

Petition for Exception to Academic Regulations Apr. 15th, 2008 @ 09:15 am Leave a comment From: greek_artemis Date: April 15th, 2008 03:04 pm (UTC) (Link)



If you have a really good reason for it, then it'll be fine. If you're blowing smoke (as some do), then it probably won't go through.



I can't emphasize the importance of documentation enough though. It helps if you try talking to the prof first, as well. Because in the end, they'll be asked about your performance and attendance throughout the term and whether or not they noticed anything not going well, etc.



It was a huge help having the profs on my side for the ones that went through (3 out of 4). It also helps to talk to them first so they don't feel like you're going around or over their heads...because a lot of the time, they'll be asked for their suggestion as to a remedy for the situation...and sometimes you get them again for the same course.



For the record, here were the decisions for me:

Stat - Mark stayed until I audited the course again with the same prof. New mark was generated from my course work and exams that term and it REPLACED my previous mark (so it still shows I took it earlier). I had documentation, the prof, the office of ethics, and campus police helping me.



CS - Same situation as Stat 230 only I had to petition again when the prof. left the school so I could take it with someone different. I then had to petition for an exception because the time I needed to take the course overlapped with taking CS 240 that same term (oi...). That was a bad term.



Econ - Successfully petitioned after a prof made an offhand comment to me during lecture (with my digital recorder on and in front of classmates) that she was going to make sure I had to take the course again. Decision was that my final exam would be remarked by a third party and that would be my final course grade.



CS Again - This one did not go through. I did not line up all the documentation properly and the prof was on my side, but in the long run it didn't matter after the math faculty instituted its policy on not counting the first 4 fails towards the average. *shrug* My reasons for this were not as strong as the others, but it was suggested that I try by one of the UW departments because they felt I had good reason.



Also worth noting that all of these occurred under "The Man"...so I had good help and knew ahead of time whether or not I had a chance of these actually making it.



It *IS* a long process, by the way. About 2 months...sometimes longer. Reply ) ( Thread The process is somewhat dependent on your faculty. I went through several through the Math Faculty during my first degree.If you have a really good reason for it, then it'll be fine. If you're blowing smoke (as some do), then it probably won't go through.I can't emphasize the importance of documentation enough though. It helps if you try talking to the prof first, as well. Because in the end, they'll be asked about your performance and attendance throughout the term and whether or not they noticed anything not going well, etc.It was a huge help having the profs on my side for the ones that went through (3 out of 4). It also helps to talk to them first so they don't feel like you're going around or over their heads...because a lot of the time, they'll be asked for their suggestion as to a remedy for the situation...and sometimes you get them again for the same course.For the record, here were the decisions for me:Stat - Mark stayed until I audited the course again with the same prof. New mark was generated from my course work and exams that term and it REPLACED my previous mark (so it still shows I took it earlier). I had documentation, the prof, the office of ethics, and campus police helping me.CS - Same situation as Stat 230 only I had to petition again when the prof. left the school so I could take it with someone different. I then had to petition for an exception because the time I needed to take the course overlapped with taking CS 240 that same term (oi...). That was a bad term.Econ - Successfully petitioned after a prof made an offhand comment to me during lecture (with my digital recorder on and in front of classmates) that she was going to make sure I had to take the course again. Decision was that my final exam would be remarked by a third party and that would be my final course grade.CS Again - This one did not go through. I did not line up all the documentation properly and the prof was on my side, but in the long run it didn't matter after the math faculty instituted its policy on not counting the first 4 fails towards the average. *shrug* My reasons for this were not as strong as the others, but it was suggested that I try by one of the UW departments because they felt I had good reason.Also worth noting that all of these occurred under "The Man"...so I had good help and knew ahead of time whether or not I had a chance of these actually making it.It *IS* a long process, by the way. About 2 months...sometimes longer. (Leave a comment)