Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 3060
Decision Date: February 27, 2017
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Kyle Ainslie
Student Email: 14ka42@queensu.ca

Course: GEOL 104
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Daniel Layton Mathews

Course: GEOL 107
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GEOL 232
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: CHEM 281
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Mr. Ainslie:

I have carefully considered your request to drop GEOL 107 (F 2016), GEOL 232 (F 2016), and CHEM 281 (F 2016) past the academic deadline and receive Credit standing in GEOL 104 (F 2016). Based on the circumstances you refer to in your letter of appeal, I have decided to grant your appeal.

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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