Bachelor of Arts Counselling Office : Contacting Us

You may visit BACO, pick up our Fact Sheets, talk to an Assistant and/or book an appointment with a counsellor.

Counsellors & Staff


Matt Edwards, BA Program Counsellor
Shannon Lapenskie, Assistant BA Counsellor

Helen Remigis, Assistant BA Counsellor

Patricia Swidinsky, Assistant BA Counsellor
TBA, Counsellors' Assistant

Nicole Williston, Counsellors' Assistant

We help you …

  • Clarify degree requirements;
  • Interpret university policies and procedures;
  • Resolve difficulties in selecting, adding and dropping courses or reading your Undergraduate Academic Program Evaluation;

We also …

  • Assist you when you experience medical or other difficulties that affect your academic progress;
  • Give you general guidance on long-term educational goals and objectives;
  • Refer you to appropriate on-campus services.

Office Location & Hours

BACO Office
130 MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am – 12:00 and 1:00pm – 4:30

Phone: (519) 824-4120 extension 52140
Fax: (519) 821-1785

email: baco@uoguelph.ca

To check your progress in your degree program, you can view or print your program/academic evaluation from webadvisor . You will need your user id and password to access Web Advisor, then go to the icon for “My Program/Academic Evaluation”

Note: you have to be declared or registered in the program for which you want a progress report.