If you are an international student, you'll have additional application requirements. Get the International Student application guide for this program here.
Complete your online application form and send us your materials by these deadlines.
You’ll find out if you’ve been accepted 2–3 weeks after you send us your completed application and materials.
December 2 (Fall/September start)
If you want your admission decision early, apply by December 2 and we’ll let you know if you’re in by January 1.
Preferred Deadlines
Fall Start: February 17
Spring/January Start: January 2
We’re looking for students with a strong academic background. Students who’ve been accepted here have a 3.1 average grade point average (GPA), and have taken this required high school coursework:
We strongly recommend you take a fourth year of math, science, and social science, and at least 2 years of a foreign language.
Freshmen Application Link
Login | Common App
Transfer Application Link
Self Service Center (radiusbycampusmgmt.com)
Online, Community College Partnerships, and Adult Learning Programs Application Link
Self Service Center (radiusbycampusmgmt.com)
You'll need to submit the following supporting materials.
You can send the documents separately, but we won't be able to make an admissions decision until we've received everything.
Have your guidance counselor or principal send us your official high-school transcript. We’ll need original documents. If your transcript is not in English, provide a notarized translation of it.
If you did not complete high school, but took the GED or HiSET instead, submit an official copy of your test results to show you passed.
If you earned any college credits during high school, send us official transcripts for that coursework as well.
Your official, final transcript needs to arrive at our Undergraduate Admissions Office unopened and have:
We also accept electronic transcripts through secure sites such as:
Have your high-school guidance counselor fill out and send us the Common Application Final Report (PDF) when your final grades are available. The guidance counselor will attach your final transcript to the form and mail it to our Undergraduate Admissions Office.
You’ll need 1 letter of recommendation from a teacher to support your application.
We know that a standardized test can't sum up your accomplishments and abilities. That's why we don't require SAT or ACT scores when you apply. The SAT or ACT tests are not required and will not impact your application.
Instead, we'll focus on the strength of your application, including your essay and activities, and portfolio for students applying to the College of Art and Design.
But if you wish to try to waive out of the Accuplacer placement test in English and math that new Lesley students complete prior to enrollment, you can submit your SAT or ACT scores if you choose. Have your official SAT and ACT score reports sent to our undergraduate admissions office. The College Board can submit your SAT scores electronically, using code 3483. ACT can submit an official paper report, using code 1850.
Learn how to submit your AP scores or International Baccalaureate.
If you’ve taken any Advanced Placement (AP) tests, have your score reports sent to our Undergraduate Admissions Office.
You’ll get college-level credit if you got a score of 4 or higher in the College Entrance Examination Board’s (CEEB) AP program examination, for most subject tests. You’ll get credit for AP Studio Art or AP Drawing with a score of 3 or higher.
The International Baccalaureate curriculum is a challenging program of study. We take this rigor into account when reviewing your application for admission.
Have your official IB results sent to our Undergraduate Admissions Office.
If you complete the full IB Diploma with scores of 24–29, you will receive 18 college-level credits, which is equivalent to one semester of coursework. You'll be eligible for sophomore standing (30 credits) for Diploma scores of 30–45.
If you’re not pursuing the full Diploma, but you’re taking IB courses, you may receive 3 college-level credits for each Higher Level IB examination with a score of 4 or better. If you get a score of 5 or higher, you may receive 6 college-level credits.
As a student applying to a BFA program, or a campus-based undergraduate certificate program in art and design, you'll submit a digital portfolio of your strongest and most recent work as part of your application.
Exception: If you are applying for the BA in Art, you do not need to submit a portfolio.
Create your Common Application account before you upload your portfolio to Slideroom.
You won’t use the Common Application, so you can upload your work to Slideroom at any time.
This 1-2 page statement is required for transfer BFA students and certificate students, but optional for first-year BFA students.
We’re so happy you’ve chosen to apply to Lesley University.
Soon, we'll assign you a Self-Service account where you'll be able to review the receipt of your admission application materials and financial aid documents.
You must do these steps to be able to log in to your Lesley accounts.
If you have password problems, visit the Password Management page and choose "Reset my Password."
If you have any difficulty using your Self-Service account, contact Information Technology at 617.349.8770 or it@lesley.edu.
To view the receipt of your application and financial aid documents and materials: