Ready for your first day?

Step 5: Prepare for Western

Prepare For Western

You’re joining Western! So, what’s next? The time between accepting your offer and starting school can bring a mix of nerves and excitement. Don’t worry, you’re in the right spot to get ready for Western.

How Do I Prepare?

March – May
✔️ ✔️	Attend accepted student events 🌍 International Students: Apply for your study permit
June
✔️	Sign up for Western Launch: 1-1 Course Advising
✔️	Pay your residence prepayment and fill in your Residence Placement Questionnaire (or start searching for off-campus housing)
✔️	Sign up for Western Launch: Faculty Fridays and Western Launch: Overnight Experience
✔️	Register for courses
✔️	Join the private Facebook group for your year
✔️	Send us your final documents (check your Choose Western Offer Portal for your deadline)
✔️	🌍 International Students: Begin planning your move to Canada.
July
✔️	Review your tuition fee statement on your Student Center and pay your fees
✔️	Find out your residence building assignment (you'll get an email)
✔️	Upload your Western ONECard photo and government ID
✔️	Complete your Gender-Based and Sexual Violence Prevention Education Training (deadline: August 19, 2024)
✔️	🌎 International Students: Attend the Language in Culture Series (LinCS)
August
✔️	Browse The Book Store and buy your books using your personalized textbook list
✔️	Complete your Cyber Safety Awareness online training
✔️	Complete your Building Inclusivity Through Anti Racism training
✔️	Get academically prepared with Western Launch: SmartStart
✔️	Download Alert WesternU, Western’s emergency mass notification system, to receive instant notifications in the event of a campus emergency
✔️	🌍 International Students: Register for International Student Orientation
✔️	Check out the Orientation Week line-up
September
✔️	Move in! Classes begin after Labour Day in September

Find Housing: Residence

Build connections, face new challenges and foster friendships in residence on campus. You’re guaranteed a spot in first year, if you meet the requirements.

Live the Residence Life

Find Housing: Off Campus

Experience the independence of living off-campus and still be part of the Western family. Be supported and make friends with the Society of Off-Campus Students.

Let's Go House Hunting

Choose Your Courses

Explore your interests and passions with first-year courses. Follow the step-by-step guide for planning. Questions? Sign up for Western Launch: 1-1 Course Advising.

Sort Your Schedule

Join the Facebook Group

Who will you be walking to class with? Or grabbing lunch at the Spoke with? Don’t wait until September to find out. Join the official private Facebook group to meet your first friends.

Connect With Classmates

Western Launch Program

Confident. Prepared. Excited. That’s how you should feel when you start in September. The Western Launch Program will get you there.

Launch Your Experience

Meet Your Admission Conditions

Your admission to Western comes down to this important step. Log into your offer portal to find what you need to send.

Make It Official

Pay Your Fees

Your tuition bill will be available on Student Center in July. Be sure to pay by your deadline!

How to pay

Western ONECard

Bus pass, library card, exam ID, meal plan card, time machine... OK, not that last one, but this card is powerful! It proves you’re a student for anyone who’s asking (like the grocery store offering discounts for students).

Order Your Card

Browse The Book Store

Stock up on school supplies. Order your textbooks. Find a head-to-toe Western-branded outfit. Whatever you need, The Book Store has you covered with everything purple and white.

Add To Cart

Orientation Week

OWeek (oh-week) noun: One of the best weeks of your life full of your first memories as a Western Mustang. May include making friends, live music, and chants recognized by Western alumni.

"O" So Excited

Welcome To Western, Mustang!

READY

SET

YAY!

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