Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 11701
Decision Date: June 17, 2024
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sydney Allison
Student Email: 21sma16@queensu.ca

Course: MATH 121
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: CHEM 112
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Michael Mombarquette

Course: BIOL 103
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Christopher Eckart

Course: ENGL 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2022
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Dr. Christopher Fanning

Dear Sydney Allison:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop MATH 121 (FW22/23) after the academic deadline and for Credit Standing in CHEM 112 (FW22/23), ENGL 100 (FW22/23), and BIOL 103 (W23). After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

Your grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR or CR notation on your transcript accordingly.

I have granted this request due to the timeline of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation that you supplied. Going forward, I want you to 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, as they have been outlined in the “Important Dates” section on the Arts and Science web page, have been established by the Faculty of Arts and Science 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)