Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Submission Number: 12010
Decision Date: September 17, 2024
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Cole Gaerber
Student Email: 18ceg@queensu.ca

Course: BIOL 110
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Rob Harrap

Course: GEOL 400
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Gema Olivo

Dear Cole Gaerber:

I have carefully considered your request to waive the petition deadline related to the 2022 Winter, 2022 Summer, 2022 Fall, and 2023 Winter terms and your request to drop BIOL 110 (F23) and GEOL 400 (W24) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I will also allow you to drop PHYS 118 (S21), PHYS 118 (S22), BIOL 110 (F22) and GEOL 368 (W23) after the academic deadline and Credit Standing in GEOL 333, GEOL 362 and PHYS 116 (W22) without having to submit a subsequent petition request. I have granted this request due to the timeline, severity and academic impacts of extenuating circumstances as confirmed by the documentation you supplied.

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

Upon your return to studies I 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, 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)

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