Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 8311
Decision Date: November 19, 2021
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Catherine Ashcroft
Student Email: 15cca3@queensu.ca

Course: ENGL 237
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENGL 215
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Catherine Ashcroft:

I am sorry to have read in your letter of appeal that you are having a difficult term and I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ENGL 237 (F 2021) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request. As you have been advised, you can drop ENGL 215B on SOLUS.

I have granted this appeal based on your documented extenuating circumstances. Going forward, you will be responsible for managing the impact of your condition on your academics proactively and not after the fact via the appeal process, I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in each of your courses prior to the drop deadline and, if you have fallen behind or you are not performing in the course to your satisfaction, you should drop courses by the drop deadline. Please do not wait until you receive your grades and then request a drop for those that are failures.

Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop date deadline is our Academic Consideration service. A student can request short term consideration if they need more time to complete an assignment or had to miss a class due to documented extenuating circumstances. Here is the link for information about that process:

https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/undergrad-students/academic-consideration-for-students

Catherine, I strongly encourage you continue to work with a health professional and to proactively manage the impact of our condition on your academics. If this is a chronic condition, please talk to your counsellor about the possibility of registering with QSAS. A QSAS??Advisor??can help put into place appropriate accommodations to help you manage the impact of your health on your academics.??

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 in your post degree studies.

Sincerely,


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

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