Decision Letter
Submission Number: 13939
Decision Date: January 28, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Maya Nate
Student Email: 22jp46@queensu.ca
Course: EMPR 270
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: DR jacoba lilius
Dear Maya Nate:
I have carefully considered your petition request to add EMPR 270 (W26) after the academic deadline. While I’m unable to grant this request, I want to assure you that I’ve taken your circumstances into account as part of this decision.
As you know, courses must be added on SOLUS within the published deadlines and Winter term enrolment began during the 2025 Summer term in July. The deadlines for adding courses have been designed and established to provide sufficient time for students to obtain the relevant permission, determine their interest in the course material, to consider their ability to handle each course, and to evaluate their overall workload.
I want you to know that I acknowledge the extenuating circumstances that you presented within your petition request and I recognize the impact that they have had on your ability to enroll in Winter term classes so close to the add deadline. I also appreciate the efforts you made to seek instructor support regarding enrollment in this course.
While I am empathetic to your situation and appreciate your motivation to take an additional Winter term course, I am unable to grant your request. I want you to understand that starting a course in week 4 of a 12-week term places a student at a great disadvantage and structurally inhibits their chance at success. Instructors are not obligated to accommodate a student for missed work resulting from late enrollment and the instructor of EMPR 270 has indicated that allowing an additional student into the course at this point could disrupt the progress of the class. I want to remind you that the academic deadlines are in place to ensure fairness and clarity for all students.
Going forward, I would suggest that you consider meeting with Student Wellness Services in Mitchell Hall for personal support throughout the Winter term. I also want to remind you that Academic Consideration is a process for the university community to provide a compassionate response to assist students experiencing extenuating circumstance. You can familiarize yourself with your consideration options at: queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations.
Additionally, if you wish to appeal this decision, you are welcome to submit an appeal to the Board of Studies. Information on the appeal process and deadlines is available at queensu.ca/artsci/undergraduate/student-services/academic-petitions-and-appeals (click on “Second Level”). The Office of the University Ombudsperson offers guidance on student rights and procedural fairness at queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness, and they are also available to support you at queensu.ca/ombuds.
I hope that you continue to seek out the support and resources available to you, and I wish you the best in navigating your next steps.
Sincerely,
Dorit Naaman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academics)
Decision Date: January 28, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Maya Nate
Student Email: 22jp46@queensu.ca
Course: EMPR 270
Term: Winter
Year: 2026
Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: DR jacoba lilius
Dear Maya Nate:
I have carefully considered your petition request to add EMPR 270 (W26) after the academic deadline. While I’m unable to grant this request, I want to assure you that I’ve taken your circumstances into account as part of this decision.
As you know, courses must be added on SOLUS within the published deadlines and Winter term enrolment began during the 2025 Summer term in July. The deadlines for adding courses have been designed and established to provide sufficient time for students to obtain the relevant permission, determine their interest in the course material, to consider their ability to handle each course, and to evaluate their overall workload.
I want you to know that I acknowledge the extenuating circumstances that you presented within your petition request and I recognize the impact that they have had on your ability to enroll in Winter term classes so close to the add deadline. I also appreciate the efforts you made to seek instructor support regarding enrollment in this course.
While I am empathetic to your situation and appreciate your motivation to take an additional Winter term course, I am unable to grant your request. I want you to understand that starting a course in week 4 of a 12-week term places a student at a great disadvantage and structurally inhibits their chance at success. Instructors are not obligated to accommodate a student for missed work resulting from late enrollment and the instructor of EMPR 270 has indicated that allowing an additional student into the course at this point could disrupt the progress of the class. I want to remind you that the academic deadlines are in place to ensure fairness and clarity for all students.
Going forward, I would suggest that you consider meeting with Student Wellness Services in Mitchell Hall for personal support throughout the Winter term. I also want to remind you that Academic Consideration is a process for the university community to provide a compassionate response to assist students experiencing extenuating circumstance. You can familiarize yourself with your consideration options at: queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations.
Additionally, if you wish to appeal this decision, you are welcome to submit an appeal to the Board of Studies. Information on the appeal process and deadlines is available at queensu.ca/artsci/undergraduate/student-services/academic-petitions-and-appeals (click on “Second Level”). The Office of the University Ombudsperson offers guidance on student rights and procedural fairness at queensu.ca/ombuds/appeal-process/procedural-fairness, and they are also available to support you at queensu.ca/ombuds.
I hope that you continue to seek out the support and resources available to you, and I wish you the best in navigating your next steps.
Sincerely,
Dorit Naaman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academics)
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