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. Learn more about the course waiver process.

Subject	Waiver Request Contact(s)	Additional Details
ACCT	See details	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
AGR*1110	Melinda Vanryn, Program Counsellor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) mavanryn@uoguelph.ca	For all other Agriculture (AGR*XXXX) courses, see course instructor.
ASCI	Sarah Bradley, Program Counsellor for BAS bas@uoguelph.ca	No non-BAS students will be granted seats at this time.
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 BIOL1050 and BIOL1090)	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 Counsellor 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 Counsellor, 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 Counsellor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and B.I.E.S.P. bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca OR Melinda Vanryn, Program Counsellor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) mavanryn@uoguelph.ca	Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Program Counsellor, Carie Devitt. Students in the B.Sc.(Agr.) program should contact your Program Counsellor, 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 Counsellor 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	Students should review the School of Computer Science Program Counselling website prior to reaching out to the Program Counselling team.
CRWR	Current Creative Writing Faculty Advisor crwradv@uoguelph.ca
ECON	See details	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
ENGG	School of Engineering Program Counsellors engcouns@uoguelph.ca
ENGL	Current English Faculty Advisor(s) english.advisors@uoguelph.ca
ENVS*1030	Melinda Vanryn, Program Counsellor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) mavanryn@uoguelph.ca OR Carie Devitt, Program Counsellor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and BIESP bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca	Students in the Environmental Management specialization should contact your Program Counsellor, Melinda Vanryn. Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Program Counsellor, Carie Devitt. All other students should take ENVS1100 instead of this course. For all other Environmental Sciences courses (ENVSXXXX) besides ENVS*1100 (separate entry), see course instructor.
ENVS*1100	Carie Devitt, Program Counsellor 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 (ENVSXXXX) besides ENVS1030 (separate entry), see course instructor.
EQN*1010	Melinda Vanryn, Program Counsellor 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	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
HTM	See details	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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
LARC1100 and LARC1950	Melinda Vanryn, Program Counsellor 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 Counsellor 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	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
MGMT	See details	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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 Counsellor 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 NEUR2000, please contact Sharon Helder re. course waiver requests. For NEUR2100, NEUR3100 and NEUR3500, 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 NEUR4000, NEUR4100, NEUR4401, NEUR4402, NEUR4421, NEUR4422 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 Counsellor and Coordinator boh@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor
PHYS (except PHYS1300, PHYS1080 and PHYS*1130)	Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counsellor 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.
PHYS1080, PHYS1130 and PHYS*1300	Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counsellor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Carie Devitt, Program Counsellor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and BIESP bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca	Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Program Counsellor, 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	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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	For details re. the course waiver signing authority for this subject, please visit the Course Selection FAQ section of the Lang School of Business and Economics website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
STAT	Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counsellor 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.
TOX2000, TOX3360 and TOX*4590	Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Program Counsellor 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 Counsellor 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.