Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Submission Number: 11631
Decision Date: May 6, 2024
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Laura Ainsworth
Student Email: laura.ainsworth03@gmail.com

Course: GNDS 215
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: FILM 220
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: FILM 257
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Laura:

I have carefully considered your request to Waive the Petition Deadline related to the 2022 Fall term and to drop FILM 220, FILM 257, and GNDS 215 (W23) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Your grades in FILM 220, FILM 257, and GNDS 215 (W23) will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

I acknowledge that you have taken the 2023/2024 academic year away from your studies and I have granted this request due to the academic impacts of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation you supplied. I will also allow you to drop ENGL 281 and FILM 240 (F22) and DEVS 220 (S23) after the academic deadline, without requiring you to submit a subsequent petition request.

Upon your return to studies, 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, 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 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)

Generated May 6, 2024 at 9:37:10 AM.