Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 7404
Decision Date: April 19, 2021
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Emma Wilbur
Student Email: 15ew22@queensu.ca

Course: SOCY 276
Term: Winter
Year: 2020
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Ashley DePaola

Course: SOCY 309
Term: Winter
Year: 2020
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Emma Wilbur:

I have reviewed your appeal to add SOCY 276 (Winter 2020) and drop SOCY 309 (Winter 2020) after the academic deadlines. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal based on the information that you presented in your appeal letter as well as the information that was supplied by your instructor of SOCY 276 regarding your grades in this course. I acknowledge that at the end of the Winter 2020 term, you were impacted by ongoing health issues along with the unexpected pivot to remote learning and understand that you made the mistake of dropping the wrong class. Going forward, I am confident that you will ensure that the intended course is selected before making any changes to your schedule in SOLUS.

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 (Academic)