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We’re excited to welcome you to the Lazaridis Master of Finance (MFin) program – what we know will be a valuable and challenging investment in your professional development.

Now that you’ve been accepted into the program, there are few things you need to do before all the learning begins. The information below provides you with a step-by-step guide on how to begin your career as a Lazaridis MFin candidate. Your academic advisor, Milena Morrison, is available for any questions you may have as you arrive on campus. The Lazaridis Graduate Program Office is is located on the fourth floor of Lazaridis Hall.

Step 1: Register for Your Courses

Each term, you will register for your courses. This can be done through the Laurier Online Registration Information System (LORIS). If you have specific questions pertaining to your registration, contact your academic advisor, Milena Morrison.

Step 2: Set up Your Laurier Email Account

The Lazaridis MFin program’s faculty and staff will only contact you through your Laurier email account. When you are accepted to Laurier, a student email is automatically created for you. Be sure you can access your student email and learn about maintaining your network account information. If you have any questions or concerns about your network account, contact the ICT Student Service Desk at support@mylaurier.ca or at 226-243-6393.

Step 3: Pay Your Tuition

After registering for courses, you will receive an email from Service Laurier stating that your tuition and fees invoice is ready to be viewed on LORIS. Once you understand the tuition costs for your program and review the graduate student fees breakdown, familiarize yourself with the payment deadline and how you can pay.

Payment options:

Step 4: Get Your Laurier OneCard

The Laurier OneCard is your student card/photo identification while enrolled in the MFin program.

As a student in the MFin program, your OneCard gives you access to the Lazaridis Graduate Study Spaces, Athletic Complex, and public transit (full-time students only). You can add money to your card and use it at various shops and services around campus such as restaurants and copy centres. You can arrange for your OneCard online ahead of the term or go to the OneCard office and have your picture taken.

Step 6: Buy a Parking Pass

Parking at Laurier’s Waterloo campus requires a student permit. Visit Laurier’s Parking and Transportation webpage to learn how to buy your parking permit.

Step 7: Brush up on the Basics

As a full-time student, access to PRISM Resources is paid through your incidental fees on your invoice each term. This resource is used to access all of the required non-credit courses that you need as part of your degree program, including SAS, VBA, and Bloomberg training. It is important that you do not opt out of this fee. Our office will email you in the Fall with the list of PRISM courses that you will need to complete.

In the meantime, feel free to visit these sites for some free refresher content:

Step 8: Go to Orientation

All MFin students are required to attend a mandatory orientation session. This is your first chance to meet your fellow MFin candidates and professors, as well as learn about what the program has in store for you. You will be emailed with the specific date, time and location of the orientation.

Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Library Databases: Business Co-op Education Graduate Students' Association (GSA) Prism Resources