Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 12904
Decision Date: May 27, 2025
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Emma Uba
Student Email: 23hsnm@queensu.ca

Course: FILM 240
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Christopher Eckert

Course: GPHY 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Michael Momboquette

Course: DEVS 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Philippe Gauthier

Course: POLS 111
Term: Fall
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: S Hughson

Course: GNDS 120
Term: Fall
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Dr. Laura Jean Cameron

Dear Emma:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop FILM 240 (W24), GPHY 101, DEVS 101, POLS 111 and GNDS 120 (F24) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this request due to the timeline, severity and academic impacts of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation you supplied. Your grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

Going forward, it is the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their classes before the drop deadline. If they have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, they should drop the course by the deadline. 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)