General Admission Requirements:

• Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD);
• A minimum of 6 Grade 12U or M courses, or equivalent, including program specific prerequisite courses;
• A minimum 70%* overall final average**

*Higher averages may be required for admission to programs in which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the supply of available spaces.
**Admission averages are calculated using the top 6 Grade 12 U or M courses.  

How to Apply:

The Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) processes and distributes applications for all universities within Ontario for individual universities to assess. Where you are currently studying or have studied in the past will dictate which application you will use.

Ontario Secondary School Applicants

If you are taking courses during the day at an Ontario Secondary School (this includes students returning for second semester and graduated students returning to upgrade one or more courses)
--->  Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre on the 101 Application Form

To apply, your Guidance Office will provide you with an Access Code letter containing information required to apply online (school number, student number and PIN). Please see your Guidance Office for more information regarding your Access Code letter.

Ontario Secondary School Graduates

If you have graduated with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and have not attended any post-secondary institution since graduating
--->  Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre on the 105 Application Form


 Required Documentation:

Applicants are to submit the following required documents as part of the application process:

Official Transcripts
For Current Ontario Secondary School Applicants: In most cases, your grades will be sent to Lakehead from your high school via OUAC. If you are taking courses through summer school, you must arrange for the final official grades to be sent to Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions.
For All Other Secondary School Graduates: Submit official high school transcripts directly from the issuing institution to Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions at Lakehead University.

Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

Audition & Theory Test (Music applicants only)

Art Portfolio (Visual Arts applicants only)

Summer School/Night School/Correspondence:

Lakehead University accepts Grade 12 U or M courses, or equivalent, taken through summer school, night school, or correspondence. It is your responsibility to inform Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions of any courses taken outside of regular high school and to ensure that final official grades are received no later than August 11, 2017.

Repeated Courses:

Lakehead University does not penalize high school students who have repeated courses. The highest Grade 12 U or M grade, or equivalent, will be used when calculating the admission average.