Admission Criteria
School of Architecture

Louisiana Tech University

The following criteria are used to select the entering class of the School of Architecture from those students admitted to the University, or wishing to change majors within the University:

Freshmen and Re-admits

a.) the sum of the ACT composite and high school grade point average (on 4.0 scale) must equal or exceed 25.5

b.) the sum of the SAT and high school grade point average (on 4.0 scale) must equal or exceed 1062.5

Transfer and Change of Major

a.) the sum of the ACT composite, high school grade point average (on 4.0 scale) and university grade point average (on 4.0 scale) must equal or exceed 27.5

b.) the sum of the SAT, high school grade point average (on 4.0 scale) and university grade point average (on 4.0 scale) must equal or exceed 1064.5

Pre-Architecture and Pre-Interior Design

Students not selected for the entering class of the School of Architecture may enroll as pre-architecture or pre-interior design students.

Students enrolling as pre-architecture or pre-interior design students may not take any architecture or interior design coursework until admitted to either program. Admission to either program will be upon satisfying the following criteria:

a.) satisfactory completion of all required remedial coursework (099), and

b.) grade point average exceeding 2.75 after first quarter classified as pre-architecture or pre-interior design

Those students who were initially classified pre-architecture or pre-interior design and not accepted into either program after one quarter of matriculation will be re-classified as a Basic & Career Studies student for further academic advising and counseling.