In addition to the resources at Stong and Calumet Colleges, students are encouraged to avail themselves of the resources available on and off campus: academic, co-curricular and extracurricular.
Graduation
Visit the New Paramount Studios website www.newparamount.com to book your appointment!
1. Click “Book” at the top of the page
2. Click on “University / College Graduation To book a shoot at your school or campus, CLICK HERE”.
3. At the “Log In” page click “Register as New User” and receive Password
4. Click on the “Schedule” drop down menu arrow
5. Click on your School and find your Dates and School, book a specific time
Please Book ASAP!
Note: Graduate must book appointment at least 12 hours before requested appointment time. Appointment bookings close 12 hours before the time booked i.e. if grad books Monday at 9:00 a.m. the last chance to book that time is Sunday at 9:00 p.m.
For any questions, please email: nps@look.ca or call 416-653-5103 / 1-877-677-1930
Academic Support
Academic Advising
Each faculty offers Academic Advising to help students make informed and thoughtful decisions to assist in being successful as you progress through your program. You can find help with the following:
- understanding Faculty legislation and policies
- program and degree requirements
- degree options: major, minor, certificates
- understanding your grade report and academic standing
- the petition process
- Peer Mentoring and study groups
- information and referrals to academic and campus services and resources
The Learning Commons is a central hub on the second floor of the Scott Library where you will find a variety of resources and services to support your academic work. This is the place to go for help on how to research, write, prepare for exams, manage your time, etc. The Learning Commons brings together the expertise of librarians, writing instructors, learning skills specialists and career counsellors into one central location.
Scott Library
Central Square, York University
416-736-5150 ext. 55150
Peter F. Bronman Business Library
Room S237 – Schulich School of Business
111 Ian Macdonald Blvd. Toronto.
416 736 5139
Sound and Moving Image Library
On Main floor of Scott Library
416-736-5508
Steacie Science and Engineering Library
140 Campus Walk, Keele Campus, York University
(416) 736-5084
Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections
Room 305, Scott Library
416-736-5442
Osgoode Hall Law School Library
Ignat Kaneff Building
92 Scholars Walk
416-736-5206v
An essential part of developing strong academic skills includes becoming familiar with the university’s academic integrity policies. All students are encouraged to read York’s Senate Policy on Academic Honesty and take the online Academic Integrity Tutorial in order to ensure they produce their best quality work.
Free peer tutoring is available in the Bethune College Study Hall and Life Sciences Learning Common during the academic year, starting in January and running until the start of exams. Peer Tutors are volunteer undergraduate students who have achieved excellence in their tutored course. The SOS Peer Tutoring service assists students in improving academic performance and cultivates and refines Peer Tutors’ consultation-specific communication skills to convey fundamental course concepts.
Learning Skills Services gives students the opportunity to work on their studying skills through workshops, useful resources and individual help. They provide helpful tips all year round to get you on the right path for achieving academic success.
N110, Bennett Centre for Student Services
416-736-5297
http://lss.info.yorku.ca
If you’re finding school can be a struggle, you’re not alone. If you’re looking for help, this is the place. The Study Hub is here to connect you with information on:
- Why students struggle academically
- Where they get help
York offers one-to-one writing instruction, workshops and credit courses to assist you develop many writing skills to be successful in all level of writing assignments. One-to-one instruction is available to students taking courses in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health and the Schulich School of Business.
The writing center offers 1-1 instruction to all Faculty of Health students, irrespective of their major or what courses they are taking. A limited number of their instructors are offering to work online synchronously with students, and they have a limited e-tutoring program whereby the student submits a draft and receives comments and suggestions a few days later. All of their workshops are also open to Health students. See http://writing-centre.writ.laps.yorku.ca for details.
Financial & Enrolment Support
Student Financial Services offers information about financial aid and answers any questions you may have pertaining to financial need.
The office provides information about:
- Financial Aid, such as OSAP and loans and grants for part-time students
- Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards
- Work Study Programs
- Financial Advising
- Refunds
Student Financial Services
Bennett Centre for Student Services
416-872-9675
http://sfs.yorku.ca/
Ontario Student Assistance Program is an application-based government financial aid program for Ontario resident students. OSAP offers both grants and repayable loans, according to the government’s assessment of students’ educational costs and financial resources.
The York OSAP website highlights the eight steps required to submit an application, receive funds, and report changes. There are also links to the government OSAP website, downloadable forms, and an OSAP dictionary for first-time OSAP applicants.
Ontario Student Assistance Program
http://osap.yorku.ca/
Incoming students can apply for the many in-course scholarships, bursaries and awards that are offered through York via the Student Financial Profile (SFP). Academic achievement and financial need are the main criteria for granting awards however some awards also take additional criteria into consideration such as volunteerism, demonstrated leadership and involvement in the community. Students can search for available awards, scholarships and bursaries by using the awards database. Awards that are external to York University should also be taken into consideration for those students seeking awards.
The Student Financial Profile (SFP) is an online application form that is used to apply for scholarships, bursaries and on-campus employment opportunities. Students may complete the SFP at the start of each academic term (F/W or SU) in order to be considered for these various programs. For the Fall/Winter term, the SFP typically opens in the first week of August and for the Summer term, the application becomes available in early April. Students completing the SFP are encouraged to apply for all available programs.
Student Financial Profile
http://www.yorku.ca/sfs/aid/sfp/
The Degree Progress Report (DPR) is an online tool that allows you to track your progress toward completing your program requirements and helps you plan future course selections. It indicates those program requirements which have already been satisfied, those which can potentially be satisfied by current course enrolments, and those which remain to be satisfied.
Admissions Client Services (ACS) is a group of professionals that provide telephone and in-person services for applicants and students reapplying or visiting York University.
Representatives provide information related to:
- degree and certificate/diplomas programs
- admission requirements
- important dates and deadlines
- documents required for admission
- application status queries and the use of My File
- the Entering Student Financial Profile (SFP)
- language proficiency requirements
- scholarships and awards
- booking an advising appointment
- York English Language Test (YELT)
The Undergraduate Enrolment and Registration Guide teaches you how to ernol in courses and create your course schedule using York’s Online Registration and Enrolment Module. It also links to important information from Registrarial Services about sessional dates and deadlines, paying course fees, and obtaining financial aid.
Undergraduate Enrolment and Registration Guide
http://registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/guide/
Campus Safety & Security
York University provides a variety of shuttle services:
- Village Shuttles- There are three village shuttles, “Village Express”, “Village East”, and “Village West”. These shuttles service the off-campus housing area just south of the Keele Campus known as ‘The Village’.
- Keele-Glendon Shuttle – transport between the Keele Campus and the Glendon Campus.
- York University Go-Train Shuttle – transport between the York University GO Train Station and York University
- Van Go – designed to assist students and staff with disabilities to get around campus.
Transportation Services also offer information on other forms of transportation such as subway, public transit, car-sharing, and cycling
goSAFE is a complimentary evening service provided by York University to help students, faculty, staff, and their guests get from one on-campus location to another safely. goSAFE staff members will escort students to and from any on-campus location. Staff will be available to meet students at their desired pick-up location within 10 minutes. goSAFE operational hours vary by season.
The Community Safety Department is committed to keeping both York campuses safe for everyone. York strives to meet the needs of everyone within the York community by providing security services and resources to keep students safe and secure. Working together with different members of the community is what makes York’s security partnership work. All of the security personnel are trained to a high professional standard to ensure student safety and to deal with any incidents that may occur.
The York U Mobile Safety App is a mobile application designed to provide quick, one-stop access to all campus security resources, including the York Security Services emergency line and key student safety services, such as goSAFE, the campus shuttle and other important safety information.
Living on Campus
Whether you’re living in residence or commuting, the York University Meal Plan offers students both savings and convenience. There are a variety of meal plans to choose from based on individual lifestyle and needs. Meal plans are mandatory for all students living in a residence without kitchen access. Students that are commuting can also choose any of the offered meal plans; check out the Keele Campus Meal Plan chart to see the expiry dates.
Living in residence students can develop lasting friendships and will have a variety of social and educational activities at their doorstep. Living on campus gives students the opportunity to get involved, and become part of the vibrant and engaged community. Residence is more than just a place to live. It is the best way to take one’s academic and personal success to a higher level.
Student Housing Services
340 Assiniboine Rd
416-736-5152
undergradres@yorku.ca
http://studenthousing.info.yorku.ca/undergrad/
Centre for Indigenous Student Services
The Centre for Indigenous Student Services recognizes that many Indigenous nations have longstanding relationships with the territories upon which York University campuses are located that precede the establishment of York University. We acknowledge our presence on the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Métis Nation of Ontario.
Student Rights & Responsibilities
Office of Student Community Relations (OSCR)
The Office of Student Community Relations supports students impacted by critical incidents, facing personal crises or multiple complex issues.OSCR’s mandate is to provide advice, referrals, training, alternate dispute resolution methods, judicial processes (local adjudication, tribunals), critical incident support and student leadership opportunities.
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (REI) promotes and builds a respectful, equitable, diverse and inclusive university community*. It strives to be a leader in providing accessible, impartial, non-adversarial, and confidential programs and services that uphold human rights, facilitate equitable access to opportunities, and champion diversity and inclusion.
2070 Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building
(416) 736-5682 | office hours are Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
rights@yorku.ca | replies within 24 hours
Respect, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) is an online Moodle-based training course for all York staff, faculty and students. It uses interactive training methods to teach audiences how to better identify and prevent harassment and discrimination based on provincial human rights legislation and the University’s human rights related policies.
Student Activities & Involvement
There are clubs here ranging from environmental and professional to cultural and and faith-based and everything in between. All of them can be found at one spot, YU Connect. A place where not only all the various clubs and organization on campus are listed, but also a place that records all your co-curricular activity (involvement outside the classroom). Its your one-stop-shop for getting involved at York University.
York’s Student Leadership Program is part of Student Community and Leadership Development (SCLD), our goal is to build and support student leadership at York University, by focusing on developing the six core leadership and career competencies outlined within the Becoming YU program. Our programming will focus on increasing students’ leadership capacity, community engagement & social impact on campus.
Transportation
If students plan on driving to campus, there are a number parking to choose from; they can pick to pay daily rates or choose to purchase a parking permit for the semester or year. If students drive to campus, York strongly encourages them to carpool with their fellow students.
Parking and Transportation Services
William Small Centre
416-736-5335
parking@yorku.ca
http://www.yorku.ca/parking/
Transportation Services encourage commuting to the University as an alternative to single occupant vehicles, and supports community members in taking public transit, carpooling, biking, walking or in-line skating. The goal is to reduce the demand for parking at York University by increasing awareness of alternative sustainable methods of transportation.
York University encourages transit riders to visit the websites of their specific transit service providers for the most up to date schedule and routing information.
Transportation Services actively works with our local public transit agencies to provide the best possible services to meet the transportation needs of the York University community. Furthermore, Transportation Services offers a complimentary shuttle service to the GO Train Station, a shuttle between the Glendon-Keele campus and Van Go – a mobility service for people with disabilities.
Transportation Services
416-736-2100 ext 22546
transit@yorku.ca
http://www.yorku.ca/transportation/
Career Development
The Career Centre provides York students and new graduates with opportunities to explore a variety of career possibilities and pursue their career goals. Activities such as workshops on career exploration, job search and further education; individual appointments for career counselling, job search support and help with further education applications; fall and winter career fairs and job postings give students the chance to explore their career and further education options and develop their job search skills while still pursuing their degree and for two years after graduation.
Career Centre
202 McLaughlin College
416-736-5351
career@yorku.ca
http://www.yorku.ca/careers/
Explore potential career paths by visiting the Career Centre website.
Here are some of the options for careers related to the Faculty of Health:
Navigating Campus
The RED Zone is a program to support student transition into York University. We provide programming and orientation, in person and online support, and connect students to key resources. For more information as to who we are and what we do, please click here.
The RED Zone is only one part of The Centre for Student Community and Leadership Development (SCLD). SCLD is in place to assist students with their transition into university life and to ensure their continued growth and engagement throughout their time at the university.
Drop by the kiosk in the centre of Vari Hall anytime weekdays from 10am-4pm and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Student Community and Leadership Development (SCLD)
Vari Hall Kiosk (#30 on campus map)
Monday to Friday: 10am-4pm
http://redzone.yorku.ca/
Counselling, Mental Health & Accessibility
The primary aim of SCD is to help students realize, develop, and fulfill their personal potential in order to maximally benefit from their university experience and manage the challenges of university life. Achieving this aim requires that SCD provides a professional and supportive environment in which all York students have equitable access to a range of services that assist with facilitating their academic success.
Student Counselling and Development
N110 Bennett Centre for Student Services
416-736-5297
https://counselling.students.yorku.ca/
York University’s Mental Health Steering committee oversees an initiative that aims to promote a healthy, inclusive and supportive environment that fosters mental health and well-being among members of the York community. The initiative was developed on the premise that wellness is a necessary pre-condition to learning and working, and that physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, mental, and cultural and environmental health and learning are interdependent. Through a variety of education, training and awareness events, York University’s Mental Health and Wellness committee strives to promote a more holistic, and integrated approach to campus health that supports academic excellence, employee satisfaction and productivity, as well as the overall success of all York community members.
Walk-in Counselling is intended to provide students immediate access to a qualified counselling professional in a safe and positive space. The focus of the session is on the issue(s) that you have identified as having brought you into the office that day. In order to provide equitable service to all students at York University, SCD works under a short-term therapy model. We view our work with students as providing time-limited support to help address issues that may be getting in the way of students realizing their full potential at a specific time in their educational experience. Although longer term support may be beneficial in some cases, counsellors at SCD work with students to focus on what is achievable within the timeframe of our short-term model.
Individual Counselling Services
N110 Bennett Centre
416-736-5297
https://counselling.students.yorku.ca/individual-counselling
In partnership with students, staff and faculty, Student Accessibility Services (SAS) enables an accessible campus learning environment where students with disabilities have an equitable opportunity to flourish. The mission of Student Accessibility Services is to provide a professional, confidential and responsive service to support the needs of students with disabilities. Our goal is that all students with disabilities at York University’s Keele campus are provided equal access to the learning and research environments, the physical campus, and access to university related programs and activities. We are committed to the values of integrity, student-centricity, and equity and share the values of the Division of Students — respect, excellence, accountability, care, innovation, inclusion, and collaboration.
Student Accessibility Services
416-736-5755
sasinfo@yorku.ca
https://accessibility.students.yorku.ca/
Locations vary, please check:
https://accessibility.students.yorku.ca/counsellor-locations
Sports, Recreation, Health & Wellness
With over 15 varsity sports teams and 20 competitive clubs, York Varsity Athletes are no strangers to competition. The York University Lions represent York at provincial and sometimes nation-wide university match-ups, while loyal Lions fans can be seen cheering them on.
If students are looking to be involved in sports at a recreational level, they can consider joining an intramural sports team. Students may choose to join through their college, register as an individual player, or gather up their friends to create a team. York’s main recreational facility, the Tait McKenzie Centre, also offers instructional classes and gym memberships at a discount for all York students.
York University Tait McKenzie Centre
416-736-5185
taitmck@yorku.ca
Health Education and Promotion provides students with access to a professional health educator who is able to answer questions and provide referrals about health related issues. All information shared is entirely confidential. In addition, the office houses a team of student Peer Health Educators who host a number of events and workshops throughout the year in order to raise awareness about common student health concerns.
Bookstore
The York University Bookstore offers two floors stocked full of required course texts, general interest material, stationery, and York University merchandise. Students can purchase their textbooks online, rent them for the term, buy used books or simply purchase their texts brand new by visiting the Bookstore. They are advised to print their course list before visiting the Bookstore in order to easily find what they are looking for. The Bookstore Map map will also be able to assist students in locating all their course texts. To ensure students properly locate materials and make purchases within their financial budget, the Bookstore provides two video clips on their main website. The Bookstore provides a new and innovative program where students redeem points by purchasing items with their YU Card. With these points, students are able to save on future purchases.
York University Bookstore
York Lanes
416-736-2100 x 40747
bookstor@yorku.ca
http://bookstore.yorku.ca/
Student ID
The YU-card is York University’s official photo identification and campus debit card – it’s the one card students need to access key services such as the library, recreation facilities, exams, food, meal plans, shopping, events, discounts, and more. Students can load up their YU-card and use it as a debit card across campus, plus select off-campus merchants, to save time and money.
YU-card Office
200 William Small Centre
416-736-5674
yucard@yorku.ca
http://www.yorku.ca/yucard/