Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 12615
Decision Date: February 24, 2025
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Yifei Wang
Student Email: 23sc16@queensu.ca

Course: CISC 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: MATH 112
Term: Fall
Year: 2023
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Yifei:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop CISC 101 and MATH 112 (F23) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this request as I recognize that this was your first year at university. Your grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

I want to let you know that the petition process is not meant to be used to manage a chronic condition. Academic impacts from ongoing circumstances should be managed proactively by utilizing options such as academic consideration or accommodation through QSAS. 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)