Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Submission Number: 10164
Decision Date: March 16, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Emma Arruda
Student Email: e.arruda99@gmail.com

Course: ASTR 101
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Emma:

I am sorry to read in your petition letter that you ran into trouble dropping ASTR 101 (W 2023) by the drop deadline due to the circumstances you outlined. I have carefully considered your request to drop that course past the academic deadline and after reviewing your petition, I have decided to grant your request.

I have exercised some leniency in this decision, acknowledging the challenges you outlined, but normally such a request would require supporting documentation. If there are additional petitions submitted in the future, documentation which supports the timeline, severity and impact of your extenuating circumstances would be required.

Going forward, I recommend that you pause and evaluate your health and progress in your courses during week 7 of each term, and if you have fallen behind or your health is 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.

Best of luck in the balance of your courses this term.

Yours sincerely,


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

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