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Arts Academic Advising
Mackenzie and Niyati support students in their first year and General BA students. If you are a senior student (Year 2 or above) with a major, please connect with your designated Arts Undergraduate Officer (see contact list below).
Holiday Closure
Please know that the university is closed for the holiday season beginning Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and reopens on Friday, January 2, 2026.
We look forward to connecting with you in the new year!
Connect with Us
Booked appointments will resume in January 2026
Drop in advising will resume in January 2026.
Course Registration Support
Check out the Arts Program Guide to learn about our majors and their required first year courses.
View the RECENTLY ADDED! New Winter 2026 course offerings.
Choose elective courses (no pre-requisites required!) in the Faculty of Arts for Winter 2026:
Browse elective courses based on your personality and interests.
- Review the Course Registration Guide for first year program requirements
- Consult MyDegree and connect with your designated Arts Undergraduate Advisor if you are an upper year student with a major
- To request a prerequisite, major/program, year-level, capacity, or campus override for a course in the Faculty of Art, please see the Faculty of Arts Course Override Form
- Watch the Course Registration Support videos (YouTube playlist)
- Understand the course modes of delivery (YouTube video)
- Note the important academic term dates
Arts Undergraduate Officer Contacts for 2025-2026
If you are a senior year student with a major and have questions regarding progression, connect with your program's Arts Undergraduate Officer.
- Anthropology: anthropologyadvising@wlu.ca
- Archaeology, Heritage Studies: Scott Gallimore, ahsadvising@wlu.ca
- Communication Studies, Cultural Studies: Nathan Rambukkana, csaadv@wlu.ca
- English: Jenny Kerber, englishadvising@wlu.ca
- Film Studies: Philippa Gates, filmadvising@wlu.ca
- Global Studies: Ehaab D. Abdou, gsadvisor@wlu.ca
- History, Ancient Studies, and Digital Humanities: Amy Milne-Smith, historyadvising@wlu.ca
- International Education Studies: Taylor Marks, iesadvisor@wlu.ca
- Languages and Literatures: Katherine Roberts, langandlitadvising@wlu.ca
- Medieval and Medievalism Studies: Chris Nighman, cnighman@wlu.ca
- Multidisciplinary Studies: Andrea Brown, mdsadvising@wlu.ca
- Philosophy: Byron Williston, philosophyadvising@wlu.ca
- Political Science and North American Studies: Jorg Broschek, poadvising@wlu.ca
- Sussex Law: sussex@wlu.ca
- Religion and Culture: Ashley Lebner, RandCAdvising@wlu.ca
- Sociology: Lucy Luccisano, socadvising@wlu.ca
- Strategies for Academic Success: sas@wlu.ca
- Women and Gender Studies: Alexandra Boutros, wgsadvising@wlu.ca
Note: Students with BA in Psychology, BA in Biology, BA in Geography or BA in Environmental Studies should contact Faculty of Science advising. Students with BA in Economics should contact Lazaridis School of Business and Economics advising.
An option is an enhanced minor that you can incorporate into your degree program. Options range from eight to 10 courses and can be added to many of your programs. For more information on each option, contact the corresponding person for more details:
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Community Engagement: Ehaab Abdou, gsadvisor@wlu.ca
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Digital Humanities: Amy Milne-Smith, historyadvising@wlu.ca
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Film Production: Jing Jing Chang, filmadvising@wlu.ca
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French: Marc Olivier Reid, langandlitadvising@wlu.ca
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Intercultural Understanding: André Czegledy, anthropologyadvising@wlu.ca
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Legal Studies: Izabela Steflja, isteflja@wlu.ca
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Management: bbaadvising@wlu.ca
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Medievalism Studies: Chris Nighman, cnighman@wlu.ca
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Muslim Studies: Kevin Burrell, RandCAdvising@wlu.ca
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Research Specialization: Refer to the specific program's undergraduate office for further information
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Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Ehaab Abdou, gsadvisor@wlu.ca
If your academic challenges are serious or complicated, you can make an appointment with the Associate Dean: Student Affairs & Learning, Dr. Jason Roy.
To book an appointment, email cginn@wlu.ca or cmahler@wlu.ca.
Faculty of Arts students who wish to have an academic regulation waived or a final exam deferred due to extenuating circumstances or on compassionate grounds, should submit a Petition for Exception to Academic Regulations Form.
For exam deferral requests, if granted, the deferral will be scheduled for the deferral period, unless the course is needed as a prerequisite for the next semester or to qualify for graduation. If this is the case a slip day will be arranged. A deferral fee may be charged to your student account for each deferral.
The Faculty of Arts Petitions and Regulations Committee will consider and decide all petitions within six weeks of the filing of the petitions, provided all the proper documentation and information is given. The Petitions Committee will not consider any petition until all documentation has been submitted. The Petitions Committee reserves the right to not consider petitions that are submitted without appropriate supporting documentation.
For more information on the petition and appeals process, please visit Academic and Petition Appeals.