Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 9010
Decision Date: April 22, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Thalia Aarons- Thomams
Student Email: 21tjat@queensu.ca

Course: DEVS 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS 125
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHIL 153
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 122
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Thalia Aarons-Thomams:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop DEVS 100, POLS 110, SOCY 122 (FW2021/2022), GNDS 125, and PHIL 153 (W22) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I acknowledge that you were unable to complete any of your Winter term classes due to the ongoing impacts of your extenuating circumstances. I have granted this appeal due to the timeline and severity of your circumstances as confirmed by the documentation that you had supplied. Going forward, I 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)