Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

New Information: The reason as to why I never made the June 13th appeal deadline outlined in the email sent on May 23rd was because I was caught up in extension of this whole situation. I was originally planning on staying in Kingston for the summer and taking summer courses to catch back up and so I could be able to handle the future events properly. However, I was offered an internship in Toronto that is relevant to my field of study and I chose that. At the time I did not know of the possibility for me to drop my courses late. I had not opened the email sent on May 23rd til a much later date; I knew I failed my courses and that I was being required to withdraw for a year, so I did not open the email because I assumed that I already knew the contents of it. I was still enrolled in a summer course with exam dates coming up, and I was still trying to process and understand my complications.

At the time I was speaking to my superior at work on how I could have extended my current internship or search for another internship as well as the possibilities of taking courses at private institutions; all of which would have occupied my year off. I was extensive in searching my options but due to issues with my visa, the bureaucracy is strongly against me working or studying otherwise within the county. It was hard for me to remotely access the advising provided by QIAA and it was not until I returned to Queen¿¿s and spoke directly to those in QIAA and Academic Guidance that I was aware of the option to appeal to drop my courses late.

It has also been difficult to get into contact with academic advising and even before I submitted the first appeal I asked an academic advisor and she only told me to add this explanation to my previous appeal. It was not til I called back again and spoke to a different academic advisor that they informed me that I have to amend this as a second appeal to the one I submitted.