Application Specific Requirements

The Graduate Studies Application Form

BEFORE completing your application form

please ensure that you have reviewed the following information:

Students in a Masters program must complete all requirements within six terms of continuous full-time registration. Please review the Master Program regulations and exceptions to the period of study
Type or print your application form clearly. Illegible or incomplete forms will be returned. Be sure to complete ALL sections of the application form
Your application package will not be processed until the application fee payment of fifty Canadian dollars ($50.00) has been received. The application fee payment form is included with the Graduate Studies Application Form
Graduate students applying for the first time normally apply for a Fall (September) start term. However, in some academic units, students are permitted to apply initially for and begin their studies in the Winter (January) or Spring (May) terms. View a complete list of programs and available academic start terms.

The Graduate Studies Reference Form

Your application must be supported by three (3) Reference Forms. Please complete the top section of the Graduate Studies Reference Form and have the rest of the form completed by three (3) individuals who are qualified to assess your potential for graduate studies and research.

One (1) copy of each Reference Form must be submitted to Lakehead University directly by the referee or by the applicant in an envelope sealed with the signature of the referee over the envelope seal.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL 3 PAGES OF THE REFERENCE FORM ARE SUBMITTED TOGETHER

Official Transcript Requirements

One (1) official copy of your complete academic record must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies directly from the institution(s) attended bearing the official seal of those institution(s). If your degree from those institution(s) is currently in progress, please submit the transcripts of your course work to date. Admitted students will not be allowed to register until their final official transcripts have been received. Lakehead University transcripts do not need to be submitted.

For a transcript to be accepted by Lakehead University, it MUST

Be an official document in your native language
Be signed by an official of that institution
Bear the seal of the institution
If the documents which you are submitting are not in English, you will be required to provide notarized English translations together with copies of the original documents
Be sent directly from the institution to Lakehead University or be sent by the applicant in an envelope sealed by the institution

Your transcript should contain

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

DO NOT SEND PHOTOCOPIES OR FAXED COPIES OF YOUR DOCUMENTS

Your application will NOT be processed until the official documents are received.

Official Proof of Degree

If your degree has been completed, you must submit official proof that your degree has been awarded or conferred. Admitted students will not be allowed to register until their final official transcripts have been received.

If your final official transcript includes the name of the degree you have been awarded or conferred and the date upon which the degree has been awarded or conferred, this will be considered official proof of degree.

If your final official transcript does not include the above information, you are required to submit separate official documentation from your institution as proof of degree. The document must indicate the name of the degree awarded or conferred and the date upon which the degree has been awarded or conferred.

Additional documentation may be requested in support of proof of degree.