(First-time in college after high school graduation)
Admitted students from Arkansas, Mississippi, or Texas automatically receive the Bulldog
Out-of-State Scholarship.
Retention of this scholarship requires full-time enrollment (8 or more credit hrs.
per quarter), and a cumulative and quarterly GPA of at least 2.00.
Incoming Freshmen – Category A.1
(First-time in college after high school graduation who do not live in Arkansas, Mississippi,
or Texas)
- Must be admitted.
- ACT 23, or 1130 new SAT (ERW+M), or 1050 old SAT 1050 (CR+M – pre 2016 test date)
– any test date before enrollment, and
- 2.5 Overall GPA (on a 4.0 unweighted scale), and
- Do not need remedial English or Math. Must have a minimum ACT subscore of 18 in English
and 19 in Math OR minimum SAT subscore of 500 in English (ERW) and 510 in Math OR
3.0 Cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale OR Accuplacer NG QRAS of 250 and Accuplacer NG Writing
of 250 OR prior credit for a college-level general education Math course and English
college-level course.
Retention of this scholarship requires full-time enrollment (8 or more credit hrs.
per quarter), and a cumulative and quarterly GPA of at least 2.00.
Admitted transfer students from Arkansas, Mississippi, or Texas with completed transcript(s)
on file automatically receive the Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship.
Transfer Students – Category B-1
(Students with at least 12 semester hours of college credit, including dual enrollment
hours, who do not live in Arkansas, Mississippi, or Texas)
- Must be unconditionally admitted as a first-time, full-time degree-seeking transfer
student on the main campus and must have complete transfer transcripts on file.
- Minimum of 12 semester hours of college-level credit, and
- Cumulative 2.75 GPA on college credit hours, and
- Do not need remedial English and/or Math. See the last bullet under Incoming Freshmen
above, or have taken courses equivalent to college-level English and college-level
math course.
Retention of this scholarship requires full-time enrollment (8 or more credit hrs.
per quarter), and a cumulative and quarterly GPA of at least 2.00.
Enrolled Students – Category B-2*
(Students with at least 12 semester hours of college credit, including dual enrollment
hours)
- Minimum of 12 semester hours of college-level credit, and
- Cumulative 2.75 GPA on college credit hours, and
- Do not need remedial English and/or Math. See the last bullet under Incoming Freshmen
above, or have taken courses equivalent to college-level English and college-level
math course.
Retention of this scholarship requires full-time enrollment (8 or more credit hrs.
per quarter), and a cumulative and quarterly GPA of at least 2.00.
*Alternate category for incoming freshmen with dual enrollment or other transfer hours.
Students whose parent(s) graduated from Louisiana Tech University are treated as in-state
for tuition purposes. The parent information section of the application for admission
should be completed.
Non-resident students who enroll in 6 or fewer credit hours per quarter are treated
as in-state for tuition purposes.
Students who are not residents of Louisiana may be eligible for an out-of-state scholarship
which covers all out-of-state fees. Incoming freshmen are automatically considered
for the scholarship with the completed application for admission.
International students may be eligible for the Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship if
they meet the criteria outlined in the Bulldog Out-of-State International Student
information page.
