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Petition Type: New
ID: 13915
Submitted: January 19, 2026 at 4:12:03 PM
First Name: Joshua
Last Name: Rankin
Pronoun: He/Him
Preferred Name: Joshua
Student Number: 20528611
Degree Program: BCmp
Plan: COMP
Level of Study: 1

Petition Categories

Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ARIN 100
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Carolyn Lamb
Section/Class Number: 5891
Code: LING 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Devin Moore
Section/Class Number: 5127
Code: CISC 121
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Ruslan Hussein Kain
Section/Class Number: 2683

Petition Letter

Petition Letter: Early into fall academic term, I was hit with an illness that still has yet to be diagnosed. It caused me to sleep for 16+ hours a day, vomit blood, and overall constant pain and nausea in the head and stomach region. This is likely due to a GI infection I had previously, but I am going in for an examination/MRI during the winter term. This led me to missing much class due to the drowsiness, and the classes I did manage to attend I would consistently fall asleep in. The feeling of being unable to learn and focus on the things important to me made me lose a huge amount of motivation as I physically could not do the things I needed to do in order to be successful, took a massive hit to my mental health, and made me feel like I had to isolate and keep what was happening away from anyone out of embarrassment. I am getting the help I need both mentally and physically and just want another chance to prove I can do the work and succeed here. Notice of my MRI should come soon if that documentation is needed.

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