Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Appeal Number: 7498
Decision Date: April 12, 2021
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Navdeep Brar
Student Email: navbrar45@hotmail.com

Course: HLTH 200
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Navdeep Brar:

I am sorry to read that you have been struggling to manage this course along with challenges related to a personal situation as well as COVID19. I have carefully considered your appeal to drop HLTH 200 (W 2021) past the academic deadline and after reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have exercised some leniency in this decision, acknowledging the challenges related to remote learning and how some courses have adapted better than others, as well as the impact that COVID19 has had on your studies. Going forward however, I suggest that you carefully assess whether you are able to manage your studies along with life challenges as well as evaluating how you are progressing in a course, and if you are not able to manage your studies effectively, you should drop courses by the drop date deadline. Appeals for late drops are generally reserved for those who encounter problems after the drop date or whose problems become more acute and is not meant to manage ongoing challenges related to the structure of a course or a student€™s health.

Please note that a notation of DR will be placed on your transcript once the grades are released in May. If you wish to appeal for a tuition refund, you must do that through the Registrar€™s Office. Here is the link to submit an appeal related to that: http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.uregwww/files/files/Tuition_Fee_Amendment_Appeal_Form.pdf

If you have questions about that process, please contact the Registrar€™s Office.

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 as you manage the current challenges you have outlined.

Yours sincerely,


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

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