Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 13041
Decision Date: July 16, 2025
Associate Dean: Scott-Morgan Straker (Acting Associate Dean)
Student Name: Keshiha Elamurugan
Student Email: 18ke2@queensu.ca

Course: SOCY306
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENGL215
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENGL161
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY429
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Keshiha Elamurugan:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop ENGL 161, SOCY 429 (F23), ENGL 215 (FW23/24) and SOCY 306 (W24) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

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

If you return to studies at Queen’s University in the future, it is your responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on your coursework prior to the drop deadline of the term. If you fall behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop the course by 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,

Scott-Morgan Straker, PhD
Acting Associate Dean (Academic)