Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 11758
Decision Date: May 13, 2024
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Liam Bridger
Student Email: 21ladb@queensu.ca

Course: EMPR 200
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST 241
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST 106
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST 109
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GPHY 101
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 261
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: LAW 201
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 212
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Liam,

I have carefully considered your petition to drop HIST 106, HIST 109, GPHY 101 (W23), POLS 243, POLS 211, POLS 261 (F23) and LAW 201, POLS 212, HIST 241, and EMPR 200 (W24) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Your grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

I was happy to read that you are receiving professional health care support at this time and I have granted this request due to the timeline and severity of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation that you supplied.

Upon your return to studies, I would suggest that you consider registering with Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) so that you obtain ongoing support from a Counsellor who can help manage the ongoing impacts of your health on your academics going forward.

I also want you to 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)