Decision Letter
Submission Number: 10772
Decision Date: July 31, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Rylee Pawlikowski
Student Email: 19rap6@queensu.ca
Course: DEVS 220
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: CLST 205
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Rylee:
I am sorry to have read in your petition letter that your health has continued to be a challenge this summer, and I have carefully considered your request to drop DEVS 220 and CLST 205 (S 2023) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.
I have granted this petition based on your circumstances, and since in the decision letter you were sent related to your Requirement to Withdraw, I had raised a concern about the number of courses you were registered in during this current summer term. In the future, I would strongly suggest that you not take an excessive amount of courses during the condensed summer term since it is difficult to manage so many courses while also managing your health.
Going forward, you will be responsible for managing the impact of your condition on your academics proactively and not after the fact via the petition process. I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in each of your Fall/Winter courses during week 7 of the term. If you have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop the course by week 8 of term. The drop deadlines, outlined in the “Important Dates” section on the Faculty of Arts and Science web page, have been established to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all students.
Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop date deadline is our Academic Consideration protocol. A student can request short term consideration if they need more time to complete an assignment or had to 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
Rylee, I strongly encourage you continue to work with your support persons and to proactively manage the impact of your condition on your academics. If you have not yet registered with QSAS, I encourage you to discuss this option with your counsellor since a QSAS Advisor can put in place appropriate accommodations to help you manage the impact of your challenges on your academics.
Note that any change in academic registration may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding. Please consult with the Student Awards Office, Office of the University Registrar, Gordon Hall, to understand the potential implications of changes to course or program registration and/or the consequences of not successfully completing the required course load.
Best of luck in your courses next year.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20228537Pawlikowski
Decision Date: July 31, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Rylee Pawlikowski
Student Email: 19rap6@queensu.ca
Course: DEVS 220
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: CLST 205
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Rylee:
I am sorry to have read in your petition letter that your health has continued to be a challenge this summer, and I have carefully considered your request to drop DEVS 220 and CLST 205 (S 2023) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.
I have granted this petition based on your circumstances, and since in the decision letter you were sent related to your Requirement to Withdraw, I had raised a concern about the number of courses you were registered in during this current summer term. In the future, I would strongly suggest that you not take an excessive amount of courses during the condensed summer term since it is difficult to manage so many courses while also managing your health.
Going forward, you will be responsible for managing the impact of your condition on your academics proactively and not after the fact via the petition process. I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in each of your Fall/Winter courses during week 7 of the term. If you have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop the course by week 8 of term. The drop deadlines, outlined in the “Important Dates” section on the Faculty of Arts and Science web page, have been established to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all students.
Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop date deadline is our Academic Consideration protocol. A student can request short term consideration if they need more time to complete an assignment or had to 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
Rylee, I strongly encourage you continue to work with your support persons and to proactively manage the impact of your condition on your academics. If you have not yet registered with QSAS, I encourage you to discuss this option with your counsellor since a QSAS Advisor can put in place appropriate accommodations to help you manage the impact of your challenges on your academics.
Note that any change in academic registration may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding. Please consult with the Student Awards Office, Office of the University Registrar, Gordon Hall, to understand the potential implications of changes to course or program registration and/or the consequences of not successfully completing the required course load.
Best of luck in your courses next year.
Sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
20228537Pawlikowski
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