Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 13355
Decision Date: September 17, 2025
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Megan Tanner
Student Email: 22djc4@queensu.ca

Course: RELS 131
Term: Summer
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS 120
Term: Fall
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Megan:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop RELS 131 (S24) 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 and academic impacts of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation you supplied. Your final grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

I will also allow you to drop EMPR 100 (F24) as I recognize that this course was also impacted by these circumstances. If you would like to accept this offer, please email asc.petitions@queensu.ca within 15 business days of receiving this letter.

Going forward, I would suggest that you remain connected with your QSAS Accessibility Advisor each term, who can help manage the ongoing impacts of your health on your academics.

Also, you should know that 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,

Dorit Naaman, PhD
Associate Dean (Academic)