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    Students with Offers

    Congratulations!

    Go ahead, feel proud. You’ve just received your offer of admission to Laurier!

    Get ready, Golden Hawk, for this new and exciting beginning. We’re pretty excited, too, because Laurier is not just a campus. We’re a community – and we can’t wait for you to join us in being inspired together!

    Accept Your Offer on OUAC

    We’ve created a checklist below to help you rest easy, knowing that you’ve checked off everything necessary to feel ready for your first day.

    If you’re starting in the spring or winter terms, your checklist looks a bit different.

    • Fall term checklist
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    What You Need to Know

    Accept Your Offer of Admission Apply for an Entrance Bursary Book a Campus Tour Explore our Residence Buildings Learn More About Laurier 101 Read our Course Registration Guide See How to Pay Your Fees
    Apply for an Entrance Bursary
    Book a Campus Tour
    Explore our Residence Buildings
    Learn More About Laurier 101
    Read our Course Registration Guide
    See How to Pay Your Fees

    Fall term Checklist:
    Your Next Steps

    1. Learn More About Laurier
    2. Accept Your Offer
    3. Check Your Laurier Email
    4. Apply for Scholarships and Bursaries
    5. Arrange Your Housing
    6. Look for Your Laurier 101 Invite
    7. Register for Courses
    8. Pay Your Fees
    9. Get Ready for September
    10. Explore the Current Student Website

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    1. Learn More About Laurier

    Choosing a university also means choosing a new community, and maybe even a new country! Whether you're on campus in person or living the Golden Hawk life at home, you'll be part of a community that is thriving and connected. By choosing Laurier, you are choosing both a safe and welcoming campus community and a high-quality education.

    • Experience campus from the comfort of your own home.
    • Take a virtual or in-person campus tour.
    • Visit your program page for on-demand content.
    • See how Laurier mixes a quality education with hands-on experience that supports, excites and inspires our students.

    If you can't find the answers to your questions, contact us at chooselaurier@wlu.ca, and we'll make sure you have the answers you need to accept your offer with confidence.

    2. Accept Your Offer

    The deadline to accept your offer of admission through OUAC is June 2, 2025, unless a different deadline is listed on your offer. Make sure you understand the terms and conditions of your offer. If you fail to satisfy any of your offer conditions, your offer of admission will be changed to another program or rescinded.

    International Students

    Once you accept your offer, pay your $2,000 CAD tuition deposit within two weeks. You can submit your deposit through the CIBC International Student Pay portal or, if you have a Canadian bank account, through online banking. Include "Tuition Deposit" in the payment notes.

    Do not submit your tuition deposit until after you have accepted your offer.

    Once your tuition deposit has been processed, if you require a provincial attestation letter (PAL), we will initiate that request on your behalf.

    Summer School

    If you plan to attend summer school to upgrade your courses and satisfy your offer conditions, you must let us know by submitting the Summer School Registration Notification form. It is your responsibility to make sure we receive your updated grades.

    Documents

    Send in your official, final documents by July 15, 2025, or the deadline stated on your offer of admission, if applicable. If you’re currently studying in an Ontario high school, your school will send us your final transcripts automatically.

    Received an Alternate Offer of Admission?

    Learn about your alternate offer and what opportunities you can look forward to.

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    3. Check Your Laurier Email

    You should check your myLaurier email regularly over the summer months and throughout your time at Laurier, as it will be used by faculty and staff to communicate essential information to you.

    4. Apply for Scholarships and Bursaries

    Scholarships and bursaries are available through money that Laurier has set aside to help you fund your education with us. We offer several awards all with different criteria to help you get one step closer to your dreams, whether you are a high school student attending university for the first time, or a transfer student exploring a new path.

    Laurier’s entrance scholarships and President’s Gold scholarships are automatically awarded when we assess your application. Check your offer of admission letter in your application portal.

    You should also take advantage of the other application-based scholarship opportunities available to you.

    Based solely on financial need, bursaries are applied directly to your tuition and do not need to be repaid.

    • If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and you have never attended a postsecondary institution before Laurier, you can apply for an entrance bursary. You must apply by May 1, 2025 to be considered.
    • The General Laurier Tuition Bursary is for upper-year and transfer students. You are assessed based on your financial need. To be eligible to apply, you must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

    High-achieving students will be presented with the opportunity to apply for the prestigious Laurier Scholars Award, an annual entrance scholarship established in 2021, which is worth up to a maximum of $40,000 over four years.

    Several scholarships are awarded each year to incoming international students who inspire lives of leadership and purpose in their communities and through extracurricular activities.

    The Stay Golden at Laurier scholarship is a renewable entrance scholarship for international undergraduate students who begin their studies in fall 2025 or winter 2025. The value awarded is based on your final admissions average for your first year, then your GPA during your studies at Laurier for upper years. This award is worth up to $20,000 CAD over four years (and up to $25,000 CAD over five years for approved five-year degree programs).

    Laurier offers additional entrance scholarships which are available to students entering their first year of a full-time program at Laurier who have no previous attendance at postsecondary educational institutions (university or college).

    Descriptions of Laurier’s awards opportunities are listed on the Student Awards Search Engine, and each description indicates if it is an award or a scholarship, as well as the eligibility criteria for each.

    Every year, you can apply for competitive scholarships, awards, and bursaries by completing an online student profile about yourself. Awards are granted based on the information you provide, including your interests, involvement, financial need, academic achievement and more.

    In your upper years at Laurier, you will be automatically considered for in-course scholarships based on your Laurier GPA (grade point average). In-course scholarships are valued between $1250 and $1,500 annually. In-course scholarships begin at a GPA of 10.5 (approximately 82.5%) and above.

    5. Arrange Your Housing

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    Our Guarantee

    Residence will most likely be your first community at Laurier, the first people you’ll meet and the first memories you’ll make. Residence life is a great way to get involved and learn about your new home.

    First-year residence is guaranteed* to all undergraduate students attending postsecondary for the first time, provided you submitted your application and $600 deposit before June 2, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. The residence application will open in April.

    Transfer students can inquire to see if there is space available in residence after June 2.

    *While Laurier strives to honour its residence guarantee, the university will not be liable for any failure or delay in providing residential accommodation when such failure arises out of any cause or causes beyond its reasonable control. Learn more about our residence guarantee.

    Explore Residence

    We offer a wide variety of living accommodations and each residence offers a unique experience. Take a peek inside each of our Waterloo and Brantford residence buildings!

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    Planning on Living Off Campus?

    Search for accommodations through our partner Places4Students.com and then check out our Laurier Off-Campus University Students (LOCUS) program for how to stay connected to Laurier student life while living off campus.

    6. Look for Your Laurier 101 Invite

    Our Laurier 101 team will help you get ready for all the "new-ness" of university life!

    Join us for course registration support, summer social events, information webinars and a chance to connect with your classmates and current students. Your Laurier 101 invitation will arrive in your inbox in early May but watch for opportunities to connect, ask questions, and get a sneak peek into life at Laurier throughout the summer. Whether you have questions about ordering textbooks, want advice on what to pack for residence or aren’t sure what to bring for your first day of class, our Laurier experts are ready to help.


    7. Register for Courses

    Course registration opens for incoming students in mid-June 2025.

    Whether you are coming directly from high school, transferring from another college or university or getting back to academics after some time off, studying in university may be different than your previous experiences. Many students find they need to upgrade their academic skills or study habits in order to thrive at Laurier. Don’t worry, we’re here to help!

    Make sure you review the Course Registration Guide to determine your program requirements and sign-up for a course registration webinar as part of Laurier 101.

    Transfer Students

    If you received more than 4.0 transfer credits, you may be considered an upper-year student, which means you will register for courses in mid-July. The registration guide contains instructions on how to find your registration time ticket.

    Make an appointment with an academic advisor prior to registering for courses. We recommend all transfer students do this, to help plan your program pathways, to determine the best way to utilize any transfer credits received and to help you navigate program and course requirements.

    You are encouraged to submit your course outlines for a transfer credit reassessment within the first year of studies at Laurier to avoid completing repeated content. If you have any questions, please contact transfercredit@wlu.ca.

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    8. Pay Your Fees

    It’s important to understand the costs that come with attending university. The fee due date for each term typically occurs during the first week of the term.

    • Domestic Student Fees
    • International Student Fees
    • How to Make a Payment
    • Tax Forms
    • Financial Assistance

    9. Get Organized for September

    • Register for Orientation Week and make memories that will last a lifetime!
    • Get your OneCard. Your OneCard is your student identification card and bus pass, and it's also how you use your meal plan dollars.
    • Register with Accessible Learning. They can provide accommodations that remove barriers and ensure equal participation if you have a temporary or permanent disability.
    • TriAGe helps prepare students who plan to enrol in an entry-level university calculus course by reinforcing fundamental skills in trigonometry, algebra and geometry.
    • Complete Laurier’s Student Self-identification Form. The form is voluntary and gathers information on a range of demographic and identity-related information. Help Laurier identify barriers to equity to ensure future decisions better match the realities of our students.
    • Explore how to get involved once you arrive on campus by checking out the experience guide for your program.
    • Have a car? Once you have registered for classes, you can apply for a parking pass.

    International Students

    Learn more about our International Student Support (ISS) team, who are here to help answer any of your questions throughout your time at Laurier.

    • Planning your Move
    • Study Permits
    • International Orientation

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    10. Explore the Current Student Website

    Now that you are officially a Golden Hawk, start exploring our current student website. This site will give you links to important web tools, while also showcasing upcoming events, requirements for your program and so much more!

    Visit students.wlu.ca

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