Decision Letter
Submission Number: 10213
Decision Date: June 26, 2023
Associate Dean:
Student Name: Somtochukwu Prince-Agbodjan
Student Email: 21shhp@queensu.ca
Course: MATH 112
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
June 21, 2023
Prince-Agbodjan Somtochukwu
21shhp@queensu.ca
Dear Somtochukwu :
On June 20, the Board of Studies reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson’s decision to deny your request to drop MATH 112 (Winter 2023) after the deadline. Board members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Faculty member), Yael Schlick (Faculty member), and Amaiya Walters (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 drop MATH 112 (Winter 2023) after the deadline, finding it reasonable in light of the Faculty’s regulations and your academic record.
In your letter of appeal to the Board and in your earlier submission to the Associate Dean, you asserted that you were not able to grasp the course material and that you received a midterm grade of 2% in MATH 112. We understand that this grade was published after the drop deadline, but you did not provide any evidence for extenuating circumstances, and, furthermore, you did not claim that you experienced extenuating circumstances. The Board agrees with the Associate Dean that you are not eligible for a late drop and that it remains the student’s responsibility to manage their academics and, if needed, to drop a course by the deadline.
We recognize the importance of this decision to you. We would also like to reiterate the Associate Dean’s advice to consider repeating MATH 112 and remind you that only the best mark 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. Please also note that Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) or Rules of Procedure for USAB 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.
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
20354470 Prince-Agbodjan Somtochukwu
Decision Date: June 26, 2023
Associate Dean:
Student Name: Somtochukwu Prince-Agbodjan
Student Email: 21shhp@queensu.ca
Course: MATH 112
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
June 21, 2023
Prince-Agbodjan Somtochukwu
21shhp@queensu.ca
Dear Somtochukwu :
On June 20, the Board of Studies reviewed your appeal of Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson’s decision to deny your request to drop MATH 112 (Winter 2023) after the deadline. Board members present that day were Johanne Bénard (Chair), Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Faculty member), Yael Schlick (Faculty member), and Amaiya Walters (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 drop MATH 112 (Winter 2023) after the deadline, finding it reasonable in light of the Faculty’s regulations and your academic record.
In your letter of appeal to the Board and in your earlier submission to the Associate Dean, you asserted that you were not able to grasp the course material and that you received a midterm grade of 2% in MATH 112. We understand that this grade was published after the drop deadline, but you did not provide any evidence for extenuating circumstances, and, furthermore, you did not claim that you experienced extenuating circumstances. The Board agrees with the Associate Dean that you are not eligible for a late drop and that it remains the student’s responsibility to manage their academics and, if needed, to drop a course by the deadline.
We recognize the importance of this decision to you. We would also like to reiterate the Associate Dean’s advice to consider repeating MATH 112 and remind you that only the best mark 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. Please also note that Student Academic Appeals Policy (SAAP) or Rules of Procedure for USAB 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.
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
20354470 Prince-Agbodjan Somtochukwu
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