Application for Honors Program
Louisiana Tech University

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Please print or type the following information:

Last Name:                                      First Name:                                   Middle Initial: ___________________________________________________________________

Address:
      ___________________________________
      ___________________________________
      ___________________________________

Phone:  ___--___--____                     Fax: ___--___--____                            

Email:_____________________

High School: _____________________________________

College to which you will apply (i.e., Engineering and Science, Liberal Arts):

______________________________________________________

Intended Major:  _________________________________________

Please list up to six of your extracurricular activities:
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________

Please list up to six of the major honors and awards you have received:
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________

If you have a cumulative ACT below 28, please write on a separate sheet of paper an essay of approximately 300-350 words (1 1/2-2 double-spaced typed pages) on the following topic.

Essay Topic:

The core curriculum revolves around the major works and ideas that have shaped western civilization from Ancient Greece to contemporary times. Discuss two books that have influenced your thinking and give specific examples of how the ideas contained in those works have changed the way you understand yourself, your place in the world, or a problem in your life.

Please return your application (and essay) to the following address:

                              Dr. Brian Etheridge
                              Director, Honors Program
                              Department of English
                              Louisiana Tech University
                              Ruston, LA 71272