Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 8259
Decision Date: November 3, 2021
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jiaming Zhang
Student Email: 18jz81@queensu.ca

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


Dear Jiaming Zhang:

I have reviewed your appeal and understand that there may well have been confusion regarding the cancelation of ECON 241 (W 2021) and then the automatic registration in ECON 262 (S 2021). I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ECON 262 (S 2021) past the academic deadline due to that circumstance, and I have decided to grant your request.

I have exercised some leniency in this decision since an appeal to drop a course late would normally require documentation of extenuating circumstances. Going forward, I suggest that you carefully review your transcript each term and drop courses by the drop deadline if you are not actively engaged in your courses.

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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