COVID-19 and Exams Update
All remaining December exams (originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 14 and all subsequent dates) will be online, postponed or cancelled. Please wait to hear from your course instructor in the next few days. Where in-person assessments are physically required, students will be contacted and expected to attend in person.
All remaining December exams (originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 14 and all subsequent dates) will be online, postponed or cancelled. Please wait to hear from your course instructor in the next few days. Where in-person assessments are physically required, students will be contacted and expected to attend in person.
Food and drinks are now banned in Dalhousie libraries. A reminder that masks must be worn while studying. Students in residence, including those self-isolating, are encouraged to take regular rapid tests.
The DSU will continue to amplify University updates to students as information becomes available. Ongoing COVID-19 updates, including information on where to get rapid tests, how to monitor your symptoms, to check on campus exposures, or volunteer to build rapid test kits, can be found on the Dalhousie website.
We understand how stressful these changes may be. If we continue to monitor our symptoms, get tested and follow provincial COVID-19 guidelines, we can do our part in preventing further community spread. We have outlined a variety of resources available to assist you during this time.
COVID-19 Self Assessment
Check the Nova Scotia Government’s website for resources on symptoms, who can be tested, and how to self-isolate.
On-campus rapid testing
Where to get a rapid test
There are two ways you can get tested on-campus:
picking up a take-away test kit at one of several campus locations that you can do yourself.
attending one of two COVID testing centres
Volunteer to assemble rapid test kits
Come help us with on-campus testing! No experience necessary. Fill out your contact info in the form below and you'll be directed to the volunteer schedule to sign up for a shift.
Mental Health Resources
Exam season can be stressful. Please reach out if you need to talk.
Dal Student Health & Wellness
Website: dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-2171
Good2Talk
Good2Talk is an anonymous, confidential, 24/7/365 telephone and texting counselling available to all Dalhousie Students.
To access, call 1-833-292-3698 or text GOOD2TALKNS to 686868.
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
If you are in crisis, you can always call 902-429-8167 or 1-888-429-8167 to reach the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Navigating return to campus in the fall semester
With the fall semester quickly approaching and Nova Scotia reopening with support from the vaccine roll-out, many students have reached out with questions around in-person class delivery this fall. The DSU does not control the academic timetable or course delivery, but we are here to help and will continue to communicate students' concerns to the university.
Navigating return to campus in the fall semester
With the fall semester quickly approaching and Nova Scotia reopening with support from the vaccine roll-out, many students have reached out with questions about in-person class delivery this fall.
The DSU does not control the academic timetable or course delivery, but we are here to help and will continue to communicate students' concerns to the university. As of right now most classes are planned for in-person delivery, but some are being offered online. If you haven't already checked out the academic timetable, we encourage you to look and see how your courses are being delivered.
If you already know some or all of your classes will be online and you don't want to or can't come to campus this fall, the university has asked us to direct students to their specialized advising request form so you can be matched with an advisor from the Registrar's Office. This team of advisors may be able to help you find a way to meet your degree requirements online this year, so you can continue studying off campus. If you haven't seen it already, there is also an FAQ page on the Dalhousie website with more details about COVID-19 and courses.
If you are an international student having trouble with your visa application or travel plans to Canada, please contact the Dalhousie International Center for assistance.
You're not alone in your concerns for this fall and the DSU will continue to advocate for all students, both on and off campus. Student concerns are currently being brought to the university's Return to Campus Committee through the DSU President on an ongoing basis. A comprehensive update will be brought to Dalhousie's Board of Governors by our student representatives on June 22nd.