Policy 2306 – Admissions Requirements

Revision Date: December 11, 2019

Responsible Office: Admissions Office 

Reference: Board of Supervisors

Admission Requirements – Freshmen

IN-STATE STUDENTS must meet the following requirements:

1. High School Curriculum: Regents’ Core: 19 units (from Core 4 Curriculum–see below)
2. Either:
   1. High School Core GPA: GPA on the Core of at least 2.5 with a minimum overall ACT of 15 or SAT of 830
   2. ACT/SAT: ACT composite of at least 23 or SAT of 1130 with a minimum Core GPA of 2.0
3. NO Developmental Courses Needed: Minimum ACT subscore of 18 in English and 19 in Math OR minimum SAT subscore of 500 in English (ERW) and 510 in Math (Students meeting minimum admission standards except for the need for developmental courses must complete developmental courses at an institution that offers them during the summer in order to be admitted for the fall.)

OUT-OF-STATE AND HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS must meet the following requirements:

1. One of the following:
   1. ACT/SAT: ACT composite of at least 26 or SAT of 1240 with a minimum Core GPA of 2.0
   2. ACT/SAT and HS Core GPA: ACT composite of at least 23 or SAT of 1130 AND HS GPA on at least 17 credits of the Core of at least 2.5
   3. Meet In-State Requirements: See above.
2. NO Developmental Courses Needed: Minimum ACT subscore of 18 in English and 19 in Math OR minimum SAT subscore of 500 in English (ERW) and 510 in Math (Students meeting minimum admission standards except for the need for developmental courses must complete developmental courses at an institution that offers them during the summer in order to be admitted for the fall.)

All applicants are encouraged to apply. Louisiana Tech University may admit students not meeting all requirements. In such cases, the admission decision will be affected by the student’s potential for degree completion and the need to enhance the university’s demographically diverse student population. Some factors to be considered may include age, experience, ethnic background, and creative talent.

Regents’ High School Core 4 Curriculum (19 units total) 

For additional information, please visit: http://www.latech.edu/admissions/#admission

Admission Requirements – Readmission

You are a readmission student if you fall under the following category:

• a student who has previously attended Louisiana Tech under full student status (if you were enrolled as a visiting student, including for dual enrollment, you do not qualify for readmission and must complete a full application; please see categories listed above)
• a student who has previously earned a degree from Louisiana Tech and who wishes to pursue a second undergraduate degree

If it has only been one quarter since you last attended Louisiana Tech, you must complete a one-quarter readmission form which can be found on the readmission web page (see the link below). Otherwise, you must fill out the full application again. Along with your application for admission and application fee, you must submit the following items to the Office of Admissions:

• official transcripts from each college institution attended between the last quarter you were enrolled at Louisiana Tech and now

You must request your own transcripts. Louisiana Tech will not request them for you. Transcripts must be sent directly from the institution to Louisiana Tech; and you must list all institutions attended. There is no need to request a transcript, however, for credit earned at Louisiana Tech, as we already have this information on file.

For additional information, please visit:  http://www.latech.edu/admissions/#readmission