Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 2418
Decision Date: June 28, 2016
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Tristan Samis
Student Email: 13ts40@queensu.ca

Course: PHGY 214
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENGL 160
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Robert May

Course: PSYC 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2015
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Jill Atkinson

Course: BIOL 202
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Bill Nelson and Laurene Ratcliffe

Course: BIOL 206
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Vicki Friesen


Dear Mr. Samis:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop PHGY 214 (FW 2015/16) past the academic deadline as well as receive Credit standing in BIOL 202, BIOL 206, ENGL 160B and PSYC 100B (W 2016). After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

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.

I am confident that in the future you will make every effort to inform yourself of the academic regulations concerning deadlines as they are outlined in Important Dates Section on the Arts and Science web page. These deadlines have been established by the Faculty of Arts and Science to ensure a fair and equitable treatment of all students and to facilitate the timely completion of university studies at Queen's.

Yours sincerely,



Johanne Bénard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)


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