Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Appeal Number: 9420
Decision Date: August 8, 2022
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Abdisalam Musse
Student Email: abm121@gmail.com

Course: POLS 512
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 367
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 385
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ECON 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: SOCY 458
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Abdisalam Musse:

I have carefully considered your appeal to drop ECON 110 (FW 2021/2022), POLS 367, POLS 385, POLS 512 and SOCY 458 (W22) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this appeal due to the timeline and severity of your extenuating circumstances however, I want to warn you that the appeal process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. Going forward, it is your responsibility to evaluate your academic progress during Week 7 of each term and make sure to drop courses that you have fallen behind in, or in which you find the material too difficult, by the Week 8 drop deadline.

I would also suggest that you consider registering with Queen??s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) if you have not done so already, so that you obtain ongoing support from a Counsellor who can help manage the impact of your health on your academics.

Due to the timeline of your extenuating circumstances as reported by the documentation that you supplied, I am also willing to allow you to drop POLS 359 and POLS 384 (F21) after the academic deadline. If you would like to accept this offer, please email asc.appeals@queensu.ca within 21 days of receiving this letter and we will make the appropriate changes to your transcript.

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)