Adding Courses

Students can add a maximum of 2.75 credits per semester on WebAdvisor. Only in special circumstances should a student consider taking more and should discuss this with their Program Counsellor. Students require permission from their Program Counsellor to take more than 2.75 credits. Students cannot add courses after the published deadline date on WebAdvisor.

WebAdvisor

When a student is adding a course using WebAdvisor it is recommended that they double check to confirm that the course has been added to their schedule. To check this, students should go back to the main menu and click on "Class Schedule". If the course does not appear there a student should try exiting WebAdvisor and then re-entering. Students should always examine their revised schedule to ensure that the course has been added.

If a student is taking a course through distance education, they should check enrollment in their course list as it will not display in the schedule grid.

Course Waiver Request Forms

Students will be required to fill out Course Waiver Request forms if:

• They are missing a pre-requisite or co-requisite for a course, and/or instructor consent is needed
• The course is restricted or is priority access
• The course section is full

Based on Departmental and University policies, instructors can sign Course Waiver Request forms in exceptional cases. If the instructor does not sign the waiver form, the student will not be permitted to add the course. Instructors are not obligated to sign waiver forms.

Course Waiver Request Forms are available in the BBRM Program Counsellor's Office or at Student Client Services, on the third floor of the University Centre at the Guelph Campus.

Adding Courses using Course Waiver Request Forms

If a student has filled out a Course Waiver Request form and obtained all the necessary signatures, the student must submit the form to their Program Counsellor, for Kemptville and Ridgetown campuses, and Student Client Services (on the third floor of the University Centre) for the University of Guelph campus. This must be done by the published deadline date of either the Course selection or Add period. If the student does not take the form to Student Client Services, the course will not be added! It is recommended that students keep their yellow copy and check WebAdvisor to ensure that the course has been added to their schedule.

Only in exceptional cases will a student be allowed to add a course after the course selection period is over. Approval for a late add is not guaranteed.

Exceptional circumstances would include:

• Illness or compassionate grounds for missing all or part of the first five days of class
• Changing sections of a course that has the same instructor
• Late resolution of appeals

It is the student's responsibility to go to all their classes and assess the courses in the first week of classes.