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Academic Advising

Academic advising is a collaborative relationship between a student and an academic advisor. Academic advising is available to all Faculty of Science students. Regular contact with an academic advisor, individuals who can assist you with developing and achieving meaningful educational and career goals, is recommended. We strongly encourage students enrolling in Year 1 of the Health Sciences program to take advantage of individual counselling and information sessions held each year during the Laurier 101 program.

Continuing students in Health Sciences seeking course and program advice should contact Associate Professor Vivienne Vance, the Department of Health Sciences academic advisor, at HEadvising@wlu.ca. Advising is available by a virtual session during the Fall and Winter terms on Monday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m. until noon. During the Spring and Summer terms virtual appointments will be available on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. 

Simple questions may be addressed via email, however if you have a complex issue and/or multiple questions please request an appointment time for Wednesday afternoon using the above email address.

All students are strongly encouraged to use the Honours BSc Health Sciences Program Checklist (see below) to track your progress through each year of the Health Sciences program and ensure that you are meeting all of the program requirements for graduation. Please ensure that you have completed this document fully and bring it with you to your advising appointment.

Students admitted to Health Sciences in September 2020, September 2021 or September 2022 must follow the 2020-2023 Program Checklist. Students admitted before September 2020 have the option to follow the 2014–2019 Program Checklist or to adopt the current Program Checklist (see above) provided they do so in its entirety e.g., in order to be eligible for graduation, you must follow ALL program requirements for the old or new curriculum.

Note that all the information on the program checklists is available in accessible format under Progression Requirements.

Information about the academic advising available in the Faculty of Science through the dean's office and the other departments in the faculty is available through Faculty of Science Academic Advising or the central academic advising pages. For general inquiries pertaining to the Faculty of Science, email scienceinquiries@wlu.ca.

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