Pack Your Bags – You’re a Golden Hawk Now

Congratulations! Welcome to the Laurier family. Let us know on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram you’ve accepted your offer so we can say hello.

Incoming Student Checklist

Make sure you do the following things so you can rest easy. You can also use our Welcome Guide, which is just for students who have been accepted, to help you learn all there is to know about your studies at Laurier. Check your notification of offer email to get started.

Accept Your Offer

First things first: Accept your offer of admission through OUAC. The deadline to accept your offer is June 1, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. ET (unless another date is listed on your offer of admission).

Arrange Your Accommodations

Apply to live in residence or secure accommodations off campus. You must apply for residence before the deadline: June 1, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Transfer students can inquire to see if there is space available in residence after June 1.

Complete Your Student Registration

• Make sure you meet the conditions listed in your offer letter of admission.
• Register for courses. Course registration opens in June.
• Activate your Laurier email account. You should check your email regularly to make sure you don’t miss important updates from Laurier.
• Register with the Accessible Learning Centre (if applicable).
• Enter your Social Insurance Number (SIN) in LORIS for tax purposes.
• Send in your official, final documents by July 15, 2019, 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.
  • 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. 

Pay Your Fees

• Pay your fees before the deadline, which is typically at the beginning of each term.
• Explore the ways you can get financial assistance.

Get Ready for September

• Learn about Laurier 101, Laurier's incoming student support program. It can help you check off some items from your to-do list.
• Register for Headstart pre-orientation days and a course-registration webinar, which are offered through Laurier 101.
• Get your OneCard (you can also do this during Headstart). Your OneCard is your student identification card and bus pass, and it's also how you use your meal plan dollars.
• Register for Orientation Week.
• Prepare to move into residence, if applicable.

International Students

In addition to the above items, you have the following items to add to your checklist:

• If you are a LEAF program student, review your pre-arrival instructions. You can email leaf@wlu.ca for assistance.
• Register for International Orientation Week.
• Prepare to come to Canada and arrange your travel documents.

Transfer Students

In addition to the milestones above, you have the following items to add to your checklist:

• 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. Headstart is also an opportunity for you to meet with an advisor, as well as complete several other items on your to-do list.
• You have up to one year following your offer of admission to request a transfer credit reassessment by emailing transfercredit@wlu.ca.

Other Helpful Next Steps 

• Explore how to get involved once you arrive on campus, and check out the experience guide for your program.
• Familiarize yourself with the current students' website.
• Have a car? Once you have registered for classes, you can apply for a parking pass.

Important Dates for Fall 2020

• Course registration for first-year students: early June
  
• Course registration for students with advanced standing: mid June
  
• Headstart: June and July
• Entrance scholarships finalized: late July
• Tuition fees for fall term due: Sept. 10, 2020
• Lectures begin on: Sept. 10, 2020

A full list of important academic dates can be found on the undergraduate academic calendar.