Decision Letter
Submission Number: 13112
Decision Date: February 19, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: James Oland
Student Email: 22bvxd@queensu.ca
Course: POLS 212
Term: Winter
Year: 2025
Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor: Caroline Dunton
Additional Information: Assignment (Module Reflection Paper)
Dear James:
We have received the results of your petition request #13112 to Review an Instructor’s Decision on Grading related to the Module Reflection Paper of POLS 212 (Winter 2025).
As per the Arts and Science Academic Calendar, Academic Petitions and Appeals Regulation 1.7.1.10, To Facilitate a Formal Review of Instructors’ Decisions on Grading of Term Work and/or Final Examinations, a student may petition for a formal review of a grade assigned to a specific course component, subject to the marking scheme set out by the course instructor. Additionally, in accordance with this regulation, the reconsidered grade, which may be higher than or remain unchanged from the original, may not be appealed.
As part of the Formal Review process, the Head of the Department of Political Studies, Jonathan Rose, gathered the relevant course materials (your reflection paper, the assignment instructions and the course syllabus) and provided them to two reviewers with good knowledge of the course material.
During the Formal Review, both reviewers independently evaluated your reflection paper and supplied the Department Head with a grade in it. In cases where there was a discrepancy between the two sets of grades, it was the Department Head’s responsibility to arbitrate the final reconsidered grade.
The findings of the Formal Review are as follows:
Module Reflection Paper: The Formal Review did not result in a change to your final grade in POLS 212 (Winter 2025) as the reconsidered grade for this component was lower than your original grade of 21.6/30.
If you are concerned with the impact that your final grade in this course has on your GPA, you may consider repeating it in a future term. When repeating the exact same course code, both attempts will appear on your transcript however, only the higher grade will be included within the calculation of your cumulative GPA.
Sincerely,
On behalf of Dorit Naaman, Associate Dean (Academic)
Academic Petitions Team
Faculty of Arts and Science
Decision Date: February 19, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: James Oland
Student Email: 22bvxd@queensu.ca
Course: POLS 212
Term: Winter
Year: 2025
Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor: Caroline Dunton
Additional Information: Assignment (Module Reflection Paper)
Dear James:
We have received the results of your petition request #13112 to Review an Instructor’s Decision on Grading related to the Module Reflection Paper of POLS 212 (Winter 2025).
As per the Arts and Science Academic Calendar, Academic Petitions and Appeals Regulation 1.7.1.10, To Facilitate a Formal Review of Instructors’ Decisions on Grading of Term Work and/or Final Examinations, a student may petition for a formal review of a grade assigned to a specific course component, subject to the marking scheme set out by the course instructor. Additionally, in accordance with this regulation, the reconsidered grade, which may be higher than or remain unchanged from the original, may not be appealed.
As part of the Formal Review process, the Head of the Department of Political Studies, Jonathan Rose, gathered the relevant course materials (your reflection paper, the assignment instructions and the course syllabus) and provided them to two reviewers with good knowledge of the course material.
During the Formal Review, both reviewers independently evaluated your reflection paper and supplied the Department Head with a grade in it. In cases where there was a discrepancy between the two sets of grades, it was the Department Head’s responsibility to arbitrate the final reconsidered grade.
The findings of the Formal Review are as follows:
Module Reflection Paper: The Formal Review did not result in a change to your final grade in POLS 212 (Winter 2025) as the reconsidered grade for this component was lower than your original grade of 21.6/30.
If you are concerned with the impact that your final grade in this course has on your GPA, you may consider repeating it in a future term. When repeating the exact same course code, both attempts will appear on your transcript however, only the higher grade will be included within the calculation of your cumulative GPA.
Sincerely,
On behalf of Dorit Naaman, Associate Dean (Academic)
Academic Petitions Team
Faculty of Arts and Science
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