Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean,

I am appealing to waive the requirement to withdraw for one year.


For the 2021 ?? 2022 year, I took prerequisite courses not in my desired degree plan due to family matters. Around early Fall term in 2021, I reached out to an advisor to discuss what my options were to get out of the situation after realizing I could no longer continue with my studies. I was advised to stay in my courses and finish the year to take my preferred course of study in 2nd year.

In early Winter term 2022, because of higher complexity of the course work, as well as the absence of my parents in the household which had caused a significant lack of emotional support from parents that occasionally triggered the mental health issues to emerge for which I was not able to put consistent effort to the course work, I could not meet the school??s benchmark.

The ongoing and added compulsion to complete my first year in undesired courses, as well as additional extenuating circumstances, severely affected my academic performance.

Due to strong re-established parental support and personal need, I was able to attempt to recover the drawbacks. I plan to make a successful comeback in my desired course of study starting this 2022 Fall term.