CS Office Hours

Source: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/office-hours Parent: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca

The CS Advisors offer email as well as virtual and in-person office hours. For general inquiries, please go to our FAQ or contact us at csadvisor@uwaterloo.ca. If you have a more complicated case that requires a conversation, then please meet with us during our office hours.

Most frequently asked questions

• How do I transfer to CS?
• What does Department Consent mean?
• What is a waitlist? How do I get on it?
• Which courses should I take next (as a CS major)?
• How do I add a specialization?
• How do I add a Computing / CS minor?
• How do I change my co-op sequence?
• I'm in ENG and I want to take CS XXX.

Math advising and support

[All first-year math students

First-Year Advising](https://uwaterloo.ca/math/first-year-undeclared-math-studies-advising)

[Co-op sequences, requirements, transfers, etc.

Math Co-op Advisors](https://uwaterloo.ca/math/co-op)

[Verification of Illness Form

Steps to Submit a VIF](https://uwaterloo.ca/math/accommodations/submitting-verification-illness-or-other-accommodation)

[Campus Wellness

Health & Counselling Services](https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/about-campus-wellness)

Daily Office Hours

Note: Effective May 5, 2025, office hours will now be held from 1:30 PM-3:00 PM every weekday

Office hours are from 1:30 PM-3:00 PM every weekday. Additional office hours are offered from 9:30 AM-11:00 AM in the first weeks of classes only. Tickets will be given out on a first-come-first-serve basis starting at 8AM the day of.

If you aren't a UW student or you are an alumni, then please leave your email in the ticket system under "Others" so that we may contact you.

Meet with us VIRTUALLY for office hours:

1. To get in line to see a CS Advisor virtually, go to our ticket system and log in to get a "ticket" for your place in line. Indicate that you would like to see an advisor virtually.
2. Before office hours has begun, you can log in MS Teams using a browser or by downloading the mobile or desktop app. If using a browser, you may want to use Chrome as Safari and FireFox might have audio and feature issues.
3. Log into MS teams using your userid@uwaterloo.ca (not your friendly address of name.name@uwaterloo.ca). After this, you should be taken to UW’s authentication site.
4. Log in using your UW credential. The site will then take you to MS Teams.
5. We will call you on MS Teams when it’s your turn.

*To meet with an advisor for the virtual office hours, you need access to a working webcam, microphone, a reliable internet connection, and that you are in a quiet location.

Meet with us IN-PERSON during office hours (not availalbe from Jan 5-19):

1. To get in line to see a CS Advisor in person, go to our ticket system and log in to get a "ticket" for your place in line. Indicate that you would like to see an advisor in-person.
2. Wait outside MC 4019A to help us maintain student privacy before it's your turn.
3. Monitor your mobile device for your place in line.
4. We will call you in to the office when it is your turn.

[Ticket for CS Office Hours

(Virtual AND in Person)](https://oat.uwaterloo.ca/q/cs)

Academic Advising Schedule

(* indicates online-only office hours)

Who are your advisors?

Computer Science (CS) advisors

Brad Lushman

Jeff Avery

Carmen Bruni

Shoshannah Holdom

Jessica Leung

Nomair Naeem

Mark Petrick

Leili Rafiee Sevyeri