Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 11301
Decision Date: December 19, 2023
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Grace Shea
Student Email: 23nwm@queensu.ca

Course: GNDS 120
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Grace Shea,

I have reviewed your petition to drop GNDS 120 (F23) after the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this request due to the severity and academic impacts of your extenuating circumstances as confirmed with the documentation you supplied. Going forward, 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.

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)