Decision Letter
Submission Number: 10338
Decision Date: April 20, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jonathan Thompson
Student Email: 20jmt1@queensu.ca
Course: PHYS 239
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHYS 216
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Jonathan:
I was sorry to read of the difficulties you outlined in your petition letter and after carefully considering your request to drop PHYS 239 and PHYS 216 (W 2023) past the academic deadline, I have decided to grant your request based on the circumstances outlined as well as your documentation.
For your information, our office will process the late drops in your SOLUS account and no further action from you is required. Once dropped, the courses 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withdrawn?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.
I have granted this petition based on your extenuating circumstances and since you are working with a health care professional and have made great strides in managing your health. I do need to warn you however that the petition process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. A petition based on the same circumstances may not be granted in the future.
Going forward, I recommend that you pause and evaluate your health 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
Jonathan, I strongly encourage you to continue to work with your health care provider and to consider registering with QSAS to help you manage your health-related challenges if you have not done so already.
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)
20238895Thompson
Decision Date: April 20, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jonathan Thompson
Student Email: 20jmt1@queensu.ca
Course: PHYS 239
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: PHYS 216
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Jonathan:
I was sorry to read of the difficulties you outlined in your petition letter and after carefully considering your request to drop PHYS 239 and PHYS 216 (W 2023) past the academic deadline, I have decided to grant your request based on the circumstances outlined as well as your documentation.
For your information, our office will process the late drops in your SOLUS account and no further action from you is required. Once dropped, the courses 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.
I have granted this petition based on your extenuating circumstances and since you are working with a health care professional and have made great strides in managing your health. I do need to warn you however that the petition process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. A petition based on the same circumstances may not be granted in the future.
Going forward, I recommend that you pause and evaluate your health 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
Jonathan, I strongly encourage you to continue to work with your health care provider and to consider registering with QSAS to help you manage your health-related challenges if you have not done so already.
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)
20238895Thompson
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