Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10806
Decision Date: July 31, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Maeve King
Student Email: 20mek15@queensu.ca

Course: ECON 222
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: ENIN 240
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: FILM 236
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: STAT 263
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Maeve:

I am sorry to read in your petition letter that you encountered challenges during the winter term and that your health was impacted by extenuating circumstances. I have carefully considered your request to drop ECON 222, ENIN 240, FILM 236 and STAT 263 (W 2023) past the academic deadline due to the circumstances you have outlined, and after reviewing your petition, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this petition based on your circumstances and the documentation provided, but 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 during week 7 of the term. If you have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop the course by week 8 of term. The drop deadlines, outlined in the “Important Dates” section on the Faculty of Arts and Science web page, have been established to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all students.

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

Maeve, I strongly encourage you continue to work with your therapist and if you have not yet registered with QSAS, I suggest that you discuss this option with your therapist. A QSAS Advisor may be able to put into place accommodations to help you proactively manage the impact of your condition 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.

Yours sincerely,


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

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