Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10895
Decision Date: September 18, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Abdisalam Musse
Student Email: abm121@gmail.com

Course: POLS 327
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 384
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 354
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 401
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 463
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 276
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 475
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Abdi,

I have reviewed your petition to drop POLS 327, POLS 384 (F22), POLS 354, POLS 401, POLS 463, SOCY 276, and SOCY 475 (W23) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Your grade in these courses will be replaced with a ‘DR’ notation on your transcript.

I acknowledge that you are currently being supported by Queen’s University Support Services and I have granted this petition due to the timeline and severity of your extenuating circumstances as described within your petition letter.

Going forward you should know that it is the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their classes during week 7 of the term. If they have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, they 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.

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