Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Submission Number: 10372
Decision Date: April 26, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: sahana karunagaran
Student Email: 20sk109@queensu.ca

Course: LAW 201
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HLTH 230
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Sahana:

I am sorry to have read of the circumstances you have outlined in your petition letter, and I have carefully considered your request to drop LAW 201 and HLTH 230 (F 2022) past the academic deadline due to those circumstances. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your petition.

Sahana, I strongly encourage you continue to work with a health professional and to consider registering with QSAS if ongoing support is required to meet your academic obligations. A QSAS advisor can help you proactively manage the impact of your condition on your academics.

Going forward, you will be responsible for managing the impact of your challenges on your academics proactively and not after the fact via the petition process. I suggest that you 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 deadline or via the petition process is our Academic Consideration protocol. As you know, a student can request 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.

Sincerely,


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

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