Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 13720
Decision Date: December 15, 2025
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Harsheta Taneja
Student Email: 21ht29@queensu.ca

Course: BCHM 218
Term: Summer
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: CHEM285
Term: Summer
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline

Course: PHGY215
Term: Summer
Year: 2025
Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor: Christopher A. Ward

Your petition has been granted. Your final grade in BCHM 218 and CHEM 285 (S25) will show as a DR notation and your final grade in PHGY 215 (S25) will show as a CR notation on your transcript once this has been processed by the Office of the University Registrar.

Going forward, I suggest that you consider reducing your course load as 6 courses per term is considered to be a heavy course load. Also, you should know that it is your responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on your coursework prior to the drop deadline of the term. If you fall behind in a course or find the material too difficult, you should drop the course by 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.