Decision Letter
Submission Number: 14006
Decision Date: April 6, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Bree Bourget
Student Email: 23ygs1@queensu.ca
Course: ANAT 315
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Tomalty
Dear Bree Bourget,
I have carefully considered your request for Credit Standing in ANAT 315 (F25) and while I’m unable to grant your petition, I want to assure you that I’ve taken your circumstances into account as part of this decision. In making this decision, I reviewed your petition letter, supporting documentation, and information provided by the course instructor.
According to the Academic Appeal and Petition Regulation 1.7.1.4 Credit Standing is reserved for a course in which a student who has completed all of the work of the class, including the final examination, and achieved a passing grade in the class, but due to illness or other extenuating circumstances beyond their control, earned a substantially lower grade than might have been expected.
I acknowledge the extenuating circumstances you described in your petition letter and I understand how the injury you sustained affected your ability to participate and attend classes during the 2025 Fall term, as confirmed by the documentation you supplied.
That said, the instructor of ANAT 315 has indicated that your final grade in the course was 50.51%. While this meets the minimum passing requirement, your grades throughout the term, including the midterm components, show that you achieved several low or failing marks. Students are responsible for monitoring their progress in a course and making use of the academic supports and options available, such as accommodations through QSAS or short-term Academic Consideration. It is also the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their coursework prior to the drop deadline of the term. As your individual grades in ANAT 315 suggest that all of the learning outcomes of the course weren’t met, I cannot grant this request.
If you are concerned with the impact that your final grade in ANAT 315 has on your cumulative GPA, I would suggest that you 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.
Additionally, if you wish to appeal this decision, you are welcome to submit an appeal to the Board of Studies. Information on the appeal process and deadlines is available at
queensu.ca/artsci/undergraduate/student-services/academic-petitions-and-appeals (click on “Second Level”). The Office of the University Ombudsperson offers guidance on student rights and procedural fairness at queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness, and they are also available to support you at queensu.ca/ombuds.
Sincerely,
Dorit Naaman, PhD
Associate Dean (Academic)
Decision Date: April 6, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Bree Bourget
Student Email: 23ygs1@queensu.ca
Course: ANAT 315
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Tomalty
Dear Bree Bourget,
I have carefully considered your request for Credit Standing in ANAT 315 (F25) and while I’m unable to grant your petition, I want to assure you that I’ve taken your circumstances into account as part of this decision. In making this decision, I reviewed your petition letter, supporting documentation, and information provided by the course instructor.
According to the Academic Appeal and Petition Regulation 1.7.1.4 Credit Standing is reserved for a course in which a student who has completed all of the work of the class, including the final examination, and achieved a passing grade in the class, but due to illness or other extenuating circumstances beyond their control, earned a substantially lower grade than might have been expected.
I acknowledge the extenuating circumstances you described in your petition letter and I understand how the injury you sustained affected your ability to participate and attend classes during the 2025 Fall term, as confirmed by the documentation you supplied.
That said, the instructor of ANAT 315 has indicated that your final grade in the course was 50.51%. While this meets the minimum passing requirement, your grades throughout the term, including the midterm components, show that you achieved several low or failing marks. Students are responsible for monitoring their progress in a course and making use of the academic supports and options available, such as accommodations through QSAS or short-term Academic Consideration. It is also the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their coursework prior to the drop deadline of the term. As your individual grades in ANAT 315 suggest that all of the learning outcomes of the course weren’t met, I cannot grant this request.
If you are concerned with the impact that your final grade in ANAT 315 has on your cumulative GPA, I would suggest that you 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.
Additionally, if you wish to appeal this decision, you are welcome to submit an appeal to the Board of Studies. Information on the appeal process and deadlines is available at
queensu.ca/artsci/undergraduate/student-services/academic-petitions-and-appeals (click on “Second Level”). The Office of the University Ombudsperson offers guidance on student rights and procedural fairness at queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness, and they are also available to support you at queensu.ca/ombuds.
Sincerely,
Dorit Naaman, PhD
Associate Dean (Academic)
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