted to uphold the Associate Dean??s decision to deny your request for a retroactive drop of PSYC 333 (Winter 2022), finding it reasonable in light of the Faculty??s regulations and your academic record.
The Board recognizes the extenuating circumstances that you have experienced in the winter of 2022. These circumstances have been documented by the third note from your doctor (dated December 5, 2022) attesting that your medical condition has been ongoing since the winter of 2022. Nonetheless, we agree with the Associate Dean that this documentation is too vague to grant a late drop and that the impact on this course is not clear, given that you have successfully completed another course in the same term. The Board would also like to remind you that students are expected to adhere to university drop dates and not persist in courses in which they have fallen behind, even when their academic performance is affected by extenuating circumstances.
We recognize the importance of this decision to you and want to assure you that we explored all aspects of your appeal through discussion of your file.
In April 2021, the Queen??s University Senate released a new appeals policy, which you can read here: https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senate/student-academic-appeals-policy. According to this new policy, the Board of Appeals is the last step in the appeal process for this matter since your ability to progress to the next level has not been affected by this decision.
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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