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We understand that circumstances may prevent you from enrolling for the term specified on your offer of admission. In such cases, a deferral of admission may be granted to you.
Deferrals of one year may be granted to students who are attending Laurier for the first time. Please note that deferrals are not guaranteed. We will email you after the deferral deadline to inform you if your deferral request has been granted or denied.
If your request to defer is granted, you will receive an email from us the following year to request that you reconfirm your offer of admission by completing a readmission form.
Read through the following information, including the rules for deferring, and then complete the Deferral Checklist to submit your deferral request.
Term of Entry Listed on Your Offer of Admission |
Deadline |
---|---|
Fall |
Aug. 1 |
Winter |
Dec. 15 |
Spring |
April 15 |
You will be reassessed for an entrance scholarship. You receive half the value of your entrance scholarship in your first term and half in your second term. You must be registered in full-time courses (4.0 credits) each term to receive your full entrance scholarship amount.
Entrance bursaries cannot be deferred; however, you will have the opportunity to apply for an entrance bursary again in the year you plan to enrol at Laurier. You will have to provide updated financial information.
If you do not receive an entrance bursary, you can apply for the Laurier tuition bursary.
If you wish to live in residence beginning in a fall term, apply for residence and submit the non-refundable deposit by the June deadline of the academic year you will begin studying. For all other terms, contact housing@wlu.ca to inquire about space availability.
You will receive an email from us the following year to request that you reconfirm your offer of admission by completing a readmission form.
If you enrol in academic courses at another postsecondary education institution during your period of deferment, your offer of admission will be voided. You will have to reapply to Laurier and disclose your new academic information to the Recruitment and Admissions office.
You can enrol in secondary school if you would like to. You will be required to submit an updated transcript to the Recruitment and Admissions office. You will be reassessed for an updated scholarship.
If you are approved for a deferral, your deferral is only valid for the program you accepted your offer to on OUAC. If you would like to be considered for a new program, you must submit a new application through the OUAC.
Yes, you should register in courses because deferrals are not guaranteed. Deferral requests are not reviewed until after the deferral application deadline. If your deferral is accepted, then you should drop any courses you have registered in.
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Recruitment and Admissions
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