Laurier announces that Winter term will be delivered online

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Laurier has announced that the majority of the Winter 2021 term will continue to be offered in a remote and online format. 

โ€œAlthough this means that the Winter term will be similar to the Fall term, I want to assure you that the university is very carefully considering which courses could return to in-person instruction in winter term 2021,โ€ Anthony Vannelli, Provost and Vice President: Academic, said in the statement

The university will be looking to see which types of programs and courses could potentially return to an in-person format for the winter term. 

Those being considered are: experiential learning courses that take place off-site; research-bases courses that require access to laboratories; practical study courses that require access to learning materials; and courses that fulfil licensing or accreditation requirements. 

A detailed list regarding this will be provided in late September. 

โ€œWe are continuing to work through many of the details, but I wanted to let you know about this decision as soon as possible,โ€ Vannelli said. 

โ€œBecause the winter term is also the final term for many students scheduled to graduate, there will also be a special focus on ensuring that students have the opportunity to complete courses that are required for graduation and that require some form of in-person instruction,โ€ the statement continued. 

Updates to come. 


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