Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10193
Decision Date: May 5, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sitara Raju
Student Email: sitara.raju@queensu.ca

Course: ECON 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Cromb,Ian James

Course: PHIL 247
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENIN 240
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: RELS 252
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: FILM 236
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST 219
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHIL 276
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST 241
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Sitara:

I was sorry to read of the difficulties you outlined in your petition letter and after carefully considering your request to drop ENIN 240, PHIL 247, POLS 211, RELS 252 (F 2021); ECON 110 (FW 21/22); and FILM 236, HIST 219, HIST 241, PHIL 276 (W 2022) past the academic deadline, I have decided to grant your request based on the circumstances outlined as well as your documentation and I encourage you to continue to work closely with your health care team as you manage your symptoms.

Going forward, I recommend that you pause and evaluate your health during week 7 of each term, and if you have fallen behind or your health is impacting your studies, you should drop courses by the week 8 drop 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 fair and equitable treatment of all students at Queen's.

Another tool to manage your academics in addition to dropping a course by the drop 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

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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