Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 9844
Decision Date: December 22, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Yuan Xia
Student Email: 19yx51@queensu.ca

Course: GPHY 105
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Yuan:

I was sorry to read of the difficulties you outlined in your petition letter and after carefully considering your request to drop GPHY 105 (F 2022) past the academic deadline, I have decided to grant your request based on the circumstances outlined as well as your documentation.

Going forward, I encourage you to pause and evaluate your circumstances and progress in courses during week 7 of each term, and if you have fallen behind or your circumstances are impacting your studies, you should drop courses by the week 8 drop 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 at Queen's.

Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop deadline is our Academic Consideration protocol. 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

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)

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