ACADEMICS

You will need to have your online application reset. Please call the Admissions Office at 318.257.3036 for assistance

All of the big red “Undergraduate Admissions Application” buttons on the Apply Now! page link to the same page; this is not incorrect. Once you have registered for an account and started completing your application, there will be an option that allows you to select whichever category (New Freshman, Readmission, Transfer, Visiting, Concurrent/Early Admission, Post-Baccalaureate) applies to you.

We only accept GED scores in lieu of a high school diploma if the student is 25 years of age or older.

Nontraditional students who do not have a high school diploma and/or standardized testing scores may be considered under a different set of requirements. Please contact our office for more information regarding your options for admission.

No. You must request your transcripts yourself and have them sent to Undergraduate Admissions. If you are requesting paper transcripts, have them sent to:

Louisiana Tech University
Office of Admissions
P.O. Box 3178
Ruston, LA 71272

If you are using an electronic transcript system, please see the question immediately following.

Yes. We have a subscription to the eSS electronic transcript system. If you are sending your transcript electronically, be sure to send it to the default Undergraduate Admissions selection rather than a specific faculty or staff member’s email address. If the electronic transcript system asks for an email address, please use Transcripts@LATech.edu. (If the system does not ask for this information, it is already on file.) The Registrar receives all electronic transcripts and then forwards them to Undergraduate Admissions. Transcripts sent to any other email address may be delayed or misplaced.

We will inform you of our admissions decision by email and regular mail. Please be sure that the email address and mailing address you provide on your application are correct, and check your email often!

We will keep your application on file for up to two quarters. If you want to defer your admission for just one quarter, contact us and we can update that in the system. If you wish to attend two or more quarters after your original admission date, you must resubmit the application and application fee.

No. You can only attempt a placement or credit exam once.

You must apply as an international student. You may not apply through undergraduate admissions as a permanent resident until you have your permanent resident card in hand and can supply a copy of the actual card to our office.

The TONK is a room in the Student Center, which is number 82 on the map.

It may take most of the summer for the State to finalize TOPS awards. If you’re concerned about your TOPS, you may contact the Office of Financial Aid in Keeny Hall to double-check what you should receive.

If you have confirmed that you will attend the university and have not already completed paperwork to exempt you from living on campus, housing charges will appear on your bill, even if you did not apply for housing. If you do not intend to live on campus, please contact Housing to obtain and complete the appropriate paperwork.

It would be best to take general education classes (history, college algebra, English Composition I and II, general psychology, political science, etc.). For a list of courses that transfer between state institutions, go to the Master Course Articulation Matrix on the Board of Regents’ website. If you have a question about a specific course you have signed up for or taken, feel free to contact us.

An official evaluation of the credits you have completed will be conducted by department according to the major you indicated on your application. You may contact the department of your intended major with your specific questions.

A maximum of 68 semester hours from a junior college or community college may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree at Louisiana Tech. Additionally, a transfer student must earn at least 25% of the semester hours required for the curricula from Louisiana Tech in order to graduate. For more information, please see the Course Catalog.

Many community colleges offer several “levels” of developmental classes. You will need to take the highest level offered in order to satisfy the developmental requirement for Louisiana Tech.

We do offer a number of transfer scholarships for students who transfer in with less than 90 hours. Check out the list of scholarships and eligibility requirements. 

There is no time limit on readmission to Louisiana Tech. If you have attended Louisiana Tech previously, you will be classified as a readmission student. If you attended another institution between the last time you attended Louisiana Tech and now, you must submit official transcripts showing final grades for all the credit you earned as well.