Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 11124
Decision Date: November 16, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Ashleigh Weerasinghe
Student Email: 15acw4@queensu.ca

Course: SOCY336
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 309
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Ashe,

I have reviewed your petition to drop SOCY 302, SOCY 309, and SOCY 336 (W23) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this request due to the academic impacts of your extenuating circumstances as confirmed by the documentation you supplied. Please 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)