Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Petition Letter: I am appealing to drop the following courses: MATH 121 (Winter, 2016) and PHYS 106 (Winter, 2016) after the drop deadline. It would be helpful to me if CHEM 112 (Winter, 2016) and BIOL 103 (Winter, 2016) could also be dropped, however I have retaken BIOL 103 during the summer of 2017 and am currently retaking CHEM 112 (fall and winter term, 2017).

About halfway into my first year at Queen¿¿s University, the work and stress started to overwhelm me and I fell into depression. I did not socially adapt well to university life and spent my time in isolation. I began spending much of my time lying in bed and stopped attending my classes, doing my assignments, and even showing up for the final exams. I feel that the marks I received for these courses do not accurately reflect my academic performance.

To succeed in my studies this year, I have visited Student Wellness Services and am currently seeing a counsellor for my mental health issues. These sessions help with my depression by identifying and acknowledging my faults or unhealthy patterns in life and together, my counsellor and I agree on suitable solutions. With the help of my counsellor I aim to become more comfortable in social situations and befriend some of my classmates. The plan to move forward from this is to start slow by taking a lighter course load and talking to other students outside of class. I am more aware of the various resources available to assist me academically such as the Student Academic Success Service.