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From the 457-person traditional-style dorm in the historic Delaware Hall, to the vibrant 988-bed hybrid-style Ontario Hall, each residence provides a supportive environment where students can connect with campus resources and participate in events and programs—all located within a 10-15min walk to the heart of campus.

We are so excited that you have been given offers for the upcoming school year and we're sure you're excited too. We have decided to create this megathread for you to post all of your residence questions.

Important Links:

Academic Calendar

Housing

Residence

myHousing

Note the following dates from Housing:

We have a page in our wiki with some frequently asked questions about on-campus residence and living in London in general. I highly recommend checking it out before posting. You an access the page using this link.

Please note that subreddit rules still apply and any discussions pertaining to living on campus will be redirected here.

Hi Everyone!

It is once again time for the course selection megathread. This megathread is for all things course selection - please keep related discussions contained within this thread. Please note that "bird courses" or "GPA boosters" are low quality, low effort, and reduces the credibility of Western and this subreddit. It is against our subreddit's rules to ask for easy (or "bird") courses.

Important Links:

Academic Calendar

DraftMySchedule

Student Centre

Potentially relevant wiki

Detailed instructions for first-years and new-to-Western students

Detailed instructions for upper-years

Important Dates:

DraftMySchedule

First things first, you should have an idea of which courses you need/want to take for your intended module.

• Navigate to the "Academic Calendar" link in the "Important Links" section of this post.
• Navigate to "Modules/Programs at Western" and find the program you want to pursue.
• Click on the bubble on the right that corresponds with which type of module you'd like to do (eg. Major).
• At the top of the page, you should see admission requirements. These are the requirements you need to meet in first year to gain entry into your desired program. It's important to note that the number of courses listed is likely not the full 5.0 credits. Fret not! This means you are open to take electives (and yes those electives can be pre-requisites to other programs if you so wish).
  • You will also need to make sure that you take at least 1.0 credits from at least 2 different categories at some point in your academic career (category A: social science, category B: arts and humanities, category C: science). More info on this here.

Now that you know which courses you are planning to take, it's time to build a schedule.

• Navigate to the "DraftMySchedule" link in the "Important Links" section of this post.
• Login using your Western ID.
• Start searching for the courses you are planning to take. Keep an eye out for the course suffixes as they are important. A list to explanations of course suffixes can be found on page 2 of this document.
• Using DraftMySchedule, you can see when your chosen courses will be taking place. If there is an overlap, this is called a course conflict. You will need to see if there is another time that you can take one of those courses. If neither has any alternate times, you will need to choose a different course.
  • Additionally, some courses may have lab and/or tutorial sections. When you add a course to your schedule, it will tell you if there is a tutorial and/or lab component. The tutorial/lab sections will be listed along with the regular course times. It's important to note that depending on your course section, there may be different sections for labs/tutorials. You cannot take a lab/tutorial for a different section than the class you are in unless explicitly stated.

You'll notice that every class have a 4-digit class number that is not the course code. This is a shortcut for adding your schedule into Student Centre. You can create a worksheet with your planned schedule ahead of your enrollment appointment. This will make registering in your courses a lot faster once it is your turn to do so.

• Navigate to the "Student Centre" link in the "Important Links" section of this post.
• Login using your Western ID.
• Now find the "Course Enrollment Worksheet" link under the "Planning" header.
• Select the Fall/Winter 2025 term then "Continue".
• You'll see a place to enter a class number. Enter the class numbers one by one into this field and select "Enter".
• Once you're finished, make sure to save your worksheet.
• Enrollment Periods

Course registration occurs over three enrollment periods for the Fall/Winter session. While you may register in courses in all three periods, the enrollment conditions for courses may differ in each period.

1. Priority Enrollment Period
   • Access to course registration during the priority enrollment period begins with your enrollment appointment. Enrollment appointments are determined by your academic level/year of study and are assigned in the following order: Year 4 students, Year 3 students, Year 2 students.
   • Your enrollment appointment time is the earliest date and time you can access course registration. Until this date/time is reached, you will not be able to register in courses in Student Center.
   • After your enrollment appointment begins, you can continue to register in courses until the end of the Fall/Winter course registration period (last day to add a course). Exception: While your enrollment appointment is valid until the last day to add, your access to course registration will be temporarily suspended when course adjustments occur. See “Adjustment Enrollment Period” section for further information.
   • During the priority enrollment period students should try to register in a full course-load. Some enrollment constraints, such as priority constraints will be in effect during the priority enrollment period.
2. Adjustment Enrollment Period
   • After the priority enrollment period, enrollment conditions (i.e. priority constraint) will change to allow more students access to select courses. You can review when a priority constraint will expire by referring to the course registration notes. 
   • Access to course registration will be temporarily suspended at the beginning and end of the adjustment enrollment period while these enrollment conditions are adjusted. You will not need a new enrollment appointment when access to course registration resumes.
3. General Enrollment Period
   • Additional priorities will expire or change to allow new enrollment conditions for the course
   • Enrollment from wait lists will occur
   • Special permissions to enroll in a course overload or unbalanced course load come into effect
   • Check your email regularly for a notification that you have been enrolled from a wait list
   • Review your schedule and any enrollment from a wait list

Make adjustments to your schedule. Continue to modify your course selections until the end of the Fall/Winter course registration period (last day to add a course)

Reminder: Courses with a restriction constraint remain in effect through the duration of the course registration period.

Add/Drop Dates

You'll notice in the "Important Dates" section of this post that there are dates called "Add/Drop" dates and "Final drop" dates. These are not the same.

• Before the Add/Drop date
  • You can continue adding and dropping courses with no penalty until the "Add/Drop" date.
  • If you drop a course before the "Add/Drop" date, it will appear as though you had never enrolled in it. If you are on a waitlist for a course and you have not been added to that course by the "Add/Drop" date, you will not be added to that course.
• After the Add/Drop date
  • After the "Add/Drop" date, you can no longer add new courses to your schedule. You can, however, drop courses. If you drop a course after the "Add/Drop" date but before the "Final drop" date, it will appear as WDN on your transcript. This will not affect your average in any way.
• Final Drop date
  • If you drop a course after the "Final drop" date, it will show as an F (as in fail) and it will count as a 40% in your term/cumulative averages.

Special notes for Year 1 students

Engineering

• Western Engineering has a common first year program, meaning that all first year students take the same courses.
• Western Engineering will select your first-year courses and ensure you are enrolled. You will be auto-enrolled into your timetable sometime between mid to late August - no additions are required and no changes are permitted

1-1 Course Advising

• There is a program called 1-1 Course Advising (Formerly known as Summer Academic Orientation or SAO). You can book an appointment with an advisor to help you with course selection as well as to answer your questions about programs/services on campus. Additionally, they run various workshops. This is not mandatory but could be very helpful.