Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 2092
Decision Date: May 11, 2016
Associate Dean: Sue Blake
Student Name: Kate Pereira
Student Email: 13ksp6@queensu.ca

Course: CLST 201
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 212
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 242
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 276
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Ms. Pereira:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop CLST 201, POLS 212, POLS 242, POLS 262 and SOCY 276 (W 2016) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request but with a condition in place.

Due to the ongoing nature of your health challenges, I have made the decision to place you on part-time status. Note that as a part-time student you will only be allowed a maximum of 18.0 units in the Fall-Winter session with no more than 9.0 units per term. It is my hope that the slower pace of part-time study will allow you sufficient time to remedy the personal and academic difficulties you have faced in the past and thereby enable you to be more successful in your future studies.

For the next academic year, I would encourage you to seek regular academic advising through the Faculty Office. If there is an improvement in your academic performance by the end of the year and you feel ready to take on a heavier course load, you may schedule an appointment to meet with me and I will consider changing your status back to full-time studies at that time.

To submit an appeal to request a refund of your tuition fees in your dropped courses, you may complete and submit this form to the Registrar€™s Office: http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.uregwww/files/files/Tuition_Fee_Amendment_Appeal_Form.pdf Should you have questions about this process, their office can be reached at 613-533-2040.

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.

If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean€™s decision to the Board of Studies, you must submit an appeal to the Board of Studies within 21 days of the date this decision was sent. Guidelines for appealing to the Board of Studies and the appeal form can be found at: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on €œBoard of Studies€) Do not use the on-line application for this process. You may contact Mr. Harry Smith, Office of the Ombudsperson for advice on matters of procedure and on obtaining a representative. His office is located in room 421 Robert Sutherland Hall and he can be reached by phone (533-6495) or e-mail (ombuds@queensu.ca).

Yours sincerely,

Sue Blake
Assistant Dean (Studies)



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