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Administrative Musts This page was last reviewed on January 25, 2012   

There are a number of administrative details for you to attend to as an IS student and as a member of the University of Waterloo community. You are expected to learn what those are and discover many of the answers by your own savvy efforts.

We help out a lot at IS, as this web site attests. There is also a tremendous amount of helpful guidance in the IS Student Handbook. IS academic advisors are a wealth of information as are the office staff and your fellow IS students. Consult, ask, hunt.

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IS Office Hours

Application and Registration

Financial

including finding scholarships, bursaries, jobs, fees

Undergraduate Transcript Request

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When you arrange for your UW e-address (or if your are using other email accounts for your official contact), be sure  to include your full name and UW student identification number. UW considers your name and id number as your "signature" and this information needs to be on ALL documents for UW -- applications, correspondence (email, vmail, notes, etc.), assignments, exams ... you name it! Get in the habit of adding it to everything for UW and save yourself delays in processing your requests.


IS Office Hours 2011

Typically, Monday to Wednesdays 10:00am until 5:00pm, 6:00pm. However, check our web site for summer changes.

519.888.4567 Extension 32345 ~ East Campus Hall Room 1103

Contact: Susan Gow  susangow {at} uwaterloo {DOT} ca for specifics

 

Our Director and Academic Advisors are often available outside these hours.


Application and Registration

UW / IS Admissions Officer - Julie Pocock jpocock {at} uwaterloo {dot} ca

 

 


Financial

The Ontario Government is offering a 30% rebate to university students for their fees this year. OSAP recipients automatically qualify and are offered the rebate. Other students must apply.

For information, go to


https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/PostsecondaryEducation/Tuition/index.htm

UW's Student Awards and Financial Aid Office

UW Scholarships and Bursaries

Scholarships are available to UW students and are based on high grades. Bursaries are usually based on need and good grades. Apply for as many as possible because we hear many go unused. Start NOW.

Scholarships: http://safa.uwaterloo.ca/scholarships/index.html

Bursaries: http://safa.uwaterloo.ca/bursaries/index.html

EMPLOYMENT

Research indicates that students do best balancing jobs and studies when work ranges from 10-15 hours a week.

For on-campus positions, consider the information at these urls:
http://strobe.uwaterloo.ca/urp/forum2007/read.php?7,21241
http://www.housing.uwaterloo.ca/jobs/index.html

Jobs as UW Projectionsists & Camera Operators

We have a poster in IS with regards to work as student projectionists and camera operators. They pay is reasonable at $15 an hour. They will train and usually like IS students because IS students have so much more flexibility in their day-time schedules when they take IS courses.

Contact:

Tammi Beaulieu

UW Instructional Technologies and Multimedia Services (ITMS)

tsmbeaul {AT} uwaterloo {DOT} ca or at Ext 33031

Additionally, consider applying to all the shops in the two university plazas. The hourly wage may be lower but students often benefit from tips especially if working in a bar or restaurant.

Check these sources especially for GRADUATE STUDIES :


 

Fall 2011 Fees

Independent Studies Full-time, Canadian Citizens & Permanent Residents

 

Per Course Fee

(for 1st four)

Max Fee

(for 5+ courses)

Incidental Fees

Total Full-Time Fees

with Incidentals
Independent Studies Year 1 (Terms 1A, 1B)
611.00 (287.00)
$2,731.00
$484.10
$3,215.10
Independent Studies Year 2 (Terms 2A, 2B)
608.00 (286.00)
$2,718.00
$484.10
$3,202.10
Independent Studies Year 3 (Terms 3A, 3B)
605.00 (286.00)
$2,706.00
$484.10
$3,190.10
Independent Studies Year 4 (Terms 4A, 4B)
602.00 (284.00)
$2,692.00
$484.10
$3,176.10

 

Independent Studies Full-Time, International

 

Per Course Fee

Max Fee

(for 5+ courses)

Incidental Fees
Total Full-Time Fees with Incidentals
Each year
$1,865.40
$9,327.00
$940.10
$10,267.10

For more information see Finance, Student Fees

Methods Available for Payment of Fees

Schedule of Payment Due Dates and Lates Fees 2011/2012

 

Transcript Request #1 (Undergraduate only)

Use this form if you are an Undergraduate Student requesting official transcripts and have never enrolled or are currently enrolled in Graduate Studies (PhD or Masters). Order official transcripts information for undergraduate students

Cost of each transcript is $10.00 (GST included).

If you are requesting that your transcript(s) be faxed or sent by courier, additional mailing costs apply:

Fax: $5 if in Ontario, $10 outside Canada;

Courier: $10 if in Ontario, $20 other Canadian provinces, $25 for destinations in the United States, $35 for international locations beyond the US.

Upon receipt of the completed form and payment, please allow one week for processing.

If you are applying for undergraduate studies at an Ontario university, teacher's college, medical school, or law school, there is a quicker way to send your official transcript by ordering your transcript(s) through OUAC.

UW processes electronic requests daily, Monday to Friday.

Note:

If you are an Independent Studies student, you should order your own official transcript(s) directly from the Registrar's Office at UW so that you can ensure the accompanying letters are attached to your transcripts.

If your current Surname is different from your Previous Surname (your Surname when you were last registered at UW) and you would like to have your current Surname appear on your UW record and official transcript(s), complete a "Change of Name" form and attach it and supporting documentation to your transcript request.

Contact Heather Dorken hdorken {at} uwaterloo {DOT} ca.