A first-time, first-year student is a student who has never attended any college (or other postsecondary institution) after completing high school. This includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. It also includes students who entered with advanced standing (college credit earned before high school completion including dual enrollment).
Along with your application and application fee, transcripts are required for admission, and test scores are required for merit-based scholarship consideration.
- standardized testing scores (ACT or SAT) must be sent directly from the testing provider or on an official transcript. Test scores are required for our merit-based scholarships; however, they are not required for an initial admission decision. In cases where a student’s GPA is not strong, test scores can and will be used in the overall evaluation for admission.
- If you are attending high school in Louisiana, most Louisiana schools submit electronic transcripts through the Student Transcript System (STS), and Louisiana Tech will request a copy of your transcript for you. Out-of-state students and home-schooled students must request a transcript to be sent to Louisiana Tech directly from their school to the Office of Admissions.
- Dual Enrollment (DE) coursework transcripts must be submitted directly from the institution awarding the credit and should be sent to transcripts@LATech.edu. The applicant is responsible for making the request. No request is necessary for DE work taken from Louisiana Tech. Because DE work will be used to place students in the correct classes at orientation, students are urged to have their DE transcripts sent as soon as possible See transcript definitions.
A sixth- or seventh-semester high school transcript may be used for preliminary admission and scholarship decisions, but Louisiana Tech must receive a final official transcript prior to enrollment.
A sixth- or seventh-semester high school transcript may be used for preliminary admission and scholarship decisions, but Louisiana Tech must receive a final official transcript prior to enrollment.
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