Students need to consider many factors when selecting their courses, so we are making it easier! The University will be launching an intuitive online tool called Student Planning in early June, in time for Fall 2021 course enrolment.  

Student Planning will have a user-friendly interface that will allow all students to check their program requirements, plan their degree, track their academic progress and enrol in courses. It will have an improved search tool, and students will be able to visualize their course schedule and choose course sections that do not overlap. 

While undergraduate students have previously had the ability to evaluate their academic progress through WebAdvisor, this helpful feature will now also be available for graduate students in Student Planning. They will be able to track their progress by comparing their completed and planned courses against the core requirements of their degree program.  

Other exciting new features will be available through Student Planning in upcoming semesters, including waitlisting and the online approval of course waiver requests. These features will benefit students, Program Counsellors, Academic Advisors, course instructors and Registrarial staff, among others. 

Where can I learn more? 

Additional information will be posted on the Student Planning websites (Student Planning for Guelph and Ridgetown [1] students, and Student Planning for Guelph-Humber [2] students) and WebAdvisor [3] over the next few weeks. Training videos and user documentation will be available to help students through every step of the degree planning and course enrolment process. The help material will be posted for students in early June so that students can plan their Fall 2021 schedule in advance of course enrolment in July. We recommend that students allow more time to navigate the new system and plan their schedule before course enrolment begins. The training videos are currently posted on the Staff Training Resources [4] webpage for staff and faculty to review. 

This widely impactful project was made possible with the support and assistance of Computing and Communications Services, the Office of Registrarial Services, the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Guelph-Humber and Ridgetown campuses.