Decision Letter
Submission Number: 10127
Decision Date: June 14, 2023
Associate Dean:
Student Name: mikaela young-gayle
Student Email: 20mryg@queensu.ca
Course: RELS 131
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Mikaela :
On Monday June 12, the Board of Studies reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson’s decision to deny your request to drop RELS 131 (Summer 2022) after the deadline. Board members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Brooke Cameron (Faculty member), James Mingo (Faculty member), and Therese de Rivera (Student representative). Pamela Briand (Arts and Science resource staff) was also present.
At this meeting, after carefully reviewing all the written submissions, including the emails from ASO regarding your minimal engagement in the course, the Board voted to uphold the Associate Dean’s decision to deny your request for a retroactive drop of RELS 131, finding it reasonable in light of the Faculty’s regulations and your academic record.
We agree with the Associate Dean that the petitions and appeals process at Queen’s is a document-based system and that decisions are made based on information provided by documents that attest to extenuating circumstances. Since you did not provide any documentation regarding extenuating circumstances that would have impacted your academic abilities in the summer of 2022, we consider that RELS 131 is ineligible for late drop.
The Board recognizes that this decision is disappointing to you. We would advise you to consider repeating RELS 131 and we remind you that only the best marks for this course will count towards your GPA.
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: June 14, 2023
Associate Dean:
Student Name: mikaela young-gayle
Student Email: 20mryg@queensu.ca
Course: RELS 131
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Mikaela :
On Monday June 12, the Board of Studies reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson’s decision to deny your request to drop RELS 131 (Summer 2022) after the deadline. Board members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Brooke Cameron (Faculty member), James Mingo (Faculty member), and Therese de Rivera (Student representative). Pamela Briand (Arts and Science resource staff) was also present.
At this meeting, after carefully reviewing all the written submissions, including the emails from ASO regarding your minimal engagement in the course, the Board voted to uphold the Associate Dean’s decision to deny your request for a retroactive drop of RELS 131, finding it reasonable in light of the Faculty’s regulations and your academic record.
We agree with the Associate Dean that the petitions and appeals process at Queen’s is a document-based system and that decisions are made based on information provided by documents that attest to extenuating circumstances. Since you did not provide any documentation regarding extenuating circumstances that would have impacted your academic abilities in the summer of 2022, we consider that RELS 131 is ineligible for late drop.
The Board recognizes that this decision is disappointing to you. We would advise you to consider repeating RELS 131 and we remind you that only the best marks for this course will count towards your GPA.
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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