applying to LHU

application instructions

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

Application Process

The Office of Admissions operates on a rolling admissions basis. Review of completed applications begins October 1 and applicants will be notified of their admissions status within six to eight weeks. High school students may apply after the completion of their junior year. For many applicants, first semester senior grades (available in January or February) are requested by the Office of Admissions. The request of these grades will delay the final decision until the second semester of the senior year.

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

Freshmen Students

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 most desirable time for freshmen to apply is between August and January 1, but applications will be accepted after this date.

The $25 application fee must be paid with a credit card at the time the application is submitted. If a student completes the paper application, the application fee is $40 and must accompany the application.

To ensure timely processing of your application, your guidance counselor must submit your official high school transcript, which must be signed and dated by the guidance counselor. Your grade point average and class rank should be included, if computed by your high school.

An essay and letters of recommendation are optional but preferred.

The official results of the SAT from the College Entrance Examination Board or the American College Testing Program (ACT) should be forwarded directly to the Office of Admissions. (Scores reported on official high school transcripts or received directly from the College Board are considered to be official.) For students who will be applying for the 2007-2008 academic year, the Office of Admissions will accept both the old and the new SAT. For the new SAT, we will consider the Critical Reasoning (Verbal) and Math scores. The Writing score will not be used in the admissions decision process.

Note: Senior year SAT or ACT test scores take at least four weeks to arrive in the Office of Admissions and an additional two weeks must be allowed for posting and review.

Special application instructions are available for the following areas:

Transfer Students

International Students

Music & Art Applicants

Clearfield Campus Applicants

Nursing Applicants

Applying for Spring Semester Admission

Important Final Instructions

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

Online Application
The $25 application fee must be paid with a credit card at the time the application is submitted.  Students should visit their guidance office as soon as possible to request that an official transcript and SAT or ACT scores be forwarded to the Office of Admissions.

Paper Application
High school students should take the $40 application fee (check or money order payable to Lock Haven University) to their guidance counselor and request that an official transcript and SAT scores be forwarded to the Office of Admissions. If you do not currently have a copy of the LHU application, you can print a copy by clicking here.  You must have adobe acrobat 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 APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE IS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS.

Forward all materials to:
Office of Admissions
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA  17745

Now that you have read the above, click HERE to apply for admission.