Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 4411
Decision Date: May 17, 2018
Associate Dean: Johanne Benard, Ph.D.
Student Name: Samantha Hartmann
Student Email: 15slh@queensu.ca

Course: SOCY 336
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Andrew Silver

Course: SOCY 200
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 284
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Ms. Hartmann:

I have reviewed your appeal to drop SOCY 200 and SOCY 284 (F 2017) as well as change the grade you received in SOCY 336 (F 2017) to Aegrotat standing. After careful consideration of the documentation you submitted and the information supplied by the instructor about the circumstances surrounding this course, I have decided to grant your appeal.

The instructor of SOCY 336 has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript as B- along with the notation €œAegrotat: estimated grade€.

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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Cc: Professor A. Silver