Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

New Information: The reason for not submitting an appeal sooner was because I experienced tunnel vision from the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression. I was unable to think clearly about the consequences of missing class because I was too preoccupied with reoccurring thoughts and crutching emotions. However, in August 2018, I was prescribed medication as a long-term intervention to battle these illnesses; This allowed me to think about the consequences of my actions.

Furthermore, I am deciding to appeal now because until presently, I just wanted to move past that point in my life and focus on getting back on track, I was unaware of this process until I met with an academic advisor. I didn't think I would have the ability to change my past actions and now that I have shown improvement in my mental health as well as my school accomplishments I would like to ensure that my marks demonstrate my true ability and not just an unfortunate time in my life.

These classes were more affected than other courses because, in Fall-Winter 2018, my symptoms developed to the point where I was unable to function. I was just getting started on medication, and the effects weren't experienced until around a month and a half later. My reflexes to avoid my anxiety and depression was to sleep and avoid social interactions excessively; This caused me to miss a lot of crucial classes, which in turn disallowed me to perform my best on final exams. PHAR 100 was not as affected because it was offered online; Therefore, I was able to catch up with the course when I began to take my medication regularly in the middle of Fall 2018, and it started to impact and improve my wellbeing at this point.