Applying to Residence: Exchange Students
To accommodate the various and growing number of student exchange programs in place at Laurier, a limited number of residence beds are reserved for exchange students. The accommodations for exchange students are single rooms within an apartment-style residence.
Login Information for the Online Residence Application
If you are interested in living in residence, you will need to complete the online application. To access the online residence application system, you will need to use your Laurier username and password.
Terms of Your Contract
In completing the residence application, you will be agreeing to the terms and conditions contained within the Residence Hall Agreement. This agreement will outline the length of your residence contract.
If you are successful in obtaining a space in residence, you must stay in residence for the entire period of time for which you have applied. This could be the fall term (September to December), the winter term (January to April) or both fall and winter terms (September to April), as indicated on your residence application.
If you choose to leave residence before the end of the agreed-to occupancy period, you are still responsible for the full fees for your assigned residence room for the entire occupancy period.
You are strongly advised to consider the financial implications of this decision before accepting the terms of the Residence Hall Agreement and committing to live in residence. In previous years, some exchange students have been able to arrange less costly private accommodations in the community, and prefer to live there.
Academic Terms
Fall Term: September - December 2020
If you are interested in applying for residence, you will need to complete the online residence application.
You must submit your completed residence application by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020.
Residence Deposit
Typically a non-refundable residence deposit must be paid when you submit your residence application.
The residence deposit has been waived for exchange students. Therefore, you will not be required to submit the $300 residence deposit with your application.
Cancelling Your Residence Application
If you would like to cancel your residence application, you must send an email message to the Department of Residence at housing@wlu.ca.
Your email message must be received in the Residence Office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020.
If you choose to cancel your residence application after June 26, 2020, you will be charged $300 to cover the residence deposit that had been waived. The $300 charge will be placed on your student (LORIS) account.
Terms of Your Residence Contract
If you apply to live in residence for the Fall Term, the residence contract is for four months. This means that you will be required to stay in residence from September to December 2020.
Meal Plans
If you receive a space in residence, you are required to participate in a mandatory apartment-style meal plan.
Moving In
In mid July, the Department of Residence will email you to advise if you were successful in receiving a space in residence.
If you have been successful in receiving a space in residence, your residence room assignment and important information about moving into residence will be emailed in early August. This message will be sent to your mylaurier.ca email account.
The earliest date that you may move into residence is Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.
You must pick up your residence keys and move into residence by 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 2020. If keys are not picked up by Sept. 11, 2020 then your room assignment will be cancelled, and you will be charged $300 to cover the residence deposit that had been waived. The $300 charge will be placed on your student account.
Moving Out
You must vacate your residence room 24 hours after your last scheduled exam in December 2020. Please arrange your travel plans accordingly.
Full Year: September 2020 - April 2021
You must submit your completed residence application by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020.
Residence Deposit
Typically a non-refundable residence deposit must be paid when you submit your residence application.
The residence deposit has been waived for exchange students. Therefore, you will not be required to submit the $600 residence deposit with your application.
Cancelling Your Residence Application
If you would like to cancel your residence application, you must send an email message to the Department of Residence at housing@wlu.ca
Your email message must be received in the Residence Office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020.
If you choose to cancel your residence application after June 26, 2020, you will be charged $600 to cover the residence deposit that had been waived. The $600 charge will be placed on your student (LORIS) account.
Terms of Your Residence Contract
If you apply to live in residence for the Fall and Winter Terms, the residence contract is for eight months. This means that you will be required to stay in residence from September 2020 to April 2021.
Meal Plans
If you receive a space in residence, you are required to participate in a mandatory apartment-style meal plan.
Moving In
In mid July, the Department of Residence will email you to advise if you were successful in receiving a space in residence.
If you have been successful in receiving a space in residence, your residence room assignment and important information about moving into residence will be emailed in early August. This message will be sent to your mylaurier.ca email account.
The earliest date that you may move into residence is Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.
You must pick up your residence keys and move into residence by 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. If keys are not picked up by Sept. 11, 2020 then your room assignment will be cancelled, and you will be charged $600 to cover the residence deposit that had been waived. The $600 charge will be placed on your student account.
Moving Out
You must vacate your residence room 24 hours after your last scheduled exam in April 2021. Please arrange your travel plans accordingly.
Winter Term: January - April 2020
You must submit your completed residence application by 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.
Residence Deposit
Typically a non-refundable residence deposit must be paid when you submit your residence application.
The residence deposit has been waived for exchange students. Therefore, you will not be required to submit the $300 residence deposit with your application.
Cancelling Your Residence Application
If you would like to cancel your residence application, you must send an email message to the Department of Residence at housing@wlu.ca. Your email message must be received in the Residence Office by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019.
If you choose to cancel your residence application after Dec. 8, 2019, you will be charged $300 to cover the residence deposit that had been waived. The $300 charge will be placed on your student (LORIS) account.
Terms of Your Residence Contract
If you apply to live in residence for the Winter Term, the residence contract is for four months. This means that you will be required to stay in residence from January to April 2020.
Meal Plans
If you receive a space in residence, you are required to participate in a mandatory apartment-style meal plan.
Moving In
In early December, the Department of Residence will email you to advise if you were successful in receiving a space in residence.
If you have been successful in receiving a space in residence, your residence room assignment and important information about moving into residence will be emailed in early December. This message will be sent to your mylaurier.ca email account.
The earliest date that you may move into residence is Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
You must pick up your residence keys and move into residence by 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. If keys are not picked up by Jan. 6, 2020, then your room assignment will be cancelled, and you will be charged $300 to cover the residence deposit that had been waived. The $300 charge will be placed on your student account.
Moving Out
You must vacate your residence room 24 hours after your last scheduled exam, and no later than Thursday, April 30, 2020. Please arrange your travel plans accordingly.
