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This message was originally sent to current undergraduate students by Feridun, Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor.
Our spring term is now well underway and today we can let you know what each faculty is planning for September as we begin a transition back to more in person experiences.
Faculties have planned to deliver much more in-person learning than we have done at any point in the pandemic to date. We have published plans for undergraduate courses on the COVID-19 information website. It is our intention to keep expanding in-person experiences throughout this academic year, as public health conditions allow.
In developing these plans, these principles have guided our planning:
We have planned to offer as many in-person classes as possible with any required physical distancing and gathering-size restrictions to maintain safety.
Classrooms will be scheduled at 50 per cent of normal room capacity based on our current expectations of the public health guidelines for the fall.
We will work to ensure that students who are unable to come to campus to learn in the fall have options to progress toward completion of their program. Academic advisors will be available to help students consider the options available to them
Fall-term courses will finish the way they start. If a course starts online, it will remain online until the end of term and will not transition to in-person. If a course starts in person, it will remain in person unless public health requirements dictate a move to online.
In addition to on-campus academic experiences, we will continue to offer in-person activities and support including campus housing, access to The Centre, Health Services, Counselling Services, student clubs, and recreational activities.
Above all, we are guided by the need to protect your health and wellbeing. Whatever the conditions in September, we will be ready to adapt these plans to the public health requirements of the moment.
Fall course registration dates are now available. Here are some key dates you need to know:
You can expect to hear more by email in early June to help you prepare for the Fall. Meanwhile, please continue to check in on the COVID-19 information website for more information in the coming weeks. If you have further questions, please email coronavirus@uwaterloo.ca or discuss with your supervisor.
Please email coronavirus@uwaterloo.ca.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.