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Review the application checklist and deadlines and ensure that your documents are received by the posted deadline. Laurier will not assess your application if documents are received past the posted deadline.
View Your List of Required Documents
In your applicant portal, you will find a list of documents we require for your application. The list also allows you to confirm when we have received your documents. Laurier does not confirm the receipt of documents by phone or email.
- Log in to your applicant portal*.
- Select the "My Applications" tab.
- Select your application under the "My Applications" heading.
- You will be brought to a form that contains your list of required documents (and instructions on what to submit).
Upload Documents to Your Applicant Portal
Instructions:
- Log in to your applicant portal*.
- Select the "My Applications" tab.
- Select your application under the "My Applications" heading.
- You will be brought to a form that contains your list of required documents (and instructions on what to submit).
- Upload all required documents to complete your application.
Important Notes:
- Read through each section carefully and submit the corresponding document and/or input the requested information. Each section includes an explanation of what information you must submit.
- Documents must be in PDF or .jpeg format with a maximum size of 5MB.
- After you complete a section, save your progress.
- You can start the form, save your progress and complete it later. Make sure each section is complete and correct before you submit the form.
*You can access your applicant portal after receiving a welcome email from our Admissions team that contains your login information.
Documents
You must upload your university transcripts in your applicant portal by the posted deadline. If you are a current or past Laurier student, you must also upload your transcripts to your applicant portal.
If you receive an offer of admission, you must provide official documents to keep your offer. You can request that they are sent through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) or request that your university sends them directly to Laurier. If you are a current or past Laurier student, you must request to have your transcript sent to Admissions. We do not receive your transcripts automatically.
If you are a Junior/Intermediate (J/I) applicant taking courses for your teachable subject requirements in the fall term, you may be contacted at the beginning of January to submit another unofficial transcript by January 10, 2026 that shows your updated grade information.
If you attended a university on an international exchange or Letter of Permission, you must provide an official transcript from the institution(s) you attended by the posted deadline. You may also be asked to submit course descriptions or an academic calendar from those institution(s) to Laurier.
Do not send secondary school or CEGEP transcripts as they are not evaluated. Community college transcripts are evaluated, with the exception of college/applied degrees, which are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The experience profile is used as admission criteria. You will find a link to the experience profile in your applicant portal account.
To access the form, log in to your applicant portal.
- Log in to your applicant portal.
- Select the "My Applications" tab.
- Select your application under the "My Applications" heading.
- You will be brought to a form that contains your list of required documents (and instructions on what to submit), including your experience profile requirements.
- Complete the experience profile form and submit.
Applicants to the Junior/Intermediate (J/I) program must submit a teachable requirements form, which is found in their applicant portal account.
In the form, you will self-identify how your undergraduate university courses meet the subject requirements for your teachable.
To access the form, log in to your applicant portal.
- Log in to your applicant portal.
- Select the "My Applications" tab.
- Select your application under the "My Applications" heading.
- You will be brought to a form that contains your list of required documents (and instructions on what to submit), including your teachable requirements form.
- Complete the teachable requirements form and submit.
If your first language is not English, you must provide proof of your English proficiency.
Applicants educated outside of North America who have obtained a degree from a foreign country must have all transcripts translated (as applicable) and notarized, and have official transcripts submitted directly to Wilfrid Laurier University.
Applicants who have concerns about international documentation should contact eduadmissions@wlu.ca.
Contact Us:
Mailing Address
Education Recruitment and Admissions
75 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON
N2L 3C5