Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 6161
Decision Date: October 25, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Wyatt Julien
Student Email: 15werj@queensu.ca

Course: DEVS 39202
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DEVS 39201
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DEVS 300
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: INDG 301
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Natasha Stirrett


Dear Wyatt Julien:

I have reviewed your appeal to drop DEVS 392 (001), DEVS 392 (002), DEVS 300 (W 2019) after the drop date as well as change the grade you received in INDG 301 (W 2019) to Aegrotat standing. After careful consideration of the documentation you submitted and the information supplied by the instructor about the learning outcomes achieved in INDG 301, I have decided to grant your appeal.

The instructor of INDG 301 has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript as a B+ along with the notation €œAegrotat: estimated grade€.

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, I encourage you to continue to work with your doctor and with QSAS who can help you manage both your health and your academics. Going forward, you should 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.

Best of luck with your courses this term.

Yours sincerely,


Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)


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Cc: Professor N. Stirrett