Program Requirements & Selection
- Changing your major or field of study
- Research Specialization Option
- Progression and graduation requirements
- Entry requirements
- Changing your status from part-time to full-time
- Management Option
- March 1-April 28: students access LORIS for program confirmation ONLY if you want to change your program. Otherwise you are automatically confirmed for your existing program.
Use the online form after April 28, or if the combination of majors/options you want is not available in LORIS.
The program change will be allowed/denied in May based on your grades. - June: check academic status, program of study, year of study.
Your degree program is listed under your Unofficial Record of Course Work. It is important that you check your program and year of study to confirm that they are correct. Your program and year of study will determine when you are allowed access into LORIS to select courses. - Register for courses via LORIS for both Fall and Winter terms.
Entry into LORIS for course registration is by year of study:
Arts Year 4/5: June 17
Arts Year 3: June 19
Arts Year 2: June 24
Arts Year 1: June 27 (returning students and all Other Continuing Students)
Check that there are no holds, fees owing, or overdue library items against your account a few days before you are due to select courses. Any holds on your account means that you will not be able to enter LORIS for course selection.
The Research Specialization Option is available to Year 4 Honours Communication Studies students only. To be eligible, students must have completed a minimum of 1 credit at the 300 level and have achieved a minimum grade point of average of 9.00 (B+) in the major. Completion will result in a "Research Specialization" designation on the student’s transcript and degree.
The Research Specialization Option includes CS400 and CS405. CS405 is restricted to Year 4 students enrolled in the Research Specialization Option.
Students in Honours Communication Studies (HCS only) may add the Research Specialization Option using LORIS. Students in Combined programs, or with other options, may add add the Option using the online program selection form: click here.
Link to CS Programs: click here
Requirements for progression to Year 2:
-CS100, CS101 completed (with at least 5.0 (C) in each course in order to proceed with program requirements);
-junior major GPA (average of CS100 and CS101) is at least 6.0;
-overall GPA is at least 5.0.
Requirements for progression to Year 3 or Year 4:
-CS GPA is at least 6.0;
-overall GPA is at least 5.0;
-required courses for Year 2 (CS203, CS235) are completed.
Requirements for graduation
-CS GPA is at least 7.0 (includes grades for all CS Core & Electives taken even if more than the minimum amount was taken)
-overall GPA is at least 5.0;
-required courses for relevant program(s) are completed.
Raise your CS GPA by taking CS Program Electives courses or CS Core courses where permitted (see restrictions).
Raise your overall GPA by taking any course, noting Laurier's course distribution requirements (as listed in the Academic Calendars).
-CS100, CS101 completed (with at least 5.0 (C) in each course in order to proceed with program requirements);
-junior major GPA (average of CS100 and CS101) is at least 6.0;
-major GPA is at least 6.0;
-overall GPA is at least 5.0.
If you have been a fulltime student previously, and there are no academic restrictions, complete and submit the Program Selection Form (even if you are not changing programs): https://www.wlu.ca/forms_detail.php?grp_id=1365&frm_id=540
--Year 4 students wishing to register for courses for the Spring Term after their 4th year must also submit the program selection form.
If you have not previously been a full-time student, complete and submit the Full-Time Studies Request Form: https://www.wlu.ca/forms_detail.php?grp_id=1365&frm_id=1366
Students interested in entry and progression requirements for the Management Option should contact the advisors in SBE, listed below.
Advisors:
Anne Ellis (aellis@wlu.ca) ext. 2572
Carole Litwiller (clitwil@wlu.ca) ext. 2060
