Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 7778
Decision Date: July 12, 2021
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Aidan Simpson
Student Email: aidanisstill@gmail.com

Course: PHIL157
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: GNDS 125
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ASTRO 101
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2020
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Aidan Simpson:

I am sorry to have read in your letter of appeal that you had a difficult year and I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ASTR 101, GNDS 125 (F 2020) and PHIL 157, GNDS 125 (W 2021) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal based on the medical note documenting you need for an Individual Education Plan (accommodation). However, please note that there is no supporting documentation to indicate what your impairments are, nor that you are working with a professional to better manage your condition. Thus I am granting this appeal on limited information.

Going forward you will be responsible for managing the impact of your condition on our academics proactively and not after the fact via the appeal process. I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in each of your courses during week 7 of the term and if you have fallen behind or you are not performing in the course to your satisfaction, you should drop courses by the week 8 drop date deadline. Please do not wait until you receive your grades and then request a drop for those that are failures.

Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by Week 8 is our Academic Consideration service. A student can request short term consideration if they need more time to complete an assignment or had to miss a class. Here is the link for information about that process:

https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/undergrad-students/academic-consideration-for-students

Aidan, I strongly encourage you continue to work with a health professional and to proactively manage the impact of our condition on your academics. If this is a chronic condition, please talk to your counsellor about the possibility of registering with QSAS. A QSAS Advisor can help put into place appropriate accommodations to help with both your health and academics.

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.

Best of luck in your degree progression.

Sincerely,


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

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