Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 5545
Decision Date: May 6, 2019
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Ruohan Lu
Student Email: 17rl16@queensu.ca

Course: PHYS 242
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: James Fraser

Course: PHYS 206
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: MATH 221
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: MATH 225
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHYS 216
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: COMM 200
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ARTH 215
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS 215
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Ruohan Lu,

After carefully considering your appeal to drop MATH 221, MATH 225, PHYS 206 (F 18) and ARTH 215, COMM 200, GNDS 215 and PHYS 216 (F18) past the academic deadline, as well as request Credit Standing in PHYS 242 (W19). I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal based on the severity of your extenuating circumstances but need to warn you that the appeals process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. Instead, students should continue working with your QSAS advisor. You should also pause and evaluate the impact of your health on your studies prior to week 8 of term. The week 8 drop deadlines, as they have been outlined in the €œImportant Dates€ section on the Arts and Science web page, 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.

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.

Yours sincerely,



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

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