Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 12573
Decision Date: January 13, 2025
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Alexander Kelly
Student Email: 19ack5@queensu.ca

Course: POLS 380
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: POLS 453
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: FILM 356
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Alexander:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop FILM 356, POLS 380 and POLS 453 (W24) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this request as the documentation that you supplied suggests the need for ongoing accommodation related to a newly diagnosed disability. Your grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

If you decide to return to studies at Queen’s University, I would suggest that you register with Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) for ongoing support from an Accessibility Advisor who can help manage the ongoing impacts of your health on your academics.

Also, it is the student’s responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on their classes before the drop deadline. If they have fallen behind in a course or find the material too difficult, they should drop the course by the deadline. 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)