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, Academic Advising 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?
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! Please refer to 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, Academic Advisor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) mavanryn@uoguelph.ca	For all other Agriculture (AGR*XXXX) courses, see course instructor.
ASCI	Sarah Bradley, Academic Advisor for BAS bas@uoguelph.ca	No non-BAS students will be granted seats at this time.
BIOC	The B.Sc. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising team.
BIOL (except BIOL1050 and BIOL1090)	The B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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, Academic Advisor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) Programs mavanryn@uoguelph.ca OR The B.Sc. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca	Students in the B.Sc.(Agr.) program should contact your Academic Advisor, Melinda Vanryn. All other students should contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising Team. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Academic Advising team. See BIOL entry for details re. course waivers for other Biology (BIOL*XXXX) courses.
BIOL*1090	The B.Sc. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Carie Devitt, Academic Advisor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and B.I.E.S.P. bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca OR Melinda Vanryn, Academic Advisor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) mavanryn@uoguelph.ca	Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Academic Advisor, Carie Devitt. Students in the B.Sc.(Agr.) program should contact your Academic Advisor, Melinda Vanryn. All other students should contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising Team. Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Academic Advising team. See BIOL entry for details re. course waivers for other Biology (BIOL*XXXX) courses.
BIOM	Course Instructor	Students should review the course selection information available on the B.Sc. Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the course instructor.
BOT	The B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising Team cscouns@uoguelph.ca	Students should review the School of Computer Science Academic Advising website prior to reaching out to the Academic Advising team.
CREA	Sarah Bradley, Academic Advisor for BCAHW bcahw@uoguelph.ca	No non-BCAHW students will be granted seats at this time.
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 Academic Advisors engcouns@uoguelph.ca	Students should review the School of Engineering Course Selection webpage prior to reaching out to the Academic Advising Office. Please note that instructors for ENGG courses will redirect all waiver requests to the Academic Advisors.
ENGL	Current English Faculty Advisor(s) english.advisors@uoguelph.ca
ENVS*1030	Melinda Vanryn, Academic Advisor for BBRM, BLA and B.Sc.(Agr.) mavanryn@uoguelph.ca OR Carie Devitt, Academic Advisor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and BIESP bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca	Students in the BBRM Environmental Management specialization should contact your Academic Advisor, Melinda Vanryn. Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Academic Advisor, 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, Academic Advisor 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, Academic Advisor 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
HHNS	The B.Sc. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising team.
HK	The B.Sc. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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	International Development Studies idadvisor@uoguelph.ca
JLS	jls@uoguelph.ca
LARC1100 and LARC1950	Melinda Vanryn, Academic Advisor 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. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising team. For NEUR4000, NEUR4100, NEUR4401, NEUR4402, NEUR4421, NEUR4422 and NEUR*4450, please contact Kim Best.
NUTR	The B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising 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 Academic Advisor and Coordinator boh@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor
PHYS (except PHYS1300, PHYS1080 and PHYS*1130)	Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Carie Devitt, Academic Advisor for DTM, B.Sc.(Env.) and BIESP bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca	Students in the B.Sc.(Env.) program should contact your Academic Advisor, Carie Devitt. All other students should contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 pols.undergrad@uoguelph.ca	Students majoring 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 pols.undergrad@uoguelph.ca.
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 majoring 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. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca	Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising team.
TOX2000, TOX3360 and TOX*4590	Bonnie Lasby, B.Sc. Academic Advisor for Majors in the Physical Sciences bscweb@uoguelph.ca	Please contact Bonnie Lasby in the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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. Academic Advisor 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. Academic Advising Team bscweb@uoguelph.ca OR Course instructor (See additional details)	Please contact the B.Sc. Academic Advising 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 Academic Advising team.