Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 14270
Decision Date: May 22, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Klyne McDonald
Student Email: 20km29@queens.ca

Course: RELS398
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST200
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS120
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: CLST203
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ARTH121
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST207
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS215
Term: Fall
Year: 2026
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENGL273
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ASTR101
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

I have carefully considered your request to waive the petition deadline related to the 2024 Summer, 2024 Fall and 2025 Winter terms and to drop CLST 205 (S25), ARTH 121, CLST 203, GNDS 120, HIST 200, RELS 398 (F25), ASTR 101, ENGL 273, GNDS 215, and HIST 207 (W26) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Your final grades in CLST 205 (S25), ARTH 121, CLST 203, GNDS 120, HIST 200, RELS 398 (F25), ASTR 101, ENGL 273, GNDS 215, and HIST 207 (W26) will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript once this has been processed by the Office of the University Registrar.

I will also allow you to drop GNDS 215 (W26) after the academic deadline. If you would like to accept this offer, please email asc.petitions@queensu.ca within 15 business days.

You may now access on the on-line petition portal at queensu.ca/artsci/undergraduate/student-services/academic-petitions-and-appeals to submit your new petition under the appropriate category such as, to drop a course after the academic deadline for courses from the 2024 Summer, 2024 Fall and 2025 Winter terms

Your new petition request should include a letter that outlines how each course was affected by extenuating circumstances and why you didn’t drop them by the academic deadline.
In addition to confirming the timeline of the circumstance, it is important that your documentation also outlines the academic impacts during the terms that you are petitioning.

Documentation can include but is not limited to a letter from a professional such as Student Wellness Services (SWS), an off-campus physician’s letter (if your healthcare provider is not within the Queen’s community), a death certificate, or legal documents if relevant. If your extenuating circumstances are personal in nature or cannot be documented professionally, we may accept a letter from a family member or friend as long as they supply their contact information so that it can be verified.

If you have any questions about your subsequent petition request, please meet with an Academic Advisor for support.

Going forward, 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.