Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10469
Decision Date: May 10, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sarah Sellens
Student Email: 19svcs@queensu.ca

Course: BIOL 300
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: BIOL 350
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Sarah:

I am sorry to have read in your petition letter that you have been struggling, and I have carefully considered your request to drop BIOL 300 and BIOL 350 (F 2022) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this petition based on your circumstances, and the??documentation provided which notes that you are working with Student Wellness Services, and will take some time away from your studies to take care of yourself.

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 during week 7 of the term. If you have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop the course by week 8 of term. The drop deadlines, outlined in the ??Important Dates? section on the Faculty of Arts and Science web page, have been established to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all students.

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

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.

We will look forward to your return to your studies in the future.

Sincerely,


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

20210040Sellens