Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Submission Number: 11772
Decision Date: May 27, 2024
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Zicheng Wang
Student Email: 19zw71@queensu.ca

Course: BCHM 421
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: BCHM 432
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: BCHM 442
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear James,

I have carefully considered your petition to drop BCHM 421, BCHM 432, and BCHM 442 (F23) 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 acknowledge that you reduced your course load for the 2024 Winter term, and I have granted this request due to the timeline and academic impacts of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation that you supplied.

I would suggest that you consider registering with Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) if you have not done so already, so that you obtain ongoing support from a Counsellor who can help manage the ongoing impacts of your health on your academics.

Going forward, 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)

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