Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 11075
Decision Date: November 15, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Jeffrey Wong
Student Email: jeffrey6@live.ca

Course: Econ 421
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Jeffrey Wong,

I have reviewed your petition to drop ECON 421 (F23) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

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

I want you to know that this was a lenient decision as you did not include documentation to support your request. I have granted this petition as I acknowledge that you missed the drop deadline by only a few days. Going forward, you should know that it is the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their classes during week 7 of the term. If they have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, they 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.

Jeffrey, I also wanted to mention your 2024 Winter term classes. 18.0 units in one term is a very heavy course-load. If you find that this is more than you can handle, please be sure to drop courses by the published deadline. The Academic Deadline to drop a Winter Term course is March 1, 2024.

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 Registraar, 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)