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All Ridgetown Campus students, staff, visitors, and contractors must complete the University of Guelph COVID-19 Daily Screening Form every day before coming onto Campus.

We recommend that you become familiar with, and stay connected to the Return to Campus Information website.

Ridgetown Campus Health and Safety Protocols: Face-to-Face Course Delivery Summary Document

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Many University staff are working remotely. Please contact us via email as listed on this site.

Updates for Fall 2020 Semester

Please review the different Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages for information about:

Upcoming Important Dates

Fall 2020 Semester

Friday, August 14: $200 registration deposit required (all students)
Monday, September 14: Fall 2020 classes begin
Friday, September 18: Fall 2020 course add period ends
Friday, September 18: Remaining F20 student account balance due
Friday, September 25: Student Health and Dental plans opt-out deadline
Friday, October 2: Student Awards application deadline
Tuesday, October 13: Fall Study Break Day (no classes, campus open)
Wednesday, November 18: Fall Awards Banquet
Friday, December 4: Semester classes end
Friday, December 4: Last day to drop F20 courses
Monday, December 7: Final exam week begins
Saturday, December 12: Final exam week ends

Winter 2021 Semester

Monday, January 11: W21 semester begins
Friday, January 15: Course add period ends
Friday, January 15: Remaining W21 student account balance due
Friday, February 6 to Saturday, February 7: OAC Winter Games (hosted at Guelph campus; classes not cancelled)
Monday, February 15 to Friday, February 19: Winter Break (no classes)
Friday, March 12: Spring Expo (classes not cancelled)
Friday, April 2: Good Friday (campus closed)
Friday, April 9: Last day to drop W21 semester courses
Friday, April 9: Semester classes end
Monday, April 12: Final exam week begins
Saturday, April 17: Final exam week ends
Friday, June 4: Graduation

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Fall 2020 Courses

All Agriculture Diploma program courses for the Fall 2020 semester will be delivered in an alternate delivery format through CourseLink and other online platforms.

Note that there may be entire courses or components of courses taught in other programs that will also be delivered in an alternative delivery format.

What do these Alternative Delivery Formats mean?

Asynchronous (AD-A; Remote) learning happens without the need for real-time interaction. Your instructor will provide materials for reading, lectures for viewing, assignments, and assessments with deadlines. You can access the material and satisfy these requirements based on your own schedule; you do not need to login in at specific times. Courses being offered in this format have all been assigned a 1-hour AD-S: VIRTUAL "tutorial" block, which will appear on your F20 schedule.
Synchronous (AD-S; VIRTUAL) learning is the kind of learning that happens in real-time. This means that you, your classmates, and your instructor interact through a specific online medium (e.g. Zoom, Teams, Virtual Classroom), at a specific time (e.g. 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)

Note: that an alternate delivery course may have a combination of delivery methods used (e.g. AD-A: REMOTE lectures and AD-S: VIRTUAL labs; or AD-S: VIRTUAL lectures and an AD-A: REMOTE lab)

Some courses are listed on WebAdvisor with differed delivery methods because they are taught in more that one program and may be offered on-campus in Face-to-Face delivery mode for one program, but not available in that format to another program (e.g. DAGR*1200 Applied Plant Science is only available in Alternative Delivery to students in the Agriculture diploma program but will be taught Face-to-Face to students in the Horticulture diploma program)

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