Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean (Studies),

I am appealing to drop ENIN 207 the course from Summer 2019 session without academic penalty.

Throughout the summer term, I was battling an illness that got worse throughout the term and significantly compromised my ability to do any coursework as outlined in the supporting documentation. As a result, I was not able to meet any of the deadlines for the assignments for the course. I submitted a request for academic consideration notifying my instructors of my illness and hoped to complete the assignments once I had gotten better. As indicated on the supporting document, the estimated recovery time was between 4-8 weeks, which extended beyond the end of the course. Not knowing exactly when I would feel better to complete the assignments, I decided it was best for me to focus on the recovery of my health for the time being.

As my health gradually recovered, I was able to begin my assignments and completed all outstanding assignments. I submitted the assignments and contacted the instructor, hoping he would be able to understand my situation and accept the assignments and grade them. However, the instructor could not accept the request to grade my assignments as the course had ended, and he advised me to submit an appeal to drop the course without academic penalty. I have put a significant amount of effort into the assignments and was hoping to have them graded as the only reason I was not able to submit them by the deadline was due to an extenuating circumstance that debilitated my academic performance.

I believe that I have successfully completed the goals of the course and achieved its learning outcomes, and due to my circumstances, if my assignments cannot be graded for a mark, I should be able to have the course dropped instead. I am appealing to have the course dropped as extenuating circumstances beyond my control effected my ability to meet assignment deadlines on time.

Regards,

Fahad Khan.