Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 9373
Decision Date: July 13, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Connor MacKenzie
Student Email: mackenzie.connor@queensu.ca

Course: COMM 231
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: COMM 200
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 306
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 310
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 309
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 226
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 303
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: LAW 201
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 227
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 384
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 211
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: LAW 203
Term: Summer
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Connor MacKenzie,

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop COMM 231, COMM 200 (S16), SOCY 306, SOCY 310, SOCY 309, SOCY 226 (F16), SOCY 303, LAW 201, SOCY 227, SOCY 384, SOCY 211 (W17), LAW 203 (S17), GPHY 227, SOCY 309, SOCY 384 (F17), SOCY 300, WRIT 125 (W18), GLPH 271, HIST 200, LLCU 209 (F19) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal based on the severity and impact of your extenuating circumstances as supported by the documentation that you supplied. Going forward, you should pause to evaluate the impact of your extenuating circumstances on your courses during week 7 of each term. If you have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop it before the week 8 deadline. 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.

Sincerely,

Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)