Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10218
Decision Date: April 17, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sean Cooke
Student Email: 18sgc@queensu.ca

Course: BIOL 350
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: MICR 386
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHGY 350
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Sean:

I am sorry to have read in your petition letter that you struggled with your health during Winter term, and I have carefully considered your request to drop BIOL 350, MICR 386 and PHGY 350 (W 2023) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

For your information, our office will process the late drop in your SOLUS account and no further action from you is required. Once dropped, the course will appear as ??withdrawn? in your schedule and a ??DR? notation will be placed on your transcript once the Winter term grades are released in May.

Going forward, you will be responsible for managing the impact of your condition on your academics proactively and not after the fact via the petition process. I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in each of your courses prior to the week 8 drop deadline and if you have fallen behind or you are not performing in courses to your satisfaction, you should drop courses by the drop deadline.

Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop date 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

Sean, I strongly encourage you continue to work with a health professional and to proactively manage the impact of your condition on your academics. I strongly suggest that you follow through with your plan and register with QSAS since a QSAS??Advisor??can help put into place appropriate accommodations to help you manage the impact of your challenges on your academics.??

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)

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