Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10553
Decision Date: June 5, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Julia Steele
Student Email: 21jys2@queensu.ca

Course: PSYC 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: DRAM 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Julie:

I am sorry to read in your petition letter that you have encountered several health related challenges this year, and I have carefully considered your request to drop DRAM 100, PSYC 100 (FW 2022/23) and GNDS 125 (W 2023) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your petition, I have decided to grant your request.

I have exercised some leniency in this decision, acknowledging the challenges you outlined and since you are a first-year student, but your documentation notes that you began seeking medical advice in June 2022 with the last recorded date being February 10th, 2023 which was prior to the March drop deadline. Going forward, I recommend that you pause and evaluate your health and progress in your courses 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 a 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

Julie, I encourage you to follow through with your plan to meet regularly with your family doctor to address your chronic medical conditions and, if your doctor agrees, you may want to register with QSAS who can put in place accommodations going forward 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 your courses this term.

Yours sincerely,


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

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