Course Registration Tips

Course Registration Tips

Are you ready for September?  It’s time to start thinking about the 2023-2024 Fall/Winter term. The following information outlines the steps for you to take as you prepare for next year.

Student Central will be hosting an Instagram Live on June 14, 2023 at 3 p.m. EST to help answer any questions you might have about course registration.

Need some assistance? Check out these videos on how to use Student Center to enroll in courses: 

Check your Adjudication Comments and Intent to Register Results

View your 2022-2023 Fall/Winter Grade Report (Student Center > Academics > Academic Program > Grade Report Progression > Grade Report tab for 2022 Fall/Winter).  Grade Reports will be generated throughout the summer as progression decisions are received from the faculties. Expect to see your results the week before registration begins for your year. 

Review your approved program, year and module (Student Center > Academics > Academic Program) and review your course requirements (available on Draft My Schedule > Degree Requirements). If you are an upper-year student, ensure you follow the Western Calendar for your entry year.

Plan Your Schedule

Research and plan for the courses you are interested in taking next year - Draft My Schedule to help you plan a conflict-free timetable. If you plan to add yourself to a waitlist, ensure you are registered in your backup course and swap yourself onto the waitlist.

Be aware that it is your responsibility to choose courses ensuring that you meet all pre-requisite, co-requisite, and anti-requisite requirements. For a breakdown of what these terms mean visit our FAQ.

Please be aware that many courses have restrictions on registration.

Registration Dates:

Make note of the following enrollment start dates:

  • 1st year students: Enrollment appointments will start on June 17th
  • 2nd year students: Enrollment appointments will start between July 17th and July 21st
  • 3rd year students: Enrollment appointments will start between July 10th and July 14th
  • 4th year students: Enrollment appointments will start between July 4th and July 7th
  • Priority Change #1: July 26th (No access to Course Registration as of midnight 12:00 a.m. EST)
  • Priority Change #2: August 2nd (No access to Course Registration as of midnight 12:00 a.m. EST to prepare for Priorities changing.)
  • When priorities lift, you must still meet all pre-requisite, co-requisite, and anti-requisite requirements.

Enrollment Appointments

2 to 3 days before the enrollment start dates for your year of study (see Registration Dates above) check your Western e-mail account for information on obtaining your specific enrollment start time.
Enrollment Start Time – the first time the online course registration system becomes available to you.

Get your enrollment start time* by logging into your Student Center and navigating to Academics > Course Registration > Enrollment Appointments. 
Note that you will not be able to enroll in classes prior to your enrollment start time. However, once your enrollment start time has arrived, course registration will remain available for you until September 15th. 

*This start date and time cannot be changed

Once Your Appointment Begins

Enroll in your courses at your enrollment start time or any time afterwards.  Check out our Fall/Winter Guide for detailed instructions on how to add, drop, and swap courses via the Student Center. 

OSAP and Out of Province Funding

If applying for OSAP, complete your application and submit all supporting documentation by June 30 to ensure your application is processed by the fees deadline in August http://ontario.ca/osap. If you apply for OSAP after June 30, there is no guarantee your OSAP application will be processed and an assessment known by the tuition due date.  Please make arrangements to pay the first installment of tuition or you may incur late fee charges if your OSAP has not been assessed by the tuition due date.

Tuition/Other Fees 

Pay your tuition & other fees through online banking by August 1, 2023* (1st year students) or August 15, 2023* (Upper year students). 

*Banks can take 3-5 business days to send Western the funds, plan accordingly

Affiliate students, different tuition due dates may apply.
 

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