Academic advisors

First year students should seek advice from the Science Undergraduate Office.

After first year, the Physics Undergraduate Advisors are here to support you.

To avoid duplication, please send email to ONLY ONE of the undergraduate advisors

Heather Anderson

Heather Anderson

physics.advisor@uwaterloo.ca

Location: PHY 249

Availability

  • Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 3:30pm
  • Online or in-person meetings
  • Drop-ins welcome

Maren Butcher

phyugrad@uwaterloo.ca

Location: PHY 242

Availability

  • Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 3:30pm
  • Online or in-person meetings
  • Drop-ins welcome

Maya El-Baltaji

Maya El-Balaji

physupport@uwaterloo.ca

Location: PHY 241

Availability

  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm
  • Online or in-person meetings Monday - Wednesday
  • Online only Thursday - Friday
  • Drop-ins welcome Monday - Wednesday

We can help with questions related to:

  • course offerings, instructors, enrolment, and overrides;
  • important dates and administrative procedures;
  • University resource awareness: Student Success, Counselling, Financial, etc.;
  • course selection and academic progression and standings;
  • degree requirement checks;
  • plan modifications and work-study sequence changes.

If the Physics Undergraduate Advisors are not able to help, you will be referred to one of the program-specific Academic Advisors from the list below.

Honours Physics

Physics & Astronomy; Astrophysics minor

Biological and Medical Physics; Life Physics; Life Physics Specializations; Biophysics Minor

Materials & Nanosciences

Mathematical Physics

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