TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSITY
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT?
As a university transfer student, you are eligible for admission if you have:
A transcript is official when it is:
Attended a university where you completed coursework (i.e. you have received grades);
• Mailed to Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions directly from the institution,
Completed (or are completing) the prerequisite courses for your program of choice at the high school, college, or university level; and
• Sent electronically to Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions using the OUAC’s transcript service, or
Achieved a minimum overall average of 60% based on your university studies.
• Delivered by the applicant to Enrolment Services - Undergraduate Admissions in an envelope sealed by the institution.
HOW DOES TRANSFER CREDIT WORK? For university students (or graduates), Lakehead will consider you for transfer credit as part of your application. However, you are required to submit course syllabi, not course descriptions, for every course with a final grade of at least 60%. We will not transfer courses with grades under 60%. The amount of transfer credit that you will receive depends on a number of factors, including: final grades, course content, credit hours, as well as the program applied to at Lakehead University.
WHAT IS A COURSE SYLLABI? In order to be considered for a transfer credit evaluation, you are required to submit course syllabi from your previous and/or present post-secondary institutions (college/university). Do not submit course descriptions. The following information must be included:
• Detailed course descriptions
Lastly, you must satisfy your program’s residency requirement. In most cases, you have to complete at least the last year of your degree at Lakehead.
• Course number and name (i.e. English 110.6)
WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED?
• Number of credit units
In addition to official transcripts, university transfers are required to submit course syllabi for all university courses completed or in progress. To learn more about the admission requirements, including prerequisite courses, for university transfer students, visit: www.lakeheadu.ca/university-transfer-student 12
• Number of hours of lecture and lab • Name of sending institution After OUAC application, upload your course syllabi to your application using document upload tool found under the Applicant tab in your MyInfo account.
