Admission Decisions

After an application has been reviewed, the Office of Admissions will notify the applicant in writing about their admission status. International applicants will be notified via email. Only these official written or emailed notifications signed by the Associate Vice President or the Director of Admissions communicate an applicant’s admissions status. 

Admitted students must sign an enrollment contract to officially enroll in a program and pay a deposit ($200 for on-campus graduate programs and $300 for undergraduate programs, plus a $300 housing deposit, if applicable.) There is no deposit required for students admitted to online programs. The only requirement for students in these programs is to sign an enrollment contract.

Admitted

This category grants the applicant admission by means of an official letter of acceptance (email for international students). Admission permits the applicant to enroll as a degree candidate. Formal admission is contingent upon successfully meeting all admissions criteria. 

Conditionally Admitted

Applicants who are conditionally admitted must meet the condition(s) stated in their letter of admission. If they fail to meet the condition(s), they may not be allowed to enroll, continue in their program, or graduate from Lesley University.

Note: International students who meet all academic criteria for admission but have not yet met the University’s English Language proficiency requirement may be admitted with the condition of demonstrating and meeting our English language proficiency requirement. A student has up to one full year to meet the requirement, options for doing so are listed in the "International Students" section above.

Not Admitted

Applicants who do not meet the admission criteria will receive an official letter of notification. Applicants who have been denied admission must wait one semester before reapplying for admission

Appealing an Admissions Decision

Applicants may request an appeal in writing. Undergraduates should send an email to admissions@lesley.edu; graduate students should send it to luaddmissions@lesley.edu. This request for reconsideration and review should describe any new information not already included in the original admissions application that should be considered by the Admissions Appeals Committee. This new, significant, and/or compelling information can be related to academic performance, extracurricular activities; or a description of the extenuating circumstances which were not provided at the original point of application. Additionally, an interview with the appeals committee will be required.

The Admissions Appeals Committee reviews an appeal to determine if the new, significant, and/or compelling information provided by the applicant warrants a different admissions decision.

The decision of the Admissions Appeals Committee is binding and final.