Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Decision Letter

Appeal Number: 9973
Decision Date: January 27, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jaden Blackman
Student Email: 20jmwb@queensu.ca

Course: BIOL 102
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline


Dear Jaden:

I am sorry to have read in your petition letter that you had a knee injury during Fall term 2022. I have carefully considered your request to drop BIOL 102 past the academic deadline due to the circumstances that surrounded that injury and the impact they had on this course in particular. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Going forward, you will be responsible for managing the impact of your condition on your academics proactively and not after the fact via the petition process. I encourage you to carefully evaluate your progress in each of your courses prior to the week 8 drop deadline and if you have fallen behind or you are not performing in courses to your satisfaction, you should drop courses by the drop deadline.

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

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

Jaden, I strongly encourage you continue to work with a health professional and to proactively manage the impact of your challenges on your academics. If you have not yet registered with QSAS, I encourage you to consider doing so since a QSAS??Advisor??can help put into place appropriate accommodations to help you manage the impact of your challenges on your 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 courses.

Sincerely,


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

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