As an international applicant, you are responsible for arranging official transcripts to be forwarded to the Office of Admissions & Recruitment at Lakehead University. The following documentation must be submitted to Lakehead University:

• Official secondary school transcripts must be submitted, even if completed several years ago
• Official transcripts for all post-secondary studies (college/university) must be submitted, even if completed part-time or several years ago
• Standard final examination results (WAEC, India Senior Secondary School Certificate, etc.)

If you are currently in-progress with your studies, Lakehead University will consider in-progress official transcript(s) showing course enrolment and grades to date for conditional acceptance. Final official transcripts must be submitted once all course work has been completed to meet any admission conditions outlined in the Letter of Acceptance. 

For a transcript to be accepted by Lakehead University, it must:

• Be an official document in your language
• Be signed by an official of that institution
• Bear the seal of the institution
• If the certificates which you are submitting are not in English, you will be required to provide notarized English translations together with copies of the original certificates
• Be sent directly from the institution to Lakehead University or be sent by the applicant in an envelope sealed by the institution
• In those instances where only one official document is issued, a notarized copy (notarized by a Notary Public) of the original document will be accepted
• Photocopies and faxed copies of transcripts will not be considered

Your transcript must contain:

• A list of courses taken and grades/marks received, by year level
• The number of semesters and years that you studied
• The grading scheme used by the institution
• The diploma(s)/degree(s) granted

Your application will not be processed until the official documents are received. Once you have submitted your application, please make arrangements to have your documentation sent to us. Please note that any documents that are submitted will not be returned.

In-progress transcripts or unofficial copies can be uploaded to your myInfo account using the Document Upload feature found under the Applicant tab. 

All final official documents must be mailed to:

Lakehead University
Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Canada