Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 5397
Decision Date: March 19, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Katherine Dionne
Student Email: 14kd29@queensu.ca

Course: CLST 201
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Bernard J. Kavanagh

Course: CLST 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Cristiana Zaccagnino

Course: CLST 203
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Graeme Ward


Dear Ms. Dionne:

I was sorry to read in your letter of appeal that you experienced a traumatic event during Fall term 2016 which led to academic challenges during Winter term 2017. After carefully considering your appeal to drop CLST 201 and CLST 203 (W 2017) past the academic deadline and receive Credit standing in CLST 103 (W 2017) I have decided to grant your request. Your grade in CLST 103 will appear on your transcript as CR.

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 pleased to see that you have continued with effective treatments and registered with QSAS. Certainly I can see that your grades have improved and I commend you on that progress.

Yours sincerely,


Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Studies)


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