AgBio Student Services

AgBio Student Services is doing our part to keep our students, faculty, staff, and campus community safe. Our regular working hours are 8:30 am-12 pm, 1-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. You can reach us by email at agbio.studentservices@usask.ca or by phone at (306) 966-4056. Please review our Frequently Asked Questions page before contacting Student Services.

Advising appointments

Advising appointments are available via Zoom, phone, or in-person. You can book a phone, Zoom, or in-person appointment online. Pre-booked in-person advising appointments will take place in Ag 2D29. To check-in for your in-person appointment, please go to the Dean’s office, Ag 2D30. Masking is preferred. 

Stay home if you are sick, regardless if you think it is COVID-19 or not.

Contact agbio.studentservices@usask.ca to reschedule your appointment for phone or Zoom instead. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, call HealthLine at 811.

Your faculty advisors are also available to help. If you are no longer in your first year of study and have already declared your major, please consult with your faculty advisor. The best way to reach your faculty advisor and book an appointment is by email. 

PAWS

Remember to add the AgBio Undergraduate Resources channel to your favorites in PAWS! Many of the important resources that we would connect you to in an in-person appointment are posted online in this channel. 

AgBio Student Services

AgBio Student Services Undergraduate Advisors:
  • provide advice and guidance to students throughout their first year of study in the College of AgBio
  • help students strategically choose a major
  • advise on college regulations and university policies
  • ensure students satisfy promotion and graduation standards
  • assist students facing academic difficulty
  • advocate for appropriate resources for students
  • advise incoming and outgoing Study Abroad exchange students
  • provide advice and guidance to transfer students
  • provide culturally sensitive guidance and support to Indigenous and international students

Amie Shirkie, Director, Academic and Student Affairs
Room 2D30, Agriculture Building 
(306) 966-4062 
 agbio.studentservices@usask.ca

Kelly Delorme-Greyeyes, Academic Programs Assistant 
Room 2D29, Agriculture Building 
(306) 966-6826 
 agbio.studentservices@usask.ca 

Ally Chertez, Recruitment and Advising Officer 
Room 2D29, Agriculture Building 
(306) 966-6646
 agbio.studentservices@usask.ca 

All general inquiries can be directed to  agbio.studentservices@usask.ca

Faculty and Department Advising

Why should I visit with a faculty advisor?

Once you have declared your major, you should contact the faculty advisor for your area of study.

AgBio faculty advisors:

  • provide advice and guidance to students who have chosen their major
  • provide guidance in course selection and ensure that students are meeting their program requirements
  • connect students to faculty experts and industry connections in their field of interest
  • serve as teachers and mentors and give advice on professional development and employment opportunities

Please review our Frequently Asked Questions page before contacing a faculty advisor.

Rob Roy, Associate Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 3C74, Agriculture Building 
(306) 966-4029
 rob.roy@usask.ca

Kirsten Bett, Professor
Room 4D80, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-5015
k.bett@usask.ca

Natacha Hogan, Associate Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 6D66, Agriculture Building 
(306) 966-6862
 natacha.hogan@usask.ca

Mika Asai-Coakwell, Assistant Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 6D26, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-4153
 mika.asai-coakwell@usask.ca

Colin Peterson, Departmental Assistant 
Room 6D16, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-4165
colin.peterson@usask.ca

Bobbi Helgason, Associate Professor
Room 5E22, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-8151
bobbi.helgason@usask.ca 

Xiao Qiu, Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 4E14, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-2181
  xiao.qiu@usask.ca 

Michael Nickerson, Professor and Academic Advisor
(306) Room 3E28, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-5030
michael.nickerson@usask.ca 

Melissa Arcand, Associate Professor 
Room 5E78, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-2562
 melissa.arcand@usask.ca

Colin Laroque, Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 5D34, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-2493
 colin.laroque@usask.ca

Agronomy (Degree and Diploma)

Krista Wilde and Ellen Misfeldt
agronomy.advising@usask.ca

Applied Plant Ecology

Eric Lamb, Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 4D68, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-1799
 eric.lamb@usask.ca

Horticulture Science

Kate Congreves, Associate Professor
Room 2C18, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-8001
 kate.congreves@usask.ca

Jessa Hughes, Horticulture Lecturer
Room 3D06, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-8583
 jessa.hughes@usask.ca

Crop Science

Rosalind Bueckert, Professor
Room 4D14, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-8826
rosalind.bueckert@usask.ca

Resource Science
Bryan Mood, Lecturer and Academic Advisor
Room 5D22, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-6869

Resource Economics and Policy
Rob Roy, Associate Professor and Academic Advisor
Room 3C74, Agriculture Building 
(306) 966-4029
 rob.roy@usask.ca

Sirajum Munira, Lecturer
Room 5C14, Agriculture Building
(306) 966-6827

AgBio Major Maps

Learn how to get the most out of your AgBio degree and prepare for your future career by using major maps. Major maps are in progress for all of our majors. Check out the completed ones so far:

Program Completion and Convocation

Undergraduate Students

  1. Apply to graduate for your primary degree

To find out more information about Graduate and Convocation, including the application deadlines for Spring and Fall Convocation visit the Convocation website.

Undergraduate Students - Certificate in Precision Agriculture

For students who are receiving the certificate in addition to an undergraduate degree, you need to complete the following steps in order:

  1. Apply to graduate for your primary degree
  2. Complete a second application to graduate for the Certificate in Precision Agriculture

The steps must be completed in this order. 

DegreeWorks

How to use DegreeWorks

How to use DegreeWorks