This update is provided for archival purposes only.
Public Health guidance and University of Waterloo operations may have changed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit our COVID-19 frequently asked questions.
We know that the changes we have put in place for the end of the Winter Term 2020 because of COVID-19 may be difficult for some. We want you to have the best learning experience at Waterloo during these times of unprecedented change. We also want to make sure that you can continue to make progress towards earning your degree.
To help you with this we are making two important changes for courses that award numeric grades.
Course instructors can elect to use CR or NCR in place of numeric grades for Winter Term 2020.
Students will be able to ask to convert numeric grades to CR or NCR for a specific period after the end of Winter Term.
We have made the difficult decision to continue with an alternative delivery system for Spring Term. This means that we are not going to deliver in-person course activity. All courses and exams, including graduate research milestones, will take place online.
I believe we need to do this to create some certainty during this uncertain time. We care about you and we want to make sure that we can continue to deliver a quality University of Waterloo academic experience during these extraordinary times.
I am sharing some important details about the new term with you now, but we plan to give you more comprehensive information on Spring Term by the end of next week.
On-campus course activity was suspended last week so the University could make plans to finish the Winter Term with no in-person classes or exams. Thank you for your patience as we make changes to help us limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community and in Canada.
Instructors have been developing end of term plans and will be communicating these to you by email. If you haven’t heard from them by Monday, March 23, please reach out directly.
In an effort to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, I and the University of Waterloo administration have made the decision to move to an alternative delivery system of operations with staff and faculty now being advised to begin working from home to help support the ongoing functions of the University and academics for students.
