• Accessing your grades on LORIS
• Program Confirmation
• Program Selection Forms
• Program Changes (March to April)
• Add/Drop Courses
• Withdrawals
• LORIS PIN Resets
• Checking your Registration
• Personal Profile
• Academic Decisions
• Checking your Current or Upcoming Term Program
• Checking Your Academic Status
• Important Information
• Address Changes
• Online Registration-Returning Students: Fall 2013/Winter 2014
• LORIS - Other Uses
• LORIS

Program Confirmation for Fall 2013/Winter 2014/Spring 2014

All registered students will be automatically confirmed by the Registrar's Office in their current academic program on LORIS for registration in the next academic year Fall 2013/Winter 2014/Spring 2014.

Current Year 1 students who have not declared an honours specialization must do so by linking to their LORIS account between March 1 and April 27th. (Refer to step-by-step instructions below.)

For most Year 2, 3 and 4 students - no further action is required until the course registration period in June/July (dates given below). If you wish to make a change to your program, you may do so by linking to your LORIS account between March 1 and April 27th (See instructions given below.) Your program change will be reviewed by the Office of the Registrar and a decision recorded at the end of the Winter (Jan-April) term.

Program Selection Form: Faculty of Arts & Brantford Campus
Program Selection Form: Faculty of Education, Music, Science & SBE
Program Selection Form: [Print Version]

March 1 - April 28

All Year 1 students are required to confirm their honours specialization and for any upper year undergraduate student wanting to change their current program. To do this, go to LORIS no earlier than March 1:

http://loris.wlu.ca
Type in your student ID number and PIN. Click on "Login"
Click on "Student Services"  

Click on "Registration"
Click on "Select Term"
Select Fall 2013 (Winter '14 and Spring '14 terms will be changed automatically as well)
Select "Confirm or Change Undergraduate Program"
Make your selections from the drop-down menu and submit.

Students have until April 28th to make program changes on LORIS.

If the program you wish is not listed on the menu, or you miss the April 28th deadline, submit the Program Selection Form (online version for appropriate Faculty).

Online Registration

Year 1 Students

Year 1 full-time students, who have confirmed their Offer of Admission to Laurier with the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), can register for courses online, using the Laurier Online Registration Information System (LORIS), beginning May 1 at 9:00 a.m.

New Year 1 students should refer to the Academic Dates in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar, for deadlines.

LORIS [Online Registration and Information System link].

All Returning Year 1, 2, 3, 4 Students:

You may add and drop courses using LORIS throughout the summer/fall/winter noting the deadline dates in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar. If you do not have a time ticket for the term that you wish to select, please submit the appropriate Program Selection Form below. This form may also be used to revise your degree program.

Students wishing to register for the upcoming spring/summer/intersession period from May to August will be confirmed automatically as long as they are registered in courses in Year 1, 2 or 3 in either the fall or winter term. This allows you to use LORIS to register beginning January 15, 2013 for all courses which commence in May or July.

Complete withdrawal can be completed using LORIS or emailed to the staff listed below. If you are on campus, you must submit the Full-Time Withdrawal Request Form available in the Dean's Office of your faculty. If you have left the campus and wish to withdraw completely from the university, please submit an email or fax to the appropriate staff contacts below with your full name, ID number and program information.

You may contact us, if you have any questions regarding this process, as follows:

Laurier telephone number: (519) 884-0710;
Registrar's Office Fax number: (519) 884-8826

Sarah Wong: sawong@wlu.ca or ext. 6355
Khaleel Hosein: khosein@wlu.ca or ext. 3452

PIN Reset Request

In order to check the program that you are registered in for a past, current or upcoming term. Go to your LORIS Account: 

http://loris.wlu.ca
Type in your student number and PIN. Click on "Login"
Click on "Student Services"  or  "Registration"
Click on "Display Student Program"
Select the Term from the drown-down menu
It will display your program for that term.

This program check will also indicate if you are on probation based on the academic decision of a previous term.  Academic decisions are displayed under "Official Final Grades" for that term. You can also view your program on your "Unofficial Record of Course Work" in LORIS.

Address and Phone Information
You may now change your home address yourself on LORIS. It is the student's responsibility to provide correct and current address information to the Office of the Registrar. In cases of emergency it is imperative that we have the most up-to-date information for your local and permanent address and telephone numbers on file.

Invoices are mailed to the Home/Permanent Address. Hard copy correspondence during the academic year is mailed to the Local Address.  Please note that the official means of communication with students is your Laurier email account.

In order to revise your address in "real time", login to LORIS at the following link:  http://loris.wlu.ca

Once you have logged in, select
Personal Information and then select
Update Address(es) and Phone(s). 
Please read the instructions for updating carefully. 

Name Change
Bring your legal name change documentation (ie. marriage certificate, birth certificate, divorce decree, change of name certificate issued by the courts) to the Office of the Registrar at 202 Regina Street.

Academic progression decisions are made normally after the completion of 4.0 credits of study. This may differ if you were re-admitted or admitted conditionally. You may view your academic decision as follows:

http://loris.wlu.ca
Type in your student ID number and PIN. Click on "Login"
Click on "Student Services"
Click on "Student Records"
Click on "Official Final Grades"

You will note decisions such as:
May Proceed to General Program
May Proceed On Probation in General Program
Qualified to Graduate

Note progression requirements in the Academic Undergraduate Calendar

In order to check the program that you are registered in for a past, current or upcoming term. Go to your LORIS Account: 

http://loris.wlu.ca
Type in your student number and PIN. Click on "Login"
Click on "Student Services"  or  "Registration"
Click on "Display Student Program"
Select the Term from the drown-down menu
It will display your program for that term.

This program check will also indicate if you are on probation based on the academic decision of a previous term.  Academic decisions are displayed under "Official Final Grades" for that term. You can also view your program on your "Unofficial Record of Course Work" in LORIS.

1. In mid-June, login to LORIS to check your official grades and academic decision under the Winter 2013 term. The decision references the program you requested for the following fall/winter.
   
   
2. Note that your degree program is listed under your Unofficial Record of Course Work.
   
   
3. If you did not meet the requirements of the program you confirmed for fall/winter, you will be placed in a program that you are eligible for. (e.g., you selected Honours Sociology – did not meet honours GPA requirements – you will be placed in General BA without designation). If you wish to revise this choice and are eligible for another program, submit the Program Selection Form.
   
   
4. If you are taking courses in the summer to upgrade, you may contact the department in September. Register Online for Spring/Intersession/Summer courses starting January 15.

The Undergraduate Academic Calendar contains program requirements and course descriptions as well as all university rules and regulations.

The Registration Guide for Returning Students contains information you will need to register online using LORIS. Common error messages are explained in this document as well. All students are expected to register in at least some courses by July 22. After July 22 there is a late registration fee. The dates given below indicate the start date for students - courses may be added and dropped from this date through to add/drop deadline dates in the fall and winter.

If you owe fees, you cannot activate your LORIS record. Contact the Business Office immediately in order to pay the outstanding amount and have the hold on your account removed.

If you wish to take courses in the summer and are in Year 1, 2, or 3, register online for Spring/Intersession/ Summer courses beginning January 15, 2013.

The Program Selection Form is available for Year 4 students or other students who have been absent from Laurier in order to register for an upcoming term.

If you wish to register and have not been a student for more than 18 months, submit the Request for Re-registration Form.

If you are unable to use LORIS for any reason or the program you are requesting is unavailable on LORIS, print off or submit the appropriate 'faculty-based' online Program Selection Form to the Office of the Registrar. We will determine your eligibility for that program when final grades are received in May.

Note that some competitive programs in SBE and Science, such as the BBA and Kinesiology, require a request for Program Transfer.

It is the student's responsibility to provide correct and current address information to the Office of the Registrar. In cases of emergency it is imperative that we have the most up-to-date information for your local and permanent address and telephone numbers on file.

Invoices are mailed to the Home/Permanent Address. Hard copy correspondence during the academic year is mailed to the Local Address.  Please note that the official means of communication with students is your Laurier email account.

In order to revise your address in "real time", login to LORIS at the following link:  http://loris.wlu.ca

Once you have logged in, select
Personal Information and then select
Update Address(es) and Phone(s). 
Please read the instructions for updating carefully. 

The charts below indicate when students can first access LORIS to select their courses. Once the window opens, it remains open until the end of the add period for the fall and/or winter term. Students must select at least one fall term course by July 22, 2013 (11:59 pm) and one winter term course by November 11, 2013 (11:59 pm) in order to avoid the Late Registration charge. Selecting courses by these deadline dates allows the university time to put proper resources in place to support students.

Please note: dates and times of time ticket windows for the 2013/2014 academic year will be posted soon.

* Modified Credit Count for LORIS registration appointments:

                            Year 5 students (20.5 or more credits earned)
                            Year 4 students (14.5 or more credits earned)
                            Year 3 students (9.5 - 14.0 credits earned)
                            Year 2 students (4.5 - 9.0 credits earned)
                            Year 1 students  (0.0 - 4.0 credits earned)

Courses may be added and dropped throughout the summer and until the official deadlines given in the Undergraduate Calendar.

Questions: Office of the Registrar - Wilfrid Laurier University

The Laurier On-Line Registration and Information System (LORIS) can be accessed at the URL: http://loris.wlu.ca. The LORIS Home Page contains links to Admissions, Alumni, the Undergraduate Calendar and the Undergraduate Timetable as well as the secure login required by students to look at their records.

The following information can be viewed using LORIS:

Main Menu

Personal Information - Update Emergency Contact Info; View/Update Address and Phone; Via Email addresses; View instructions to change your SIN #; Change your PIN; Change Security question

Student Services - Register, View Academic Records and Fees, View or print T2202A Tax receipt

MyLearningSpace - Used for Online courses

Student Services

Registration - Check your class schedule, confirm or change your program, add or drop classes

Student Records - View your holds, grades, transcripts and account summary

T2202A Tax Form - Tax receipts and account summary

Opt In for Phone Cord - Opt in to have your contact information published in The Phone Cord

Check OSAP Status - View any messages you have from the Student Awards Office regarding OSAP

View White Parking Lottery Results - View if your white parking lottery application was successful

View Student Exam Schedule - View your exam schedule

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