Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 7934
Decision Date: July 6, 2021
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Katherine Lemieux-Barcados
Student Email: kate.lemieux.barcados@gmail.com

Course: ECON 262
Term: Summer
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Katherine Lemieux-Barcados:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ECON 252 (S 2021) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have exercised significant leniency in this decision since an appeal to drop a course late would normally require documentation and competing demands of a summer job is not considered an extenuating circumstance. Future appeals based on this circumstance would most likely not be granted.

Katherine, let me make you aware of the Academic Consideration option for the future, which can assist you with short term consideration/extensions if needed: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/search/node/Consideration.

Going forward, I suggest that you carefully review your progress in your courses prior to the drop dates deadlines and assess whether you are actively engaged in your courses and are completing your assignments on time and to the grade level you would like. If not, you should drop courses by the drop deadline. Appeals for late drops are generally reserved for those who encounter problems after that deadline date or whose problems become more acute.

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)


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