Decision Letter
Submission Number: 10437
Decision Date: June 12, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Xiaoyao Feng
Student Email: 18xf@queensu.ca
Course: LING 330
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHIL 151
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHIL 151
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Xiaoyao:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop PHIL 151 (S22), LING 330 and PHIL 151 (W23) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations (Appeal of Academic Decisions, IIIb) stress that exceptions to this will only be waived under "extenuating circumstances." The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts in general would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students’ records without clear and compelling documentation indicating that their performance was significantly compromised by circumstances beyond their control.
I certainly empathize with your situation and understand that this is a disappointing decision however I want to remind you that the petitions team attempted to connect with you through email for additional information and documentation to help support your request. With the absence of documentation to confirm that an unexpected extenuating circumstance impacted your academic ability in these courses, I cannot grant your request.
I am happy to see that you are currently repeating PHIL 151 during the 2023 Summer term. As you know, repeating courses is a recommended strategy if you are concerned about a lower grade impacting your grade point average. When repeating the exact same course, both grades remain on your transcript but only the higher one is included within your cumulative GPA.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean’s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at 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 queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness and guidance on policy and procedure by visiting their website at queensu.ca/ombuds/.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
Decision Date: June 12, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Xiaoyao Feng
Student Email: 18xf@queensu.ca
Course: LING 330
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHIL 151
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHIL 151
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Xiaoyao:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop PHIL 151 (S22), LING 330 and PHIL 151 (W23) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to deny your request.
As you know, courses must be dropped on SOLUS within the published deadlines. The Academic Regulations (Appeal of Academic Decisions, IIIb) stress that exceptions to this will only be waived under "extenuating circumstances." The integrity of Arts and Science transcripts in general would be greatly diminished if the Faculty were to effect changes to students’ records without clear and compelling documentation indicating that their performance was significantly compromised by circumstances beyond their control.
I certainly empathize with your situation and understand that this is a disappointing decision however I want to remind you that the petitions team attempted to connect with you through email for additional information and documentation to help support your request. With the absence of documentation to confirm that an unexpected extenuating circumstance impacted your academic ability in these courses, I cannot grant your request.
I am happy to see that you are currently repeating PHIL 151 during the 2023 Summer term. As you know, repeating courses is a recommended strategy if you are concerned about a lower grade impacting your grade point average. When repeating the exact same course, both grades remain on your transcript but only the higher one is included within your cumulative GPA.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean’s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at 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 queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness and guidance on policy and procedure by visiting their website at queensu.ca/ombuds/.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
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