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Guelph WebAdvisor, Student Planning and CourseLink Explained
WebAdvisor is still the University of Guelph's student system in 2026-27. You use its Student Planning tool to plan courses, register, drop and join waitlists, and its Account View to see your fees. CourseLink, Guelph's D2L Brightspace learning system, is where your registered courses run. New first-year students on the Guelph campus picked courses on July 9 or 10, 2026, depending on program. Guelph hasn't published Fall 2027 selection dates yet.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. View sources
Which system does what
Guelph has run Ellucian Colleague as its student information system since the late 1990s, with WebAdvisor as the student interface. A Student Information Systems Refresh project is adding new tools, but WebAdvisor remains the place to register. You sign in to both systems with your university email, your central login password and multi-factor authentication.
| System | When you use it | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| WebAdvisor (as an applicant) | After you apply | Uploading documents, checking your admission status and transfer credits, and searching courses |
| WebAdvisor Student Planning | From acceptance through graduation | Planning your whole degree, registering, dropping, changing sections and joining waitlists; checking My Progress |
| WebAdvisor Account View | From late July each year | Your semester bill, payments, awards and OSAP applied to your account. There are no paper bills. |
| CourseLink | Once you're registered and classes start | Materials for the courses you're registered in, plus TA support for some courses |
| Gryph Mail | All the time | Your @uoguelph.ca email, where waitlist offers and official notices arrive |
First-year course selection windows
These are the 2026 windows for new first-year students on the Guelph campus. Engineering (B.Eng.) students don't pick first-year courses, because Guelph registers them automatically. Guelph-Humber first-years chose on July 10, and Ridgetown students on June 18.
| Window opens | Programs |
|---|---|
| Thursday, July 9, 2026, 8 a.m. | Bachelor of Arts |
| Thursday, July 9, 2026, 1 p.m. | Arts and Science, Applied Science, Creative Arts Health and Wellness, Commerce, Computing, Academic Transition Program |
| Friday, July 10, 2026, 8 a.m. | Bio-Resource Management, Indigenous Environmental Science and Practice, Landscape Architecture, Mathematics, One Health, Science in Agriculture, Environmental Science, Diploma in Turfgrass Management |
| Friday, July 10, 2026, 1 p.m. | Bachelor of Science |
How registration works in Student Planning
Planning a course isn't the same as registering. You add courses to your plan, then pick a section for each one, even if there's only one section. The Register button won't work until a section is planned. When your window opens, you can register for fall and winter at the same time. Register fall first if a winter course needs a fall prerequisite.
The fall and winter timetable appears on WebAdvisor in mid-June. On busy days, Guelph may place you in a WebAdvisor queue with an estimated wait time before you can reach Student Planning.
- Full section? Click Waitlist. If a seat opens, Guelph emails you and you have until 11:59 p.m. the next day to register yourself.
- Check every section before joining a waitlist, because the left panel shows only six at a time.
- Prerequisite and instructor-consent waivers now go directly to the instructor or their designate. Guelph doesn't notify you when one is approved, so follow up.
- For course advice, contact the academic adviser listed for your program in the registration guide.
Key 2026-27 dates for first-years
These dates come from Guelph's 2026 registration guide and apply to students who started in fall 2026.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Late April 2026 | Login details emailed after you accept your offer |
| June 15, 2026 | $500 registration deposit due ($2,000 tuition deposit for new international students instead) |
| July 9 and 10, 2026 | First-year course selection windows open |
| July 24, 2026 | Last day to submit your Campus Card photo |
| September 10, 2026 | First day of classes |
| September 18, 2026 | Last day to add fall courses or change sections; fall payment deadline |
| October 9 to 13, 2026 | Fall study break; classes resume October 14 |
| December 4, 2026 | Last day of classes and last day to drop fall courses |
| December 7 to 22, 2026 | Fall final exams |
| January 15, 2027 | Last day to add winter courses or change sections |
Paying fees and staying full-time
Guelph takes payment through online banking, using the payee UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH STUDENT FEES and your student ID as the account number. It doesn't accept credit cards, debit, cash or e-transfers. International students can pay through PayMyTuition. Once you select courses, you're registered and financially responsible for the account.
Since Summer 2026, you're a full-time undergraduate at 1.50 or more credits a semester, and most courses are 0.50 credits. Tuition is a flat rate at 2.00 credits or more. After the drop deadline, a mark is recorded for every course whether or not you finish it.
Staff can't discuss your record with parents unless you give consent. You can submit the Release of Academic Information and Release of Financial Information forms in WebAdvisor.
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Sources and updates
This independent guide summarizes the official information linked below. Availability, access rules and application cycles can change; check the relevant university page before making a decision.
- University of Guelph: WebAdvisor
- University of Guelph: registration guide for new students, 2026-27
- University of Guelph: course selection windows, Fall 2026 and Winter 2027
- University of Guelph: Student Planning tool for course selection
- University of Guelph: Student Information Systems (SIS) Refresh
- CourseLink Support: supported technologies for students
- University of Guelph Library: Science Commons and TA support through CourseLink
- University of Guelph: undergraduate tuition and compulsory fees, Fall 2026 to Summer 2027
- University of Guelph: Office of Registrarial Services