The University of Lethbridge requires official documents to support each application for admission and reserves the right to request any documentation that might reasonably be required to evaluate the applicant’s eligibility for admission or transfer credit.
The University will consider unofficial documents to make an admission decision. Any Offer of Admission made on the basis of unofficial or interim documents will be conditional upon receipt of final official documents. Such documents must confirm the applicant’s eligibility for admission, including current competitive admission standards. To be considered official, documents must be received by the University directly from the issuing institution.
By submitting an Application for Admission, applicants authorize the University of Lethbridge to request academic transcripts on their behalf from Alberta Education and/or post-secondary institutions participating in ApplyAlberta. Applicants who have attended institutions not participating in ApplyAlberta must arrange to have official academic transcripts sent directly to:
Student Enrolment and Registrar Services
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive West
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
T1K 3M4
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all required documents are received by the final official document deadline.
a.Documents not Issued in English or French
Certified English translations are required for all admission documents that are not issued in either English or French. Certified English translations are required for all course materials submitted for transfer credit assessment that are not issued in English.
b.Confidentiality of Application Documents
Applications for admission and all supporting documents are collected, managed and retained in accordance with the Confidentiality of Student Records policy (see www.ulethbridge.ca/policy).
c.Misrepresentation/Falsified Documents
Admission and transfer credit decisions are made on the basis of complete and accurate information provided to the University by the applicant or by other institutions at the request of the applicant. The integrity of the admissions process is dependent on the honesty of the applicant.
Applicants are required to disclose all secondary and post-secondary institutions where any course registrations were made, and to arrange for all official transcripts to be sent directly to Admissions. Applicants who fail to meet these requirements may have their admission and registration cancelled and/or lose transfer credit.
For the purposes of this section, the term ‘documents’ refers to all transcripts, letters of reference, test results, portfolios, and other documents or statements submitted by an applicant or student, or on behalf of an applicant or student, supporting an Application for Admission or readmission to the University of Lethbridge or transfer credit assessment.
The submission of documents containing false identifying information, statements, or intentional omissions of required information constitutes misrepresentation of a student's admission qualifications.
The submission of altered documents and/or the failure to provide all admissions documents constitutes the falsification of documents.
Where there is evidence that an applicant or student has 1) submitted, or arranged for the submission of, an application for admission purposes with false statements or intentional omissions; and/or 2) failed to provide any related document; and/or 3) submitted falsified documents, the University reserves the right to revoke admission and registration, require reapplication to the University of Lethbridge, or deny transfer credit according to the following procedures:
1.The Manager of Admissions will review the alleged offence(s) with the applicant or student and advise the student to refer to the Misrepresentation/Falsified Admission Documents policy in this section.
Should the Manager of Admissions determine that the alleged offence(s) have occurred, they will provide the student with a letter of reprimand and place a copy in the student’s official file, and may take any or all of the following additional actions:
a.Disqualify the applicant or student from future consideration for admission for a definite or indefinite period of time.
b.Notify other educational institutions regarding particulars of the incident.
c.Revoke the applicant’s or student’s admission status and/or registration privileges, up to and including immediate and permanent dismissal from the University.
d.Require re-application to the University of Lethbridge to confirm the student’s continued admissibility based on additional academic records and/or differing application type.
e.Refuse the student’s request for transfer credit if the post-secondary institution and/or coursework was not included in their original application adhering to appropriate application/document deadlines.
f.Enter a notation on the applicant’s or student's academic transcript as follows: “Suspended due to submission of false documents.”
2.The applicant or student will have seven working days after the date of the letter in which to appeal in writing to the Registrar. In the absence of an appeal received by the Registrar within the seven-day period, the Manager of Admissions will action the penalties outlined in the letter of reprimand.