Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 7258
Decision Date: January 25, 2021
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Kathryn Purtell
Student Email: 17kp2@queensu.ca

Course: socy 122a
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: BIOL 122
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DEVS 220
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GRMN 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PSYC 100A
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Kathryn Purtell:

I was sorry to read of the circumstances you outlined in your letter of appeal. No doubt this was a difficult period for you and your family, and I will grant your request to drop BIOL 102, DEVS 220 and GRMN 101 (F 2018) past the academic deadline based on that circumstance. Please note you cannot drop the A portion of full year courses so the Fall portion of PSYC 100 and SOCY 122 will remain on your transcript but have no impact on your GPA.

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 (Academic)


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