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Arts & Humanities

General Arts at Lakehead University

Lakehead University, Canada

Programme overview

A multidisciplinary program with courses from fifteen departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, including Criminology, English, History, Media Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Visual Arts; students can move into a specific major at any point.

Faculty: Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario high school: OSSD with at least 6 Grade 12 U or M courses including program-specific prerequisites and a minimum 70% overall final average (top 6 courses); higher averages may be required where demand exceeds places. Other Canadian and international applicants have equivalent requirements published on the page.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,104 a year (2026). Canadian/Permanent Resident of Ontario, full-time Fall/Winter 2026-2027 tuition for fee group 'Arts' (Thunder Bay campus schedule); figure shown is Year 1 tuition. Tuition by year of study: Year 1: $6,104.20; Year 2: $6,074.98; Year 3: $6,033.61; Year 4: Source

International applicants: CAD 31,750 a year (2026). International, full-time Fall/Winter 2026-2027 tuition for fee group 'Arts' (Thunder Bay campus schedule); figure shown is Year 1 tuition. Tuition by year of study: Year 1: $31,750.00; Year 2: $31,143.00; Year 3: $31,143.00; Year 4: $31,143.00. Excludes c Source

Main intake: September. January intake for select undergraduate programs, except Consecutive Education, Environmental Management, Forestry, Lakehead-Georgian degree+diploma programs, Music, Nursing and One Year Social Work. No May (Spring) intake for undergraduate programs. Bachelor of Education and Diploma/Degree in Technological Education: Spring/Summer 2027 entry.

Lakehead has three intake periods: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Spring/Summer (May/July).

Fall 2027 recommended deadlines for all undergraduate programs: January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school applicants, March 1, 2027 for college transfer applicants, March 1, 2027 for international applicants and August 31, 2027 for domestic applicants; most programs accept applications after these dates while space remains.

Winter 2027 (January) recommended deadlines: November 2, 2026 for international applicants and December 1, 2026 for domestic applicants.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (3 and 4 year programs): recommended deadline January 15, 2027 for Fall 2027. One-Year Honours Bachelor of Social Work and Year 3 of Social Work: December 10, 2026. Juris Doctor: November 2, 2026.

Bachelor of Education (Thunder Bay and Orillia) and Diploma/Degree in Technological Education: recommended deadline November 2, 2026 for Spring/Summer 2027 admission. The 2-year Bachelor of Education application is made through OUAC's TEAS and costs $159 CAD plus a $75 supplemental fee.

Undergraduate application fee through Lakehead's online application: $135 CAD; document evaluation fee of $75 CAD for undergraduate applicants with completed post-secondary studies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/admissions/how-to-apply

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