Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 8093
Decision Date: October 4, 2021
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sebastien Molgat
Student Email: seb.molgat@gmail.com

Course: POLS 590
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2020
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Sebastien Molgat:

I was sorry to read that you have been dealing with a medical condition which had worsened during the Fall/Winter 2020/21 session. After carefully considering your appeal to drop POLS 590 (FW 2020/21) past the academic deadline, I have decided to grant your request based on the circumstances outlined as well as your documentation.

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. An appeal based on the same circumstances may not be granted in the future. Instead, I encourage you to continue to work with your health care team, including your QSAS Advisor, who can help you manage your academics when you resume your studies at Queen??s, which I hope will be in the not-too-distant future. Additionally, going forward, you should pause to evaluate the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The drop deadlines, as they have been outlined in the ??Important 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 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,


Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)


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