Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 9389
Decision Date: July 22, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Ahmad Pottinger
Student Email: 20ap23@queensu.ca

Course: ENGL 215
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: COMM 200
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Ahmad Pottinger,

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ENGL 215 (FW 2021/2022) and COMM 200 (S22) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal based on the severity and impact of your extenuating circumstances as supported by the documentation that you supplied. Going forward, you should pause to evaluate the impact of your extenuating circumstances on your courses before the drop deadline of each term. If you have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop it before the deadline. The drop deadlines, as they have been outlined in the ??Important 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.

I also suggest that you consider registering with Queen??s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) if you haven??t done so already,y so that you can work with an Accommodation Advisor to help manage the impact of your health on your academics going forward.

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.

Sincerely,

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