Your Student Center Account

Your Student Center is your application home base. In it, you'll see:

• Your most current application status by choice
• Your To Do List
• Your admission decision when it's made

 

Creating your Student Center account

To set up your Student Center Account, you'll need:

• Your Western Student Number (9 digits long. We'll send you this via email a few days after you apply.)
• Your OUAC Reference Number (10 digits long beginning with the year, YYYY-NNNNNN)

Then, follow these steps:

1. Get an Access Code 
   1. ⚠️ Make sure you screenshot this number! You will need it for the next step and if you ever forget your User ID in the future.
2. Activate your Western Identity
   1. Use the access code and your Student Number.
   2. Follow all the steps all the way through until you see your User ID (it'll be your first initial, all or some of your last name, and zero to four random numbers).
   3. Screenshot your User ID and save your password somewhere safe.
3. Log in to Student Center
   1. You'll use your brand new User ID and the password you just created.

Didn't get the email?

If you didn't get the email with your Student Number, it's most likely in your spam folder. Look for the subject line Access your Western Student Center! about 2 to 5 business days after you applied on the OUAC.

If it's not in your spam, use our Virtual Helpline form. Select My Question is related to: Student Number Retrieval, and we'll send it to you again. 

Lost your User ID?

Use the Western User ID Retrieval tool. You'll need your access code from when you first created your account, your Western Student number, and your birth date.

Forgot your password?

Follow the steps to reset your password.

 

Checking your application status

When you first log in to Student Center, you will see all of the faculties or programs that you applied to in the My Applications table.

In the status column, you can see the most current status for each choice.

When the status of your application changes, it will always appear in your Student Center first. We promise we don't have any additional information that you can't see yourself!

Ivey Applicants: The status of your Ivey AEO application does not appear in Student Center.

 

Your To Do List

On the right-hand side of your Student Center, you will see your To Do List. You will always see it on your home screen, even if you have submitted everything.

Click on the "See details" button to read the description of each item, the status, and instructions on how to submit it. It's important you submit items exactly how we ask for them, or we will ask you to submit again.

Have we asked you to submit by uploading to Student Center? Check our instructions to be sure your documents are reviewed quickly.

We can't assess your application until we have all of the items on your To Do List, so check it carefully and frequently.

Recommended Submission Date is not a deadline

Next to each item, you'll see a "Recommended Submission Date." If you send us your items by this date, there won't be delays in your application.

If you miss the date, you'll still have a chance to send us the documents but it may extend the review period of your application.

We recommend sending in your documents as early as possible or as soon as you have access to them to avoid any delays. 

Understanding the Item Status

Your To Do List items never disappear. When we receive something from you, we simply update the item's status. Click "See details" to view each item's status. Generally, this is what the statuses mean:

• Missing: You need to submit this document.
• Pending: You have uploaded your document or submitted your Self Reported Grades form and we are in the process of reviewing it. Once we review it, the status will change to 'Received'. 
• Received: We checked your document and it's what we needed.
• Exempted or No Longer Required: We asked for this document, but we no longer need the item so you don't have to send it.