Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 12773
Decision Date: March 10, 2025
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Yihan Zuo
Student Email: 21yz118@queensu.ca

Course: BCHM 315
Term: Fall
Year: 2024
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Dear Christina:

I have carefully considered your petition to drop BCHM 315 (F24) past the academic deadline. After reviewing your file, I have decided to grant your request.

I have granted this request due to the timeline of extenuating circumstances as confirmed within the documentation that you supplied. Your grade in this course will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript.

Going forward, I want to take this time to remind you that it is never suggested that a student write an exam while unwell. Academic Consideration is a process for the university community to provide a compassionate response to assist students experiencing a short-term extenuating circumstance. You can familiarize yourself with your consideration options at: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations.

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)