Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 8748
Decision Date: April 4, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: BRIDGETTE BUDD
Student Email: 20blb3@queensu.ca

Course: HLTH 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS 125
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ASTR 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Bridgette Budd:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ASTR 101, GNDS 125, HLTH 101 (F21) past the academic deadline and after reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal due to the severity of your extenuating circumstances and the impacts that they have had on your academic ability during the 2021 Fall term. I was glad to read from your supporting documentation that these circumstances are currently being managed and I hope that you will consider registering with Queen??s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) so that you can work with a Counsellor going forward.

I also suggest that you pause to evaluate your academic progress during week 7 of the term and make sure to drop courses that you have fallen behind in or find the material too difficult in by week 8 of the 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.

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)