Students apply in the winter term of their first year. Normally, each course has three contact hours per week. First-year students are guaranteed a place in residence if applications are submitted before the deadline. Approximately 1,525 spaces are reserved for first-year students. Over 80 percent of the available spaces in residence are reserved for first-years.
Accommodations are very accessible to campus.
All registered students can have an account with no usage limitations and no user fees. Systems can be accessed from 11 computer labs at the Waterloo campus, one microcomputer lab at the Brantford campus, and various specialized microcomputer labs within departments. Some residences have a direct connection to the university network. All full-time graduate students are automatically considered for WLU graduate scholarships and teaching assistantships. Bursary assistance is available.