ARTS AND SCIENCE ONLINE | NOVEMBER 2020 ENEWSLETTER
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Important dates
FALL 2020
November 7, 2020: Last day to submit exam accommodation requests (If applicable)
December 7, 2020: Classes end
December 10 - 23, 2020: Exam Period
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Winter 2021 and Summer 2021 course enrolment in SOLUS
Winter Term course enrolment will reopen and Summer Term course enrolment will open at 8am EST on Nov. 9 for students with Level 4 standing. All other students can start enrolling in Winter and Summer courses on Nov. 12 at 8am EST.
Please note that there have been a number of remote course additions to the Winter 2021 Term, so be sure to review the updated ASO course list if you're interested in adding more courses to your winter schedule. Please also note that most Summer 2021 courses will be added to the ASO site by Nov. 9, so be sure to check our course list at that time to see what's available for the summer.
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Important Information for December exams
All Students Writing Proctored Exams
Check your exam date and time in SOLUS
Your exam date and time can be found in your SOLUS account. The actual start times will be staggered to allow for proctors to live authenticate each student before each begins the exam. On your SOLUS main page, under the ‘Academics’ section, click on the ‘other academic…’ dropdown menu; ‘Exam Schedule’ will be the 11th menu item listed. Click on it, then click on the ‘Go’ icon; from this screen, you will be able to view your exam date and time.
Examity online proctoring
All exams will be written with Examity online proctoring. You will receive an announcement in your OnQ course page approximately 1 week before your exam with directions on logging into Examity and scheduling your exam(s). All details will be provided in this announcement, so please be sure to check your OnQ page carefully. The exam will begin on the day and time set in SOLUS, but there will be a 36- hour window open with several times for you to choose from. Therefore, students writing in any time zone will be able to schedule their exam to suit their own schedule.
Practice test
You will be given the opportunity to take a Practice Test with Examity between November 23 and December 8, which allows you to run through the authentication process and what will be expected of you during your actual exam. The full list of technical requirements for Examity can be found here.
Academic Consideration
Students are expected to write their exams as scheduled, which includes arranging work and travel to accommodate the exam schedule/details provided. Changes to the dates or start times of exams cannot be made at this time unless you feel you have extenuating circumstances preventing you from writing the exam as outlined in the academic consideration policy. If this is the case, please fill out the form on that website. Further Information on Exam Regulations and Academic Integrity are available here.
Accommodations
Students who have submitted a Letter of Accommodation through the Academic Accommodations and Considerations portal on their OnQ page will have their applicable accommodations applied to their exam on Examity.
Good luck on your exams!
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Student Academic Success Services Exam Prep Webinars
Final Exam Prep: Essay Exams
Nov. 30 from 6pm - 7pm EST
Description: Exams are coming up, so now is the time to start thinking about preparing. How do you memorize and understand texts, sources, classes and other readings in order to get ready to write a great essay in an exam? We’ll show you how.
Final Exam Prep: Multiple Choice Exams
Dec. 1 from 6pm - 7pm EST
Description: Are multiple choice exams really about memorizing the entire textbook? Or is there a better way? We’ll show you how to save time, prep more thoroughly, and finish your semester on a high!
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Peer Mentor Program
Would you like to get words of wisdom and tips and tricks from other students about online learning? Our peer mentor program provides students with an opportunity to interact with experienced online learners who can support you in your online learning journey.
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Career Services workshops
Looking to improve your resume? Get tips on interview skills? Attend virtual career fairs? Build your professional network? Queen’s Career Services offers a wide variety of weekly virtual workshops, webinars and events. As a Queen’s student you have access to their events and workshops calendar. To access the Queen’s Career Services event calendar, follow these steps:
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Visit this web page
- Click LOG IN, choose STUDENT and sign in using your net ID and password
- On the left hand side click EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
- Click on the EVENTS/WORKSHOPS CALENDAR
- You will be able to explore and register for any virtual workshops and events you’re intersted in
Queen’s Career Services also offers virtual drop in career advising and other career tools to help you navigate your future career path. Visit the Career Services website to check out all of these tools.
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Contagion Culture Lecture Series
This series is a Faculty of Arts and Science collaboration which helps to make sense of this pandemic through the expertise and insights of Arts and Science faculty members.
The series is live-streamed on Zoom every Tuesday at 4:00 PM EDT/EST.
Upcoming events:
Nov. 17 - "A divine infection": Religious communities and the epidemiology of COVID-19 - Shobhana Xavier, Department of Religious Studies
Nov. 24 - Political Litigation Regarding COVID - Gregory Tardi, Institute of Parliamentary and Political Law
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Participate in specialized BISC courses from home this winter!
Are you looking for an involved and personalized learning experience this winter? Courses with the Bader International Study Centre, Queen’s University’s international campus, are available to distance students remotely this Winter 2021 term!
Earn Queen’s credits in a variety of online courses ranging from Health to Psychology to History, and get the BISC advantage with small class sizes, virtual experiential learning, more engagement with your professors, and specialized student support.
Head over to the BISC website for more information about these courses. If you are interested in taking BISC courses, please contact Jenny Winter at [email protected] with your full name, student ID, and your reason for wanting to take the course or seek permission to have the prerequisites waived. Please note that BISC will decide if your request will be granted.
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Graduation
We're so excited for and proud of our Fall 2020 graduates who will be attending a virtual convocation this November 12, as well as a convocation celebration put on by the Faculty of Arts and Science on Nov. 18. If you are graduating this term, you should have received emails with information about these events. Please let us know if you have not.
If you are planning to graduate in the Spring, you can apply to do so starting December 1.
Information about how to apply to graduate can be found here.
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Have questions?
Arts and Science Online is here to help you with registration, online course access, exam centres, course selection, program requirements, and general information about your courses or online studies. When writing to Arts and Science Online ([email protected]), please use your Queen's email address and provide your Student ID number in the message. This will help the front desk team when answering your questions.
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