Admission Requirements & Application Details for Returning Lakehead Students
If you have not been registered for two or more consecutive years, you must re-apply to the University. Exceptions include students registered in the Faculties of Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Forestry, and the Schools of Nursing and Social Work, where you are required to re-apply after one year of non-registration.
If you are a currently registered student at Lakehead University wishing to change program, you do not need to reapply to the university (some exceptions apply - see below). To change your program, submit a program change request form in myServices. Exceptions: If you are interested in Nursing, Visual Arts, Music, please submit an application through the Ontario Universities Application Centre.
General Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission as a Returning Lakehead Student, you must have previously been admitted, registered for and attended Lakehead University classes. In other words, you:
- Attended Lakehead University and successfully completed university-level course work,
- Meet Lakehead University's regulations,
- Satisfy the Program-Specific Prerequisite courses for your program(s) of choice, and
- Achieved a minimum overall average of 60%.
Note: Should your academic background not reflect your true potential for success, the Academic Support Access Program acts as an entryway for students whose academic average falls slightly below the required admission average. Applicants are automatically considered for admission to the Academic Support Access Program, subject to program eligibility.