Your Checklist

Due

Complete your OSAP or other student government assistance application by July 1

Your OSAP or other provincial/territorial student government assistance application should be submitted by this date to ensure funding is available by September 1. If you are not an Ontario student, you should contact your provincial/territorial financial aid office.  A list of Canadian provincial application websites is available on the Student Awards office website.

If you are an International Student:

If you haven't already done so, apply for a study permit. The Queen’s University International Centre (QUIC) is happy to answer your questions about this.

Visit http://quic.queensu.ca/incoming/studyingincanada.asp for more information.

If you do not have valid Canadian provincial/territorial health insurance:

  International Students: You will automatically be charged for single coverage in the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP), a mandatory health plan. Should you have dependents (spouse/children) residing with you in Ontario, you must visit the Queen's University International Centre to enrol your dependents in UHIP.

Returning Canadians: You must register in UHIP until your Canadian provincial/territorial health insurance comes into effect.  This must be done within your first 30 days in Canada.

UHIP is a primary insurance plan that provides basic medical coverage for most doctor and hospital services in Ontario. UHIP is administered for students by the Queen's University International Centre (QUIC), located in the John Deutsch University Centre.  Detailed information is available at:  http://quic.queensu.ca/incoming/uhip.asp.

International Students will be charged for this automatically.

Returning Canadians should register within their first few days at Queen's.

Plan to attend SOAR

Course Selection

There are two windows for Course Selection:   

1. July 15 to 28, when some courses will have restrictions to ensure students who need certain courses receive priority.
2. July 29 to August 2 (Open Enrollment), when all courses will be available to you as long as you have the right prerequisites.

If you need help, please contact your Faculty/School office.

July 15-28
(Restricted)

July 29-August 2 (Open Enrollment)

Student Card

Watch for an email in your @queensu.ca email account about your Student Card. We'll give you complete directions on how to submit your photo so that we can have your Student Card ready and waiting for you in September!

Orientation Week:

Varies by faculty

Are you a first-year student not living in residence?

If you are among the 10% of first-year students who choose not to live in a Queen’s residence, be sure to connect with the FYNIRS (First Years Not in Residence Students) group. Their goal is to welcome you to Queen’s and to ease your transition into University during both Orientation Week and year-round events.

More information is available at www.fynirs.ca or by emailing fynirs@ams.queensu.ca

Are you a student with a disability?

Please note: Students with learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorders will need to send in updated psycho-educational assessments well in advance to ensure that the documentation is reviewed by our Advisors prior to arranging an appointment.

For more information on documentation requirements for these disabilities and others please visit our website.  http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/students/documentation.html

Website: http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/

Getting Ready for August

Your Financial Account:

Transcripts:

If you are a brand new university student who went to high school outside of Ontario, ensure you send your final transcript to the Queen’s. 

It should be mailed to:

Undergraduate Admission

Office of the University Registrar

Queen’s University

74 Union Street

Final Grades and Scholarships:

We will review your final grades for further scholarship eligibility in July/August. If you reach the threshold to receive a scholarship, or a scholarship of higher value, we will notify you in August.

Living in Residence?

You should hear about your residence room assignment by the middle of August.