Students Accepted for Fall 2012
Information for students coming into year 1 of any program offered by the Department of Physics & Computer Science.
Important Dates [2012]
In addition to the dates listed below, check page 5 of the Registration Guide for Year 1 Students for other important year 1 dates and the current Undergraduate Academic Calendar for key academic dates.
| March 16 |
Come Visit Laurier for our March Break Open House: Waterloo Campus |
| April 16 |
Deadline to submit the (optional) Applicant Background Summary |
| April 16 |
Deadline to submit the (optional) Entrance
Bursary Application |
| April 27 - Sept 23 |
Calculus Preparation Evaluation (CPE) available
online. You must write this test before registering for your
calculus course - MA103 or MA110*. The earlier you write this test,
the earlier you can register for your calculus course and set up a better
schedule for yourself. See Selecting your calculus course. |
| May - July |
Faculty of Science HeadStart program HeadStart dates for all of our programs (Computer Science, Computing & Computer Electronics, Photonics, Physics, Business and Computer Science, Business and Computing & Computer Electronics) are May 24, June 7, 28, July 3. |
| May 1 | The Registration Guide for Year 1 Students [pdf, 76 pages] will be available online and will be mailed at the beginning of May to all who have confirmed their offers. The online version will be constantly updated if there are corrections required. Registration opens on LORIS. There is also a New Student Welcome Book and a Parent's Guide 2012/2013 for additional information. |
| May 29 | All decisions (conditional offer of admission, refusal, or deferral - pending the receipt of specific additional information) will have been issued to all Ontario Secondary School (101) applicants. |
| June 1 |
Deadline to accept (confirm) your offer of admission through the OUAC. |
| June 1 11:59pm | Deadline to submit the Residence Application and deposit to Residential Services to benefit from our guarantee of residence. |
| June 30 | Deadline to fulfill conditions on Offers of Admission |
| July 24 | Late registration charge. Avoid this charge by selecting courses prior
to this date. Reality check: if you leave registration until the end of July, you'll probably be unhappy with your schedule. |
| July 27 4:30pm |
Deadline to apply for an Entrance Scholarship or Award that requires an application. |
Course selection
- Recommended 1st Year Course Selection [Physics & Computer Science program specific]
- Selecting Your Calculus
Course [Physics & Computer Science program specific]
- Timetable
Template (blank)
- Year 1 Timetables- updated April 30, 2012
- Computer Science (& Mathematics),
Computing & Computer Electronics, Physics, Photonics
- Computer
Science (& Mathematics) (alternate assumes PC141/PC142)
- Computer Science & Psychology
- Computer Science & Psychology (alternate assumes PC141/PC142)
- Computer Science BA
in Combination
- CP104 Introduction to Programming -- Challenge for Credit
- Advanced
Placement (AP)
- Transfer credit will be awarded on a case-by-case basis for AP exams successfully completed with a minimum grade of 4 (up to a maximum of 3.0 credits).
- Applicants are required to provide detailed course descriptions.
- for the AP Computer Science courses, the advanced standing will be as follows:
- AP Computer Science A = CP104
- AP Computer Science AB = CP114
- for the AP Physics Courses, the advanced standing will be as follows:
- AP Physics B = PC141 and PC142
- AP Physics C Mechanics = PC131
- AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism = PC212
- International
Baccalaureate (IB) -- CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW
- University Cooperative Education Program (UCEP)
- Transfer credits
from CEGEP, college, or other universities
Questions and Answers
- about your
offer of admission to a program in Physics & Computer Science
- for those who have not yet received an offer of admission [Admissions office]
- about residence [Residential Services]
- about entrance
scholarships and bursaries, the entrance
scholarship grid [Registrar's Office/Student Awards] and other financial support
- about accessible
learning for students with disabilities [Accessible Learning]
Contact
If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us:
Undergraduate Student Advisor:
Dr. Chính Hoàng
choang@wlu.ca
519-884-0710, ext. 2613
Administrative Assistant:
Ms. Kelly Keupher
kkeupher@wlu.ca
510-884-0710, ext. 2118
Chair:
Dr. Nora Znotinas
nznotinas@wlu.ca
519-884-0710, ext. 2205
Comments and suggestions about the information that we have provided on our web site should be sent to Dr. Nora Znotinas at nznotinas@wlu.ca .
