Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 10841
Decision Date: August 29, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Andrew Colussi
Student Email: 15asc1@queensu.ca

Course: ECON 223
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: CISC 121
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Andrew Colussi,

I have reviewed your petition to drop ECON 223 and CISC 121 (S23) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Your grade in these courses will be replaced with a ‘DR’ notation on your transcript.

I have granted this request due to the timeline, severity and academic impacts of your extenuating circumstances as confirmed by the documentation that you supplied. Going forward you should know that it is the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their classes before the drop deadline of the term. If they have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, they should drop the course by the deadline. 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.

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.

Sincerely,

Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic