Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 3810
Decision Date: October 20, 2017
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Alexander Aston
Student Email: 16ana@queensu.ca

Course: POLS 101
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: David Haglund

Course: ECON 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Ian Cromb

Course: FILM 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PSYC 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Jill Atkinson

Course: POLS 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Andrew Lister


Dear Mr. Aston:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop FILM 110 (FW 2016/17) past the academic deadline and receive Credit standing in ECON 110, PSYC 100 (FW 2016/17) and POLS 101 (W 2017). After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I would like to add a word of caution that the appeals system is not designed to compensate for extenuating circumstances for which the student is unable to effectively resolve or manage. Students with chronic health conditions are expected to manage their academics carefully, monitor their health and make proactive decisions about their classes and workloads. It is also your responsibility to register with Accessibility Services and work with your instructors to ensure that your academic accommodations are in place. If you feel that you are not progressing in your classes to your usual academic standard, you are responsible for dropping classes within the drop deadlines. The last day to drop a fall term class is Friday, November 3 and the last day to drop a winter term class is Friday, March 2.

Note that any change in academic registration (e.g. dropping courses) may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding such as OSAP, scholarships, or bursaries. Please consult with the Student Awards Office (Office of the University Registrar, Gordon Hall) to understand the potential implications of changes to course or program registration and/or the consequences of not successfully completing the required course load. A change in academic registration may also affect a student€™s enrollment status as a full or part-time student, eligibility for student visas, or benefits through external agencies.

I am confident that in the future you will make every effort to inform yourself of the academic regulations concerning deadlines as they are outlined in Important Dates Section on the Arts and Science web page. These deadlines have been established by the Faculty of Arts and Science to ensure a fair and equitable treatment of all students and to facilitate the timely completion of university studies at Queen's.

Yours sincerely,



Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)

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