Graduate Admissions Deferral policy
Applicants who have been admitted to a graduate program and are unable to begin their studies in that specific term can request a deferral. A deferral is only intended for students who are unable to begin the program.
You may not defer if you have started your program. If you've attended any classes or started Graduate Assistantship work, you must complete a withdrawal form.
Key Considerations
Applicants may only defer one time, up to one year from their original start term.
- All applicants who defer will be required to create a new application and Graduate Studies will waive the application fee for the new term. Applicants should await instructions via email before submitting a new application.
- Applicants may change their route (example: thesis to course or course to thesis) but if they would like to be considered for a different program (i.e. original application was to MSc Electrical & Computer Engineering and they wish to apply for MSc Computer Science), they will be required to pay the application fee again.
How to Submit a Request
- Please download the PDF form here and complete all required fields.
- Please send the completed form to gstudent@lakeheadu.ca.
- When the application is available for the new start term, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the new application and avoid paying the application fee. We ask that you do not create the new application until you receive the instruction email.
Frequently Asked Questions