Undergraduate Course Waiver Contacts

When a student wishes to take a course that they are not (currently) eligible to take, it is usually the course instructor who determines whether the student will be permitted to enrol.

In certain instances, this authority may be designated to another university staff member (alternate faculty member, Program Counselling office, alternate administrator, etc.), and they can sign Course Waiver Request forms for that course.

Below is a list of all undergraduate courses (specific courses and/or entire subject areas) for which the instructor is NOT the appropriate contact for Course Waiver Request forms. The list includes contact information for the person or office that can sign Course Waiver Request forms for those courses, along with additional details that you should review prior to submitting the form.

 

Before reviewing the list below, take a moment to confirm that you do indeed need instructor/designate consent for the criteria you are asking to have waived.

Are you looking to enrol in a course…

  • after the course add deadline?
  • that is already full?
  • for which you do not meet the prerequisites (i.e., do not have the minimum number of completed credits and/or have not completed the prerequisite courses)?
  • that requires you to be enrolled in a corequisite course in which you not currently enrolled and have not yet completed?
  • that is restricted to a particular student cohort (that you are not part of)?
  • that requires instructor consent?

If you answered YES to any of the questions above, you do indeed need instructor/designate consent! Download the Undergraduate Course Waiver Request Form.

 

Subject Waiver Request Contact(s) Additional Details
ACCT See details
AGR*1110 Melinda Vanryn, Program Counselor for BBRM, BLA, and B.Sc.(Agr.)
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca
  • For all other Agriculture (AGR*XXXX) courses, see course instructor.
BIOC The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact The B.Sc. Program Counselling team for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
BIOL (except BIOL*1050 and BIOL*1090) The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • If the department offering the course is Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Integrative Biology, or Molecular and Cellular Biology, contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team EXCEPT if the restriction you are seeking to have waived is related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR it is specifically stated that the course required instructor consent to register. In those instances, you must contact the course instructor. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • If the course is being offered by the Department of Plant Agriculture or Department of Animal Biosciences, connect directly with the course instructor re. all course waiver requests.
BIOL*1050 Melinda Vanryn, Program Counselor for BBRM, BLA, and B.Sc.(Agr.) Programs
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca
OR The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
  • Students in the B.Sc.(Agr.) program should contact your Program Counselor, Melinda Vanryn.
  • All other students should contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • See BIOL entry for details re. course waivers for other Biology (BIOL*XXXX) courses.
BIOL*1090  The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Carie Devitt, Program Counselor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and B.I.E.S.P.
bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca
OR Melinda Vanryn, Program Counselor for BBRM, BLA, and B.Sc.(Agr.)
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca
  • Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Program Counselor, Carie Devitt.
  • Students in the B.Sc.(Agr.) program should contact your Program Counselor, Melinda Vanryn.
  • All other students should contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • See BIOL entry for details re. course waivers for other Biology (BIOL*XXXX) courses.
BIOM Kim Best, Assistant to the Chair and Undergraduate Program Assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences
ovcsas.biom@uoguelph.ca		  
BOT The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • If the department offering the course is Integrative Biology, or Molecular and Cellular Biology, contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team EXCEPT if the restriction you are seeking to have waived is related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR it is specifically stated that the course required instructor consent to register. In those instances, you must contact the course instructor. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • If the course is being offered by the Department of Plant Agriculture, connect directly with the course instructor re. all course waiver requests.
CHEM Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office for these courses EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
CIS School of Computer Science Program Counselling Team
cscouns@uoguelph.ca
CRWR Current Creative Writing Faculty Advisor
crwradv@uoguelph.ca		  
ECON See details
ENGG School of Engineering Program Counsellors
engcouns@uoguelph.ca		  
ENGL Current English Faculty Advisor(s)
english.advisors@uogeulph.ca		  
ENVS*1030 Melinda Vanryn, Program Counselor for BBRM, BLA, and B.Sc.(Agr.)
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca
OR Carie Devitt, Program Counselor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.), and BIESP
bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca
  • Students in the Environmental Management specialization should contact your Program Counselor, Melinda Vanryn.
  • Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Program Counselor, Carie Devitt.
  • All other students should take ENVS*1100 instead of this course.
  • For all other Environmental Sciences courses (ENVS*XXXX) besides ENVS*1100 (separate entry), see course instructor.
ENVS*1100 Carie Devitt, Program Counselor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.), and BIESP
bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor
  • Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program or those who have been in touch with Carie Devitt about transferring into the program should contact Carie.
  • All other students should contact the instructor directly.
  • For all other Environmental Sciences courses (ENVS*XXXX) besides ENVS*1030 (separate entry), see course instructor.
EQN*1010 Melinda Vanryn, Program Counselor for BBRM, BLA, and B.Sc.(Agr.)
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca
  • Students not enrolled in the Equine Management major will not be admitted to this course. For all other Equine (EQN*XXXX) courses, see course instructor.
FARE Emily Vogelman, Academic Program Assistant, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
fare@uoguelph.ca		  
FIN See details
FRHD FRAN Undergraduate Program Assistant
fran.undergraduate@uoguelph.ca		  
HK The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact The B.Sc. Program Counselling team for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
HROB See details
HTM See details
IDEV Lisa Blenkinsop, Academic Advisor and Manager, International Development Studies, Guelph Institute of Development Studies
idadvisor@uoguelph.ca		  
JLS Natasha Bell, Undergraduate Program Assistant
pols.undergrad@uoguelph.ca		  
LARC*1100 and LARC*1950 Melinda Vanryn, Program Counselor for BBRM, BLA, and B.Sc.(Agr.)
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca
  • For all other Landscape Architecture (LARC*XXXX) courses, see course instructor.
MATH Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
MBG The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • If the department offering the course is Molecular and Cellular Biology, contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team* EXCEPT if the restriction you are seeking to have waived is related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR it is specifically stated that the course required instructor consent to register. In those instances, you must contact the course instructor. *Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • If the course is being offered by the Department of Plant Agriculture or Department of Animal Biosciences, connect directly with the course instructor re. all course waiver requests.
MCB The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact The B.Sc. Program Counselling team for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
MCS See details
MGMT See details
MICR The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • If the department offering the course is Molecular and Cellular Biology, contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team EXCEPT if the restriction you are seeking to have waived is related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR it is specifically stated that the course required instructor consent to register. In those instances, you must contact the course instructor. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • If the course is being offered by the School or Environmental Sciences or Department of Pathobiology, connect directly with the course instructor re. all course waiver requests.
NANO Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
NEUR Kim Best, Assistant to the Chair and Undergraduate Program Assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences
ovcsas.biom@uoguelph.ca
OR The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Sharon Helder, Academic Advisor and Manager, Department of Psychology
shelder@uoguelph.ca
  • For NEUR*2000, please contact Sharon Helder re. course waiver requests.
  • For NEUR*2100, NEUR*3100 and NEUR*3500, please contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling team re. course waiver requests, EXCEPT if the restriction you are seeking to have waived is related to pre- or co-requisite course(s). In that instance, you must contact the course instructor. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • For NEUR*4000, NEUR*4100, NEUR*4401, NEUR*4402, NEUR*4421, NEUR*4422 and NEUR*4450, please contact Kim Best.
NUTR The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
OR FRAN Undergraduate Program Assistant
fran.undergraduate@uoguelph.ca
  • If the department offering the course is Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, contact the B.Sc. Program Counselling Team EXCEPT if the restriction you are seeking to have waived is related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR it is specifically stated that the course required instructor consent to register. In those instances, you must contact the course instructor. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
  • If the department offering the course is Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, contact the B.A.Sc. Undergraduate Program Assistant.
ONEH Jessica Nayda, BOH Program Counselor and Coordinator
boh@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor		  
PHYS (except PHYS*1300, PHYS*1080 and PHYS*1130) Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Bonnie Lasby.
PHYS*1080, PHYS*1130 and PHYS*1300 Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Carie Devitt, Program Counselor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.), and BIESP
bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca
  • Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Program Counselor, Carie Devitt.
  • All other students should contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
POLS Lauren van Veen, Academic Advisor and Manager, CJPP
cjpp@uoguelph.ca
OR Natasha Bell, Undergraduate Program Assistant
pols.undergrad@uoguelph.ca
  • Students specializing (majoring or minoring) in Criminal Justice and Public Policy should connect with Lauren van Veen if the POLS course they are attempting to access is required as part of their specialization.
  • All other students may connect with Natasha Bell.
PSYC Sharon Helder, Academic Advisor and Manager, Department of Psychology
shelder@uoguelph.ca		  
REAL See details
SART Current Studio Art Faculty Advisor
facultyadvisorstudioart@uoguelph.ca		  
SOC Lauren van Veen, Academic Advisor and Manager, CJPP
cjpp@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor
  • Students specializing (majoring or minoring) in Criminal Justice and Public Policy should connect with Lauren van Veen if the SOC course they are attempting to access is required as part of their specialization.
  • All other students should connect with the course instructor.
SPMT See details
STAT Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
  • Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office for all STAT courses (except STAT*2230, see separate entry), EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
STAT*2230 The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact The B.Sc. Program Counselling team regarding waivers for this courses EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s). In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
TOX*2000, TOX*3360 and TOX*4590 Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
  • Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Program Counselling office for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s), in which case you must contact the course instructor directly. Please connect with the course instructor directly for all other TOX*XXXX courses.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
TOX*4100 Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counselor for Majors in the Physical Sciences
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor
  • Students majoring in Biomedical Toxicology should connect with Bonnie Lasby. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to Bonnie Lasby.
  • All other students should connect directly with the course instructor re. all course waiver requests.
ZOO The B.Sc. Program Counselling Team
bscweb@uoguelph.ca
OR Course instructor (See additional details)
  • Please contact The B.Sc. Program Counselling team for these courses, EXCEPT if you are seeking to have restriction(s) waived related to pre- or co-requisite course(s) OR if is specifically stated that the course requires instructor consent to register. In such cases, you must contact the course instructor directly.
  • Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.