ALL ABOUT TRANSFERRING It is easy to transfer to Lakehead. Our pathway agreements and general transfer policies are designed to help you maximize your credits from your current or previous studies at either college or university – or even both!
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GENERAL TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS For College And/Or University Students & Graduates If a transfer pathway does not exist for a program, college students (or graduates) will be assessed for transfer credits automatically. University students (or graduates) are assessed for transfer credits upon receipt of course syllabi.
MULTILATERAL PATHWAY For College Graduates Multilateral pathways are for college graduates from ANY accredited Ontario college. Graduates can enter directly into a specific Lakehead program in the first, second, or third year of study from a specific college program regardless of which Ontario college they attended.
BILATERAL PATHWAY For College Graduates This is an agreement between Lakehead University and a particular accredited college that allows college graduates of a specific program to enter directly into a specific Lakehead program in the first, second, or third year of study.
TYPES OF TRANSFER CREDIT The type of transfer credit you may receive depends on whether you enter into Lakehead through a bilateral or multilateral pathway, or by satisfying our general transfer requirements. In some cases, you may enter directly into Year 2 or 3 of the program. In other cases, you may receive either direct equivalency or unspecified equivalency credits.
DIRECT EQUIVALENCY A direct equivalency would mean that you received transfer credit for a specific course offered by Lakehead (e.g. Psychology 1100 - Introductory Psychology).
UNSPECIFIED EQUIVALENCY ENGINEERING POST-DIPLOMA COLLEGE TRANSFER PROGRAMS Direct Entry for Engineering Technologist Graduates The Faculty of Engineering at Lakehead-Thunder Bay offers five post-diploma engineering degree programs enabling qualified Engineering Technologist Graduates to earn a BEng degree in a minimum of a Summer + two regular academic years. See pages 20-21 for details.
If the coursework you have completed does not quite match any Lakehead courses, you may receive an unspecified transfer credit in a specific subject (e.g. Psychology 1_00 – First Year Unspecified Psychology Full Credit). As most programs have electives, you can use these unspecified transfer credits to fulfill those elective requirements.
We are here to help! Our Student Central team along with your Program Chair will help you understand the credits awarded and how they will be used towards your program at Lakehead. 10
