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This page contains important information about the Social Work (BSW) wait list process at Laurier.
If you received notice that you have been placed on the wait list for the BSW program, this means you also received an offer to the Honours Youth and Children's Studies program. You were placed on the wait list because you applied after the application deadline.
It's recommended that you read the following information, including the frequently asked questions section below. If you have any questions, contact the Recruitment and Admissions office: email chooselaurier@wlu.ca or call 548.889.8888.
Study Youth and Children's Studies at Laurier
We recognize your academic achievement and there's a place here for you at Laurier. That's why we've offered you admission to the Honours Youth and Children's Studies program.
Our Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Youth and Children’s Studies explores the question "What does it mean to be a child in the contemporary world?" and uses it as the basis for exploration into the cultures of childhood and adolescence. If you are wondering how you can engage with children and youth to make a positive change, Youth and Children's Studies will give you information, research strategies and analytical skills to succeed.
You’ll graduate with a range of skills that will help you approach contemporary social, cultural, educational, legal and health issues that face children and those who work with them.
Watch Our Youth and Children's Studies Information Session
Learn More
- Explore our program page for Youth and Children's Studies.
- Read the Youth and Children's Studies experience and career guide.
- Combine your degree with options and minors to make it your own.
- Watch our First-Year Experience video for the Youth and Children's Studies program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Review our frequently asked questions to learn more about the wait list process and to help you plan your next steps.
"Wait list" is short for "waiting list." Students who are placed on a wait list may receive an offer of admission to the Social Work (BSW) program if space becomes available.
Laurier uses wait lists to ensure specific enrolment numbers for competitive programs. Due to a high number of strong applicants, Laurier must monitor admission to these programs very carefully.
If space is available in the program after the June 1 confirmation deadline, Laurier will issue additional offers to the BSW program to select candidates from the wait list.
Wait lists are used to ensure programs are not over-enrolled and to ensure the most qualified applicants are accepted. You have been placed on the wait list because you applied after the application deadline and space in this program is very limited.
If you received notice that you have been placed on the wait list for the BSW program, this means you also received an offer to the Honours Youth and Children's Studies program.
Laurier is not able to confirm an applicant’s place on the wait list because this information changes frequently.
Laurier also does not disclose wait list information because we cannot confirm how many candidates will be selected from the wait list.
If Laurier is able to issue offers of admission to wait-listed applicants, we will begin doing so immediately following the June 2 confirmation deadline. Therefore, we are not able to consider summer school courses.
We will notify all wait-listed applicants of their status after June 2, 2025. The last date you could hear from us is Aug. 1, 2025.
Yes. As soon as we are able to, we will notify you when your status on the wait list changes. We will email students who were not selected from the wait list when the program becomes full. The last date you could hear from us is Aug. 1, 2025.
We will notify you by email if you are selected from the wait list. Please ensure your contact information is up to date in your applicant portal account. We will email students who were not selected from the wait list when the program becomes full. The last date you could hear from us is Aug. 1, 2025.
The applicant portal is where you can find everything you need related to your application to Laurier. If you're using the portal for the first time, review our instructions for logging in to your portal.
We will notify you personally by email if you have been selected from the wait list. You will have 48 hours to decide whether or not you want to accept your offer to the Social Work program. If you notify us that you wish to accept your offer, we will accept it on your behalf and you will notice this change in your applicant portal account within 24 to 48 hours.
The applicant portal is where you can find everything you need related to your application to Laurier. If you're using the portal for the first time, review our instructions for logging in to your portal.
If you are not selected for admission to the BSW program and you have accepted your alternate offer, you will enrol in the Youth and Children's Studies program.
The confirmation deadline is June 2, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
It is your decision to choose which program you would like to accept. You can decide to accept your offer to the BSW program or keep your alternate offer to Youth and Children's Studies.
If you do not accept your new offer, you will be removed from the wait list and will not be re-added.
Yes, you will be notified regardless of whether or not you accept your alternate offer to Laurier's Youth and Children's Studies program.
If you accept another institution’s offer of admission and choose to accept your offer to the BSW program, you will have to cancel your registration at the other institution. Before you cancel your registration, you should familiarize yourself with their cancellation policies.
Please note that space in Laurier’s residences will be limited after June 2 and is not guaranteed.
If you plan to attend Laurier and live in residence, you should accept your current offer of admission and submit your residence application by the June 2 deadline to secure your residence spot. This way, if your program changes after June 2, you will be guaranteed your spot in residence.
Laurier guarantees residence to all incoming first-year students who are attending a postsecondary institution for the first time. To receive a guaranteed spot in residence, you will need to submit a $600 non-refundable deposit and completed application by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on June 2, 2025.
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Recruitment and Admissions