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University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College (OAC)
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

Ph: 519/824-4120 Ext. 56211
Fx: 519/766-1423 or 519/824-0870

Email: oacinfo@uoguelph.ca

University website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/

Faculty website: http://www.oac.uoguelph.ca/

Dean: Dr. Craig J Pearson, Dean, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph 
Dean's Message

 


Overview   OAC faculty are world-renowned for their research activities in areas such as food safety, biotechnology, international development and animal welfare. Faculty members have won top Canadian teaching awards, patented new technologies and been awarded prestigious Canada Research Chairs.

OAC is recognized world wide for its research expertise ranging across four broad categories: Agriculture, Food, Rural Communities, and the Environment. The research community is located throughout the University’s network of campuses and research stations, promoting interdisciplinary research and technology transfer.

With more than $100 million in research funding annually, Guelph ranks among the top three research institutions in Canada. Approximately 47 % of that funding is awarded to OAC.


Facilities   Research Overview  website

Research Stations website

Alma Aquaculture Research Station
Arkell Research Station
Campus d’Alfred Research Station
Elora and Woodstock Research Stations
Elora Dairy Research Centre
Kemptville and Winchester Research Stations
New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station
Ponsonby Research Station
Ridgetown Campus

Research Institutes & Centres website

Advanced Food & Materials Network (AFMNet)
Aquaculture Centre
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO)
Business Development Centres – Regional campuses at Alfred, Kemptville and Ridgetown
Canadian Agrifood Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN)
Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres
Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety (CRIFS)
Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock (CGIL)
Centre for Land and Water Stewardship
Centre for Nutrition Modeling
Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CSAW)
Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CESRF)
Guelph Institute for the Environment
Guelph Turfgrass Institute (GTI)
Institute of Agri-Food Policy Innovation
Landscape Architecture Community Outreach Centre
Metals in the Human Environment Research Network (MITHE-RN)
North American Agrifood Market Integration Consortium (NAAMIC)
Ontario Rural Wastewater Centre (ORWC)


Graduate Degrees   
degrees offered   Masters and PhD Program areas of study:
Agricultural Economics and Business
Animal and Poultry Science
Aquaculture
Capacity Development and Extension
Environmental Biology
Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Food Science
International Development Studies
Land Resource Science
Landscape Architecture
MBA in Food & Agribusiness offered electronically or in-residence)
Plant Agriculture
Resource and Environmental Economics
Rural Planning & Development
Graduate Diploma in International Rural Development Planning
Rural Studies
Toxicology

Graduate Programs  website

 

admission requirements   website
funding   University of Guelph Financial Assistance website 

College Internal Awards website

fees and costs   website 

Undergraduate Programs   
degrees offered   Bachelor of Arts - agricultural economics or rural extension studies

Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management - environmental management

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture 

Bachelor of Science - animal biology, earth surface science, environmental biology, food science, plant biology

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture -honours agricultural science, agricultural economics, agroecosystem management, agronomy, animal science, horticultural science, organic agriculture

Bachelor of Science, Environment - earth and atmospheric science, environmental economics and policy, environmental protection, natural resources management.

Undergraduate Programs  website

diplomas offered   Two year Associate Diplomas are offered at four campuses: 
  • Guelph
  • College d' Alfred (Francophone)
  • Kemptville
  • Ridgetown

Diploma website

admission requirements   University of Guelph undergraduate admissions website

 

funding   University of Guelph financial assistance website

Ontario Agricultural College in-course scholarships website 

fees and costs

 

 

University of Guelph financial aid website 

 
 

Updated 10- 2009