applying to LHU

application instructions- transfer students only

Please read this page completely prior to completing the application form.

Application Process

The Office of Admissions operates on a rolling admissions basis. In most cases, applicants will be notified of their admissions status within six to eight weeks of the time that the application file is complete. Students applying for transfer may apply one year prior to the intended enrollment semester. However, applications are only reviewed one semester in advance of intended enrollment semester.

Any student who has enrolled at a post-secondary institution is considered to be a transfer student. This includes students who hold a degree and those who withdrew prior to earning any grades. Transfer students are strongly encouraged to apply at least three months prior to the start of the intended enrollment semester, however, applications will be accepted after this date.

Students are required to provide accurate data when applying for admission. We reserve the right to revoke an offer of admission should it be made known to us that an application includes falsified information.

Note: Students who have applied for admission to Lock Haven University within the past three years do not need to complete a new application.  Rather, a reactivation form must be completed to reactivate the application for a future semester. There is no cost to reactivate a previous application.

Application Instructions

Carefully complete the online application form. This information is used to create a permanent record for each student. It is important that proper spelling and capitalization be used.

The following items must be submitted to be considered for admission:

• An official transcript for each college and/or university attended
• A brief timeline of experiences since high school graduation (include the names and date ranges of all schools attended, work history and military experience, if applicable)
• Official high school transcript (only if fewer than 12 transferable credits have been earned)
• Official SAT/ACT scores (only if fewer than 12 transferable credits have been earned)

**Copies received directly from the applicant are not considered to be official documents**.

All documents should be forwarded to:
Office of Admissions
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA 17745

Application Fee

Online Application
The $25 application fee must be paid with a credit card at the time the application is submitted.  Students should make arrangements to have all required documents sent to our office as soon as possible.

Paper Application
The neatly completed application and $40 application fee (check or money order payable to Lock Haven University) and should be forwarded to the Office of Admissions at the address provided above. If you do not currently have a copy of the LHU application, you may print a copy by clicking here.  You must have Adobe Reader to view this application.  Please note that this is considered a paper application and students using this application must pay the $40 application fee. (Click here to download the free Adobe Reader).

NOTE: NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL THE NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE IS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS.

Special application instructions are available for:

• International Students
• Music & Art Applicants
• Clearfield Campus Applicants
• Nursing Applicants
• Applying for Spring Semester Admission

Now that you have read the above, click here to APPLY FOR ADMISSION.