September Admissions Checklist

Congratulations and welcome to the King’s community! This is a new and exciting experience, and may be overwhelming at first. Do not worry; we are here to support you. If you need any support during your transition to King's, please contact kings@uwo.ca.

All students new to King's are required to attend a Summer Academic Orientation (SAO) appointment. This appointment will be approximately three hours in length, and will help students to prepare their first-year timetable and understand student support services. Please plan to attend for the full three hours to ensure you have been able to complete everything we have planned for you for the day.

Book your SAO appointment here.

 
Western's First Year Calendar

Before your SAO Appointment: 
Click on Western's First Year Calendar to read course descriptions prior to your SAO appointment. Course descriptions can be found on pages 69-88.
Important Links for King's Students:

  • Student Statement of Account (Money Matters: Student Finance Portal)
    Your student statement of account will only show a balance owing once you have registered in your courses.  King’s students are not able to view their tuition account balances through Western’s Student Center.  You will have to view your statement of account through the King’s Student Finance portal.

    • Check your outstanding balance
    • View all credits and debits on your account
    • View scholarship amounts
    • Updated bi-weekly
       
  • Student CentER
    • Add/Drop Classes
    • Print tax forms for next year
    • View your book list
    • Print your timetable (including room numbers)
       
  • Western E-mail
    • This is the E-mail address that King's will use to contact you; ensure that you activate it and check it on a regular basis
       
  • Western OWL
    • View class materials online
    • Communicate with professors and classmates
    • Retrieve course outlines
    • Submit papers/assignments
    • View lecture slides from classes
FOR A COMPLETE CHECKLIST OF WHAT TO DO NEXT, PLEASE SEE BELOW.

To Do

Important Links

Important Deadlines
Accept your offer online

If you applied to King's on the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC), please visit the OUAC website to accept your offer:  http://www.ouac.on.ca

If you did not apply through the Ontario University Application Centre, please refer to your Offer of Admission letter for instructions on how to accept.

 Please accept your offer as soon as possible.
Activate your Western Identity
     Requires:
  • ACCESS Code/PIN
  • Student Number:
    25X XXX XXX

Your "Western Identity" refers to your Western/King's email account, and username/password for all student accounts. 

Please click here to activate your Western identity.


If your ACCESS code/PIN is not located on your Offer of Admission letter, please click here to retrieve it.


Your student number can be found at the top right of your Offer of Admission letter from King's.

 Please activate your Western Identity PRIOR to attending your Summer Academic Orientation (SAO) appointment.
Residence application

Residence is guaranteed to first year King's students if they submit both their application and deposit before June 1. If you have questions about Residence, please contact them via email.

To review the Residence application instructions, please click here. 

Click here to access the Residence application.

To secure a spot in Residence, students must submit a $600 deposit. To view our options for paying your Residence deposit, please click here.

Please click here to view the Residence Guide.

All Residence accommodations must be made by:
June 1

After June 1, Residence is no longer guaranteed. 
Program and Course Counselling

All incoming King's students are required to attend a Summer Academic Orientation (SAO) appointment. This appointment will be approximately three hours in length, and will help students to prepare their first-year timetable and understand student support services. Please plan to attend for the full three hours to ensure you have been able to complete everything we have planned for you for the day.

To book your SAO appointment, please click here, or call 519-433-3491 x4999. Please note registration for SAO Appointments does not open until April 1.

If you are not able to attend an SAO appointment due to extenuating circumstances (i.e. you do not live in Canada), email counselling can be arranged. To arrange email counselling, please click here.

Prior to your appointment, please review the Summer Academic Orientation Guide. (Included in your offer of admission)

(Registration for SAO begins after April 1)

SAO: June - August
Upload a Student Card Photo

To upload a photo for your student card, please click here.

If you do not upload a photo prior to your SAO appointment, a photo will be taken during your SAO appointment. Your student card will be printed once you complete your SAO appointment. 

Upload a photo prior to your SAO appointment; your student card will be printed once you complete your SAO appointment. 
Apply for government funding

Government Student Financial Aid is a way to help fund your university education. The Federal Government’s website offers an overview of education planning for students within and outside of Ontario. If you are an Ontario resident and need help paying for your education, visit ontario.ca/osap to see if the Ontario Student Assistance Program can help you.

Ontario Students:

We strongly recommend that you apply for OSAP, even if you think that you will not receive funding. You should apply for OSAP at https://www.ontario.ca/osap as soon as the application becomes available. It generally takes 4-6 weeks for OSAP applications to be processed.

All students should apply by June 30 for funding for September. 

OSAP applications generally take 4-6 weeks to process.

Once you have completed the above steps, be sure to keep checking your Western e-mail, as this is our preferred method of communication with our students.  We look forward to seeing you in September!