Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 12456
Decision Date: December 9, 2024
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Nathaniel Shaw-Tsoukalas
Student Email: 20njst@queensu.ca

Course: ARTH 350
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 241
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 242
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 285
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 350
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Nathaniel Shaw-Tsoukalas:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop ARTH 350, POLS 241, POLS 242, POLS 285 and POLS 350 (W24) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I recognize that you are currently taking time away from your studies. I have granted this request due to the academic impacts of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation that you supplied. Your grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

Upon your return to studies, I suggest that you consider registering with Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) so that you can work with an Accessibility Advisor who can help manage the ongoing impacts of your health on your academics.

I also 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, 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)