Step 5: Conditional Admission

Admission decisions are based on the information available at the time that the application is reviewed. Conditional Offers of Admission may be issued in anticipation of fulfillment of the admission requirements by the appropriate deadline.

Offers of Admission are not reissued upon fulfillment of the conditions. However, Student Enrolment and Registrar Services (SEARS) will issue a letter confirming that all conditions have been met upon request by the applicant.

Admission may be rescinded and/or registration privileges may be restricted if official documentation that confirms the applicant’s eligibility for admission is not received by Student Enrolment and Registrar Services (SEARS) by the appropriate deadline.

Offers of Admission to applicants who are currently completing secondary courses at a high school or upgrading at a post-secondary institution, in Canada or elsewhere, will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of courses in progress. Satisfactory completion is defined as final grades and averages that meet or exceed the minimum general admission requirements, including additional program admission requirements current competitive standards.

Offers of Admission to applicants who are currently attending a post-secondary institution in Canada or elsewhere, including the University of Lethbridge, will be based on all courses and grades reported to date, provided they are in their last year of study at their current institution. Such offers will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of all outstanding courses prior to the appropriate deadline. Satisfactory completion is defined as final grades and GPAs that meet or exceed the minimum general admission requirements, including additional program admission requirements current competitive standards.

Conditional English Proficiency Admission may be offered to applicants:

  • Whose academic qualifications satisfy the requirements of the program they seek, and;
  • Who have not met the University's English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement.

An applicant who is offered Conditional English Proficiency Admission is admitted to an academic program conditional upon meeting the University's ELP requirement.

See Admissions in the Undergraduate Calendar and Course Catalogue for more information on Conditional English Language Proficiency Admission.

Applicants who are offered admission to the Bachelor of Nursing program are expected to present final grades that maintain or exceed the grades submitted at the time the offer of admission was made. Offers of admission may be rescinded if the applicant’s final grades fall below the current cutoff for admission to this competitive program (typically in the mid-80s). See Faculty of Health Sciences in the Undergraduate Calendar and Course Catalogue for details about the nursing admission ranking calculation.

Applicants who are offered conditional admission to Addictions Counselling major can find additional instructions and information regarding additional requirements on the Health Sciences website. Please ensure you meet your additional requirements prior to the appropriate deadline.

Applicants who are offered conditional admission to programs offered by the Faculty of Fine Arts can find additional instructions and information regarding additional requirements on the following websites listed below. Please ensure you meet your additional requirements prior to the appropriate deadline.

B.Mus. (Music major), Pre-B.Mus./B.Ed. and Pre-B.A./B.Ed. (studio audition required to take studio courses)

Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts (Performance major) (complete an audition and interview)