Admissions

• 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**
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

*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.  

• Alberta High School Diploma;
• Minimum of 5 academic Grade 12 courses numbered 30 or 31, including program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (i.e. Dogwood Diploma);
• Minimum of 4 Grade 12 courses, including program-specific prerequisite courses and excluding the courses listed below; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• Manitoba High School Diploma;
• Minimum of five (5) academic Senior courses at the 40S level, including program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• New Brunswick High School Diploma;
• Minimum 5 academic credits at the 120, 121 or 122 level, including program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• Newfoundland & Labrador High School Diploma;
• Minimum of 10 academic Grade 12 credits at the 3000 level, including program specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma;
• Minimum of 5 academic or advanced Grade 12 courses, including program-specific prerequisite courses and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• High School Diploma;
• Minimum of 5 academic Grade 12 courses at the 611 or 621 level, including program specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• Candidates completing a minimum of 12 academic semester courses in a DEC program, including program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

Candidates completing a DEC with a minimum of 24 academic semester courses may be considered for up to one year of advanced standing credit towards completion of their Lakehead degree.

• Candidates completing a minimum of 12 academic semester courses in a DEC program, including program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

Candidates completing a DEC with a minimum of 24 academic semester courses may be considered for up to one year of advanced standing credit towards completion of their Lakehead degree.

• Saskatchewan Transcript of Secondary Level Achievement (i.e. high school diploma);
• Minimum of 5 academic Grade 12 courses at the 30-level, including program specific pre-requisite courses; and
• Minimum 70% overall final average.

• Completed a minimum of 1 year of full-time academic studies at an accredited college since leaving high school;
• Completed the appropriate program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Achieved a minimum overall average of 70%.
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

Or

• Attended a university and successful completion of university level course work since leaving high school/college;
• Program specific prerequisite courses;
• A minimum overall average of C or 60%.
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

Please Note: Individual transfer credit, may apply

• Completed a minimum of 1 year of full-time academic studies at an accredited community college since leaving high school;
• Completed the appropriate program-specific prerequisite courses; and
• Achieved a minimum overall average of 70%.
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

Or

• Meet college pathway requirements, as appropriate

• A minimum overall average of C / 60% or equivalent;
• College must be accredited by the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE);
• Successfully meets the minimum program specific preparatory course prerequisites at the Grade 12U or M level or equivalent;
• If not eligible right out of high school, a minimum of two years of full time studies must be completed at the Bible College.
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

Please Note: Individual transfer credit, may apply

• Attended a university and successful completion of university level course work since leaving high school/college;
• Program specific prerequisite courses;
• A minimum overall average of C or 60%.
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

To be considered for admission as a Mature/Adult Student, you must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who has not been engaged in full-time studies for at least two years and have completed less than one year at a community college. You have never attended a University and do not meet the General Admission Requirements.

To meet the General Admission Requirements to Lakehead, you will need to:

• Successfully complete the required prerequisite courses at the Grade 12 U or M level, or equivalent, for your program of choice, and
• Demonstrate academic success to the Admissions Committee:
  • This may, at the request of the Admissions Committee, involve the completion of an Admissions Profile Form
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

• Currently attending Lakehead University with successful completion of university level course work since leaving high school/college;
• Program specific prerequisite courses;
• A minimum overall average of C or 60%

To meet the General Admission Requirements to Lakehead as a student that has been home schooled, you will need the following:

• Program specific prerequisite courses; and
• A minimum 70%* overall final average.
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

To meet specific program requirements we would consider the completion of one of the following:

• AP subject results;
• University/college courses; and/or
• Grade 12 curriculum transcripts.

Please Note: You may be eligible for transfer credits

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme applicants who achieve their diploma with a total score of at least 24 may be eligible for admission. Three Higher Level subjects must be completed. Prerequisite courses can be presented at either Standard Level or Higher Level. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Competitive programs may require a total score greater than 24.

For programs requiring Ontario's MHF4U - Advanced Functions (All Honours Science programs and Bachelor of Engineering), applicants must present one of the following courses:

• Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches (SL or HL)
• Mathematics: Applications & Interpretations (HL)

Please Note: You may be eligible for transfer credits

• Completion of Grade 12 and the Secondary School Diploma;
• Program specific prerequisite courses;
• A minimum 70%* overall final average
• Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable)

*Higher averages may be required for admission to programs in which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the supply of available spaces.

• Candidates completing a minimum of 12 academic semester courses in a DEC program, including program-specific prerequisite courses
• Minimum 70% overall final average
• Candidates completing a DEC with a minimum of 24 academic semester courses may be considered for up to one year of advanced standing credit towards completion of their Lakehead degree