Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 5585
Decision Date: July 19, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Leah Duff
Student Email: 16led2@queensu.ca
Course: BIOL243
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PSYC215
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PSYC236
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Leah Duff:
I am sorry to have read in your letter of appeal the challenges you continued to face during the Winter term 2019 and have carefully considered your appeal to drop BIOL 243, PSYC 215 and PSYC 236 (W 2019) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.
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 and a future appeal based on the same circumstances may not be granted in the future. Instead, students should register with QSAS and work with an accommodation advisor to manage their academics. I see that you had elected to carry a lighter course load which was a good academic decision and I suggest that you consider that in the coming year as well. You should also pause and evaluate the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The week 8 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.
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.
Yours sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
Decision Date: July 19, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Leah Duff
Student Email: 16led2@queensu.ca
Course: BIOL243
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PSYC215
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PSYC236
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Leah Duff:
I am sorry to have read in your letter of appeal the challenges you continued to face during the Winter term 2019 and have carefully considered your appeal to drop BIOL 243, PSYC 215 and PSYC 236 (W 2019) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.
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 and a future appeal based on the same circumstances may not be granted in the future. Instead, students should register with QSAS and work with an accommodation advisor to manage their academics. I see that you had elected to carry a lighter course load which was a good academic decision and I suggest that you consider that in the coming year as well. You should also pause and evaluate the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The week 8 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.
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.
Yours sincerely,
Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)
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