Your Checklist

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Apply for Residence

If you have already said 'YES' to Queen's, the next step you should take is to apply for Residence (if that's where you want to live) and arrange to send your residence deposit. Apply for Residence

Watch for your weekly Residence Newsletter!

June 8

Watch for Your Guide to Registration and Fees

In the middle of June we will begin mailing the Queen's Guide to Registration and Fees. This booklet, put out by the Office of the University Registrar, contains detailed information about the registration process, your fees and how to pay them along with key contact information.

Plan to attend SOAR

Check for your Enrollment Appointment

Course Selection takes place during "Enrollment Appointments".  Students who are able to choose some or all of their courses (see "Course Selection" below to determine if you will be choosing courses) will be able to see their Enrollment Appointment time in SOLUS as of June 18. 

Timetable Posted--Time to choose courses!

Unless your faculty is choosing your courses for you (see the note below this one to determine that), it's time to log on to your SOLUS account and start adding courses to your Shopping Cart .You can't actually enroll in courses until your Enrollment Appointment, but this is a great time to choose courses and get your timetable organized.

Pro tips!

Students who add courses to the Shopping Cart before their Enrollment Appointment have an easier time during the Course Selection period.

Don't worry if the timetable says that your History class ends at the same time your Geography class starts! Every class ends 10 minutes earlier than posted to give you travel time between classes.

Course Selection

If you are in one of the following programs you will have some, or all, of your courses automatically added to your schedule by your Faculty or School in late June.  

• Commerce
• Concurrent Education
• Music
• Nursing
• Kinesiology
• Physical Education
• Engineering and Applied Science

Students who are able to choose some or all of their courses will be able to see their Enrollment Appointment time in SOLUS by June 18.

If you are an International Student:

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 the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP), a mandatory health plan.

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 automatically billed.

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

Are you a student with a disability?

If you are a student with a disability for which you think you may require academic accommodations you should register with the Disability Services Office (DSO).  Please complete the pre-registration form and submit it along with documentation from your healthcare provider to our office. http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/students/registration.html

If you have a learning disability or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder you will need to send in your most recent psycho-educational assessment as early as possible so that advising staff can review it in advance of your appointment.  For more information on documentation requirements for all disabilities, please visit our website: http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/students/documentation.html.

Disability Services Orientation

We will be holding an Orientation for first year students on August 31, 2012. A registration form will be posted on our website after May 1^st.

If you have any questions please about our services, documentation requirements or the orientation please contact us.

Office: 613-533-6467

Fax: 613-533-6284

Email: hcds.dso@queensu.ca;

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

Getting Ready for July

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

Ontario Tuition Grant

If you are an Ontario student, not receiving OSAP, you will need to apply for the Ontario Tuition Grantand should do so prior to July 1.For further information about the Ontario Tuition Grand and eligibility, refer to the OSAP website.

Course Selection

Carefully record your Enrollment Appointment so you don't miss it!

There are two windows for Course Selection: 1) July 9 to 24, when some courses will have restrictions to ensure students who need certain courses receive priority, and 2) July 25 to August 3 (Open Enrollment), when all courses will be available to you as long as you have the right prerequisites.

Photo ID

You will use your Photo ID almost every day, when you're at Queen's. In July, watch for an email with directions for what you need to do over the summer to ensure your Photo ID is ready for you in September.

Common Reading Program

In early July, begin to watch for your personal, special-edition, book for the Common Reading Program. All first-year students will be reading the nonfiction book, Eating Dirt by Charlotte Gill in preparation for discussion during Frosh Week. Make sure you join the Common Reading Program Facebook group!