Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 4274
Decision Date: March 20, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Mary Faulds
Student Email: christy.faulds@gmail.com

Course: CLST 205
Term: Fall
Year: 2012
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 333
Term: Fall
Year: 2012
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: KNPE 333
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 237
Term: Winter
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 350
Term: Winter
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 405
Term: Winter
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHYS P20
Term: Winter
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: FILM 240
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 333
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHYS P20
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PSYC 235
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 237
Term: Winter
Year: 2014
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Ms. Faulds:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CLST 205 and HLTH 333 (F 2012); KNPE 330B, HLTH 237, HLTH 350, HLTH 405, PHYS P20 (W 2013); FILM 240, HLTH 333, PHYS P20 (F 2013) and PYSC 235B, HLTH 237, HLTH 435, KNPE 455 and PACT 335 (W 2014) past the academic deadline and receive Credit standing in DEVS 100 (S 2012). After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request. Your grade in DEVS 100 will appear on your transcript as CR.

Note that any change in academic registration may impact government or private-firm student financial assistance eligibility and/or funding. 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.

I have granted this appeal based on the severity of your extenuating circumstances but need to warn you that the appeals process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. Instead, students should register with QSAS and work with an accommodation advisor to manage their academics. This could include taking a lighter course load and would include evaluating the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The drop deadlines, as they have been outlined in the €œImportant Dates€ section on the Arts and Science web page, 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,



Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)


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