Request to Defer Your Studies
Submit your request by August 1.
Have an offer of admission but not quite ready to join us in September? You can ask to delay your studies for one year if you are a first-year full-time student who was admitted directly from high school (graduated from high school within the last 12 months).
We will review requests on a case-by-case basis. We can’t guarantee a deferral of admission and they may be limited in certain faculties or programs.
Our decision is based on:
- Your reason for deferring
- Your final average
- Your faculty
It’s important you know you can’t attend another postsecondary institution in your year off. If you do, your deferral request will be invalid. You won’t get back any payments or deposits.
We will still consider you for an Admission Scholarship. Eligibility will be based on your final high school average and the value you receive will be based on the year you start at Western, not the year you received an offer.
Timeline
| By your accept deadline | Accept your offer of admission by the deadline listed on your Choose Western Offer Portal. |
| By August 1 | Submit your Request for Deferral of Studies Form. |
| Throughout August | We check you've met your admission conditions and decide if your admission can be deferred. You'll hear from us by email. |
| Throughout August | Contact the residence team once we've approved your deferral. Ask them what to do about prepayments you've already made for September. |
| By September 1 | Pay $250 tuition deposit. This is a credit that will be applied to your tuition the following year. |
| By mid-January | Reapply to Western through OUAC. |