Laurier resuming in-person learning through four-phased approach
Posted Jan 19, 2022 05:36:33 PM.
Wilfrid Laurier University is still planning to resume in-person learning at the end of the month, but it will be through a four-phased approach.
The university unveiled the plan on Wednesday, which will begin on January 31 and continue to February 28.
Laurier said each phase is based on class sizes and activity, and public health measures including mandatory vaccination and face-covering policies will remain in effect.
The phases are outlined below, and Laurier is also offering two winter term town halls on January 28 to provide more details and answer questions. More details can be found by clicking here.
– Jan. 31, Phase 1:
First-year undergraduate courses: All 100-level undergraduate course sections with enrolment of up to 100 students will resume in-person instruction on our campuses; some larger sections of approximately 100-250 students to return.
Labs and experiential learning (all years, all levels): Labs, studios, clinics, performance-based courses and other high-priority hands-on experiential learning and assessment activities in all years, where permitted by public health, will resume in person.
Graduate courses: Select graduate course sections begin to resume in-person instruction on our campuses during this phase.
– Feb. 7, Phase 2:
First-year undergraduate courses: Remaining 100-level undergraduate course sections with enrolment of 100-250 students will resume in-person instruction on our campuses.
Upper-year undergraduate courses: All sections of 200/300/400-level undergraduate course sections with enrolment of 100 students or less will resume in-person instruction on our campuses during this phase; some larger sections of approximately 100-250 to return.
Graduate courses: All remaining graduate in-person course sections will resume in-person instruction on our campuses during this phase.
– Feb. 14, Phase 3:
Upper year undergraduate courses: All remaining course sections with enrolment of approximately 100-250 people will resume in-person instruction on our campuses.
– Feb. 28, Phase 4:
All remaining course sections with enrolment of approximately 250 students or more will resume in-person instruction on our campuses.
