Academic advisors

First-year students

First-year academic advisors are available to assist first-year engineering students with any academic inquiries students may have. Academic advisors can be accessed via in-person appointments, online appointments, or email.

For immediate assistance call 519-888-4567 extension 44761, or visit the Engineering Undergraduate Studies Office in E2 1772, the office is open 8:15-5:00. Drop-in advising appointments are welcome. 

Appointments

Students can book an in-person or virtual appointment with an advisor through online booking. Select in person or virtual meeting, then select your preferred time and complete the form below the calendar. Darker calendar dates have open times. Clicking on a darker date shows available times to the right. Virtual meetings are held through MS Teams, in person meetings will be in E2 1772. Call 519-888-4567 extension 44761 if you have any questions.

Email

Please send an email to first-year engineering. Include your name, department, and student number so that we can access your files if necessary.     

General first-year engineering academic advisors:

  • S. Meunier, Director, First Year Office

  • D. Harris, Associate Director, First Year Office

  • D. Gorman, Academic Services Coordinator (First-Year Advising)

  • A. Khan, Academic Services Coordinator (First-Year Advising)

  • Y. Zhou, Academic Services Coordinator (Scheduling Specialist)

The following program/plans have their own first-year academic advisors:

Department-specific first-year engineering academic advisors:

(online meeting only; contact advisor to arrange in-person, if possible)

  • D. Brush - Architectural, Civil, Environmental, and Geological Engineering
  • P. Mahmoudi - Chemical and Nanotechnology Engineering
  • P. Levine - Computer and Electrical Engineering
  • H. Shavandi - Management Engineering
  • A. Scott - Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
  • R. Roufail - Biomedical and Systems Design Engineering

Upper-year students

If you are in 2A or higher, your academic advisor resides in your specific department/program including Software Engineering and Systems Design Engineering.

Personal Counselling

At times academic issues may get confused with personal problems (relationship issues, death in the family, etc.). We have a team of counsellors that just work with engineering students. You can find out more about them at Engineering Counselling.

To book an appointment with one of the counsellors, call 519-888-4096.
If you are out of the province, seek care where you are or contact EmpowerMe 1-833-628-5589.

Want to be an engineer?

Students wishing to transfer to Engineering from another faculty can contact eng.transfers@uwaterloo.ca.
For more information see program transfers.