Petition Letter
I am appealing for: 1) a retroactive withdrawal from PHIL 303 (winter term) and 2) an extension for a deferred exam for EMPR 220 (fall term). (NOTE: I picked extension for an IN on the application, as it was the closest option. When I originally picked Other, the only choice for the appeal category was for a late drop of the course, which is wrong.)
Most of the extenuating circumstances for this appeal have already been documented in a prior appeal process that began on June 4, 2017 to the Arts & Science office and concluded on March 1, 2018 to the Registrar. In fact, this lengthy 9-month appeal process itself was a primary extenuating circumstance and can be found in my medical documentation, dated November 29, 2017. In the interests of brevity and my health, I will refer to this prior documentation for specific details and address only additional circumstances that had not been previously documented.
As my prior documentation can attest to, my personal circumstances and the 9-month appeal process had a profoundly negative impact upon my health and thus, my academic productivity. This deterioration in my physical health was evidenced during the December exam period, when I was too incapacitated to even attend my EMPR 220 exam. (All of the other requirements for the course had already been completed.) I called health services the day of this exam and requested an exam deferral. It was my understanding that the exam had been deferred and I was to contact the professor once I was able to write the exam. I contacted Professor Staple in April and was surprised (as well as confused) to learn that my exam had not been deferred, as I had previously assumed. By the time I learned of this error, it was already near the end of term and I was not able to write the final exam.
This past winter was a particularly difficult period for me. My longstanding health problems are usually exacerbated during the winter, as I have increased problems with my mobility. However, due to the extenuating circumstances of this past year, the physical deterioration of my health was even more pronounced than expected and I had great difficulty just coping with that change. During the April exam period, I was again too incapacitated to attend my final exam.
There was one additional extenuating circumstance that occurred during the winter term. My mother passed away near the end of February and since then, there remain unresolved family issues, with which I am still currently attempting to resolve. I simply cannot find the words to adequately explain just how difficult this was, and still is, for me.
Despite all this, I made a concerted effort in April to try and complete my courses. I attempted to negotiate an extension for my assignments in PHIL 303 but given the amount of coursework that was still outstanding, the professor recommended that I appeal instead for a retroactive withdrawal from the course.
Most of the extenuating circumstances for this appeal have already been documented in a prior appeal process that began on June 4, 2017 to the Arts & Science office and concluded on March 1, 2018 to the Registrar. In fact, this lengthy 9-month appeal process itself was a primary extenuating circumstance and can be found in my medical documentation, dated November 29, 2017. In the interests of brevity and my health, I will refer to this prior documentation for specific details and address only additional circumstances that had not been previously documented.
As my prior documentation can attest to, my personal circumstances and the 9-month appeal process had a profoundly negative impact upon my health and thus, my academic productivity. This deterioration in my physical health was evidenced during the December exam period, when I was too incapacitated to even attend my EMPR 220 exam. (All of the other requirements for the course had already been completed.) I called health services the day of this exam and requested an exam deferral. It was my understanding that the exam had been deferred and I was to contact the professor once I was able to write the exam. I contacted Professor Staple in April and was surprised (as well as confused) to learn that my exam had not been deferred, as I had previously assumed. By the time I learned of this error, it was already near the end of term and I was not able to write the final exam.
This past winter was a particularly difficult period for me. My longstanding health problems are usually exacerbated during the winter, as I have increased problems with my mobility. However, due to the extenuating circumstances of this past year, the physical deterioration of my health was even more pronounced than expected and I had great difficulty just coping with that change. During the April exam period, I was again too incapacitated to attend my final exam.
There was one additional extenuating circumstance that occurred during the winter term. My mother passed away near the end of February and since then, there remain unresolved family issues, with which I am still currently attempting to resolve. I simply cannot find the words to adequately explain just how difficult this was, and still is, for me.
Despite all this, I made a concerted effort in April to try and complete my courses. I attempted to negotiate an extension for my assignments in PHIL 303 but given the amount of coursework that was still outstanding, the professor recommended that I appeal instead for a retroactive withdrawal from the course.