Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 11000
Decision Date: October 2, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Kieran McInnis
Student Email: 20kdm5@queensu.ca

Course: FILM 218
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: HIST 245
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Kieran:

I am sorry to have read in your petition letter that you struggled with your health during the 2022/23 academic year, but particularly during winter term 2023. I have carefully considered your request to drop FILM 218 and HIST 245 (W 2023) past the academic deadline due to those circumstances and after reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this petition based on your circumstances and documentation provided. 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

Kieran, I strongly encourage you continue to work with your support persons and to proactively manage the impact of your condition on your academics. If you have not yet registered with QSAS, I encourage you to discuss this option with your counsellor since a QSAS Advisor can put in 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 this year.

Sincerely,


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

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