Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Submission Number: 14162
Decision Date: April 23, 2026
Associate Dean: Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic)
Student Name: Jock MacLauchlan
Student Email: 21jmhm@queensu.ca

Course: HIST 241
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Dueck, Gordon B

Course: ECON 255
Term: Fall
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Wang, Ruqu

Course: ECON 255
Term: Winter
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Zabojnik, Jan

Course: ECON 222
Term: Winter
Year: 2025
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor: Kennedy, Michael

Your petition to Waive the Deadline related to the 2024 Fall term and your request to drop ECON 222, ECON 255 (W25), ECON 255, and HIST 241 (F25) after the academic deadline has been granted.

I will also allow you to drop CLST 205, ECON 212, ECON 222, and HIST 223 (F24) after the academic deadline without a subsequent petition request. Your final grades in these courses will be replaced with a DR notation on your transcript once this has been processed by the Office of the University Registrar.

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 can obtain ongoing support from an Accessibility Advisor who can help manage the ongoing impacts of your health on your academics.

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.