Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 4538
Decision Date: July 9, 2018
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Madeline Mac Lean
Student Email: 14meml@queensu.ca

Course: GPHy 362
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Audrey Kobayashi

Course: GPHY 102
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GPHY 339
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Ms. MacLean:

I have reviewed your appeal to drop GPHY 102 and GPHY 339 (W 2018) as well as change the grade you received in GPHY 362 (W 2018) 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 GPHY 362 (W 2018) has submitted a replacement grade based on the work you have completed, which will appear on your transcript as C 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 providing them with the opportunity to evaluate their progress and make informed decisions regarding dropping courses when life circumstances affect their studies.

Yours sincerely,


Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)


10185290MacLean

Cc: Professor A. Kobayashi