Residence Application Procedures for First-Year Undergraduate Students

Generally speaking, most first-year undergraduate students will be offered admission to WLU any time between January 2 and mid May for the academic term beginning in September 2012. With the offer of admission, all students will receive information regarding living in a University residence and how to apply for a room in residence. Students will be directed to the Residential Services website to complete a residence application. Residence applications must be completed and submitted online. All applications MUST be accompanied by a $400 non-refundable deposit.

Note:  At this time, it is anticipated that the online residence application system will be available in early March 2012.

All first-year undergraduate students who are offered admission to Wilfrid Laurier University for the academic year beginning in September 2012 must submit their completed First-Year Student Residence Application to the Residential Services Office (together with the required $400 non-refundable deposit) no later than 11:59 p.m., Friday June 1, 2012 to be guaranteed a place in residence.

Students with a mid-term average of 90% or higher are guaranteed their choice of building style (apartment or dormitory) and room type (single or double), space permitting. Please note that this guarantee does not apply to final grades as residence assignments are completed prior to the receipt of all final grades. To be eligible, you must submit your residence application, together with the non-refundable $400 residence deposit by the deadline, 11:59 p.m. on Friday June 1, 2012. 

After all applications have been processed and carefully reviewed, applicants are assigned to various residence buildings according to their stated preferences (as indicated on the application form) and the availability of space in each residence. Letters indicating building and room assignments will be e-mailed from WLU in the latter part of July 2012.

All first-year undergraduate residence students are expected to move into residence on either Sunday September 2nd or Monday September 3rd depending upon which residence they have been assigned.

Important Dates and Deadlines for First-Year Undergraduate Students*

*This applies to students attending either Laurier Waterloo campus or Laurier Brantford campus.

Friday June 1, 2012 - Completed "First-Year Student Residence Application" must be received in the WLU Residential Services Office (Waterloo campus) no later than 11:59 p.m. (together with required $400 deposit) to be guaranteed a place in residence.

Friday June 1, 2012 - Students requiring specific residence accommodation on the basis of a special need, MUST be registered with the Accessible Learning Centre to receive special consideration in the assignment of rooms.

Friday June 1, 2012 - Written cancellation of any residence application must be received by 11:59 p.m. in the Residential Services Office to qualify for a refund of the residence deposit. After this date, residence deposits will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Friday June 8, 2012 - Medical documentation must be received by 4:30 p.m. in the Residential Services Office for those students who indicated a medical concern on their residence application. Submitting medical documentation does not necessarily guarantee a student placement in a particular type of room or building. If medical documentation is not received by this deadline, then no special consideration will be given to the applicant during the room assignment process.

Friday August 3, 2012 - By this date you will receive notification of your residence room assignment.

Sunday September 2, 2012 or Monday September 3, 2012 - On-campus residence move-in day for all first-year undergraduate students (depending upon which residence they have been assigned).

Friday September 7, 2012 - Last day for first-year undergraduate students to move into residence. After this date, your reserved residence space will be cancelled, and may be re-assigned to another student.