Admissions Requirements

Admission to Great Lakes Institute of Technology is open to any high school graduate or equivalent (GED) who has the ability to succeed. We believe that academic qualifications are important, but equally important are moral character, maturity level, initiative, and a desire to succeed. GLIT does not admit Ability to Benefit (ATB) students.

All applicants of allied health programs must be at least 17 years of age.

Applicants for all progams except Dental Assistant and Veterinary Assistant must complete a Criminal Record Check (Act 151) through the Pennsylvania State Police. An applicant with a criminal record will be required to meet with the Director of Education and/or Program Director and may be denied admission.

Phlebotomy Technician, Surgical Technologist and Pharmacy Technician applicants must provide evidence of a urinalysis drug screen within 6 months prior to the start date of classes. Evidence of any substance revealed by the screen without a physician’s orders will be cause for denial of admission.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer applicants must meet the following prerequisites prior to acceptance into the program.

College level algebra, statistics, or higher mathematics
College level general physics or radiographic physics
Medical Terminology

Admissions Policy and Procedures

All applicants must fill out an Application for Admission that includes a $25 application fee. All applicants are required to visit the school for a personal interview and tour the campus prior to final acceptance. Acceptance is granted on a first-come, first-serve basis only to applicants who have completed all admission requirements. Approved funding for the program costs is required prior to starting any program.

A $100 registration fee is required upon acceptance and is fully refundable, upon written request, within 10 days after the start of class, only if no classes have been attended and no materials have been used.

Upon completion of all admission requirements, school administration will review the information and inform the applicant in writing if they have been accepted for enrollment. If an applicant is not accepted, all fees paid will be refunded.

Credit for Previous Learning

Applicants requesting credit for previous learning must forward an official transcript to Great Lakes Institute of Technology for consideration. The Director of Education will review the transcript for comparable course work and may grant credit for previous learning from an accredited institution. If awarded, the student will be advanced to the appropriate level and a tuition credit will occur.

Requests for credit for previous learning must be made prior to beginning classes, and no credit will be given after the first day of class. A student must have earned the credits/hours within a 10-year period, and only courses with an earned grade of a C or better will be considered. The school has the right to deny or limit the number of the credits/hours accepted.

Transfer credits/hours are not computed in or used to determine grade point average. Credits transferred in to the program are counted as attempted and earned credits for purposes of calculating satisfactory academic progress.

In the Cosmetology programs, only hours of previous training documented and approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology will be recognized.

Transfer of Credit

The question of transfer of credit to other institutions cannot be guaranteed. Any coursework completed at Great Lakes may or may not be accepted by other institutions for various reasons, including differences between the school's accrediting agencies and the accrediting agencies of other institutions.

Therefore, prior to enrolling at Great Lakes, students planning on continuing their education at another institution after leaving Great Lakes should make contact with that institution to determine if any credits earned or clock hours completed by the student at Great Lakes will be accepted at that institution.

By attending Great Lakes, the student accepts the risk that some or all of the credits and hours earned/completed at the school may not be accepted by any other institution to which the student may later transfer.