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 . 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 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.