You may have circumstances that you believe justify waiving the drop deadline. You should be aware, however, that you are expected to assess your academic progress in each of your courses, and the impact that your personal, family, medical, financial, or employment circumstances are having on each course, before the withdrawal deadline. If you could […]
Senate legislation states that by the withdrawal deadline course directors normally must provide graded feedback of 15% of the overall grade for fall, winter or summer term courses, and 30% for "full year" courses. However, there are exceptions, including some upper level courses and courses which run on a compressed schedule. For a full explanation […]
It is the final day to use the enrolment system to drop a course. If you do not want a final grade in a course, then you must use the enrolment system to drop the course on or before the withdrawal deadline date. You are responsible for the accuracy of your enrolment record, and for […]
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If you have submitted a petitions request, please log into the petitions portal for regular status updates. If you are having difficulties, please email lapspet@yorku.ca for further support.
Upload all supporting documents (Course Performance Summary, Attending Physician’s Statement, academic plans, death certificate, etc.) prior to submitting your request. You will receive an email confirming the documents that were included with your application. Submit a Petition
A petition is an online written request for the waiver of a Faculty's regulation or deadline. Students have the right to petition on reasonable grounds for special consideration. The Faculty's Petitions Committee will review the petition request and make a decision on a case by case basis.
At the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, the petitions process is confidential. Information and documentation submitted in relation to a petition is restricted to office staff and Committee members involved in the decision-making process. Petitions and appeals are considered anonymously. Where a petition includes allegations about the actions or advice of an employee […]
The appeal decision letter is sent as an attachment to the email address indicated on the original Petition Application. If your appeal is denied, information regarding the procedures to request leave to appeal to the Senate Appeals Committee will be included in the decision letter.
The petition decision letter is sent as an attachment to the York email address indicated on the Petition Application. Under normal circumstances petitions can take from 4 to 8 weeks, and sometimes longer, depending on whether or not the petition initially is complete, or is awaiting supporting documentation; the time needed to aquire additional information […]