Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 12956
Decision Date: May 21, 2025
Associate Dean: Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Donya Shahrabi
Student Email: 20dsf2@queensu.ca

Course: POLS 383
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Paul Gardner

Dear Donya Shahrabi:

I have carefully considered your petition for Credit Standing in POLS 383 (F24). 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 you supplied. Your grade in this course will be replaced with a CR notation on your transcript.

Going forward, I would suggest that you consider registering with Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) if you have not done so already, so that you obtain 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 of the term. 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, 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)