Admission Requirements for Masters
Applicants for admission must be graduates of a recognized university, college, or institute as well as show evidence of scholarly achievement. Except where otherwise stated in the Admission Requirements of a particular program, degree students must have a four year bachelor's degree or its equivalent with at least second class standing (B) based on their last 20 half courses or equivalent.
An applicant holding a degree other than one in the discipline area to which admission is sought will be considered on the basis of courses taken and academic standing. A Qualifying Year at the undergraduate level may be required to meet the admission standards. Courses taken as part of a Qualifying Year can not be used as credit towards a graduate degree.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not necessarily guarantee admission. No candidate will be admitted unless the academic unit recommends admission. All applicants will be advised by the Office of Graduate Studies in writing of their admission status.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate they can cope with the language demands of an English language university. Applicants to an undergraduate or graduate program may meet our English language requirements if 3 full years of recent study in an English language school system have been successfully completed or are in the process of being successfully completed.
Applicants whose native language is not English, and who cannot verify having recently studied in an English language school system for more than 3 full years of full-time study, will be required to present proof of English language proficiency as follows:
TEST | Minimum Score |
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language (Paper based) | 550 (no component score less than 50) |
TOEFL (Computer based) | 213 (no component score less than 17) |
TOEFL (Internet based) | 80 (no component score less than 19) |
Lakehead University's Institution Code for TOEFL scores is 0888. | |
IELTS - International English Language Testing System | 6.5 (no individual score less than 6.0) |
MELAB - Michigan English Language Assessment Battery | 85 |
CAEL - Canadian Academic English Language Assessment | 60 |
Some academic units may require a higher score and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to Lakehead University.