Please review this information before completing the ApplyTexas application. You can then click the Undergraduate Application link to complete the process.
Create a Profile by clicking 'Create your account now>>' and Save Profile
Click 'My Applications' or 'Go to My Applications'
Click 'Create a new application now'
Click 'Create a new 4 year university admissions application'
Choose Tarleton State University for 'Target University'
Choose your 'Application Type' (refer to Application Types below)
Choose your 'Semester of Entry'
On 'Select School' click Continue or add a Second School
Select a major
Complete Pages 1 - 4 required for freshmen, Pages 1-6 for Transfer, Transient and Former
Complete Page 5 (page 7 for Transfer Transient & Former) if you will be submitting a Scholarship Application
Complete Page 6 (page 8 for Transfer Transient & Former) if you will be submitting a Scholarhip Application
Transfer Transient & Former students must complete Campus Question
Choose whether you would like to apply for Scholarships or continue to the Essay Section
If you are not completing a Scholarship Application, Click 'I have saved all required essays' since Tarleton State University does not require an essay
Complete the Certification & Payment Information page by reading and clicking the boxes provided
If you are completing a Scholarship Application please complete pages 1-6
Once you have completed the pages above and have saved your essay(s), Click 'Return to Tarleton State University Applicaiton'
Click 'I have saved all required essays
Complete the Certification & Payment Information page by reading and clicking the boxes provided
Pay the $30 non-refundable application fee via your electronic application or pay by cash, check, money order in our office or by credit card through our Cashier's Office at 254-968-9607
Submit a current official high school transcript
Submit official SAT or ACT scores
Request and/or submit final official transcripts from all college level institutions previously attended. Coursework consolidated on one transcript does not meet this requirement
Submit official THEA, TASP, ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER scores or provide proof of a valid exemption from the TSI requirement. Refer to TSI information regarding valid exemptions
Student Classifications on Application:
First-time Freshman student - applicant who has not accumulated college credit after high school
Transfer student - applicant is transferring coursework completed at another institution and is seeking a degree with Tarleton State University
Returning student - applicant has completed coursework with Tarleton State University and is returning after one or more long semester(s) absence
Transfer student with Tarleton credit - applicant has completed coursework with Tarleton State University and is returning after one or more long semester(s) absence and has completed coursework at another institution in the interim
Non-Degree Seeking student - applicant is not seeking a degree with Tarleton State University but intends to attend for more than one semester (non-degree seeking form required)
Transient student - applicant is not seeking a degree with Tarleton State University and only wishes to attend one semester (transient student form required) Student must have attended another institution (ex. Spring) and be returning to the same instituion the following semester (Fall) to attend as a Transient for the Summer.
Post Baccalaureate student - applicant has obtained a conferred Bachelor degree with an accredited institution and is either seeking a second degree or wishes to take courses of interest (post baccalaureate form required)
Undergraduate - Fort Worth, Waco, Weatherford and Cleburne Locations
Please review this information before completing the ApplyTexas application. You can then click the Undergraduate Application link to complete the process.
Students attending the Fort Worth, Waco, Weatherford or Cleburne locations must meet the following requirements:
Must have completed a minimum of 30 hours of transferable college credit with an overall 2.0 GPA
Please review this information before completing the ApplyTexas application. You can then click the Online Undergraduate Application or Online Graduate Application link to complete the process.
International students should allow AT LEAST 60 days for processing of documentation.
Please review this information before completing the ApplyTexas application. You can then click the Online Graduate Application link to complete the process.
Pay a $25 non-refundable processing fee for Fall 2008. Effective September 1, 2008 for Spring 2009 forward, the Graduate Admissions application fee will be $30 (non-refundable).
Provide official transcripts from all institutions previously attended
Provide GRE or GMAT scores
Provide proof of residency (if requested)
Submit a 200-300-word essay addressing professional and career goals
Beyond these general requirements for admission to the College of Graduate Studies, departments may set additional standards for admission to degree programs as necessary, subject to administrative approval.
Students new to Tarleton State University-Central Texas are required to complete applications for admission. Once a student is admitted, they should make an appointment with an academic advisor to review degree plans.
Admission as a Non-Degree Student
Applicants who designate that they do not choose to seek a graduate degree but who hold a baccalaureate degree may be enrolled for course work in the College of Graduate Studies as Special non-degree-seeking graduate students. Students in this category waive the right to count more than 6 hours toward an advanced degree at Tarleton State University. In order to have any graduate course work count toward a master's degree, students must meet admission criteria to the College of Graduate Studies at the time application is made.
Doctoral Admissions
The doctoral admission process is a three-stage process.
Stage 1: Screening process - includes submission of all appropriate documents by the deadline APRIL 1. Stage 2: Evaluation process - review of a writing sample, and personal interviews. Stage 3: Selection stage - During stage 3, the admissions committee determines the applicants most appropriate for admissions to the doctoral program. Admission to the program is full admissions; there is no conditional or probationary status.
Please review this information before completing the ApplyTexas application. You can then click the Undergraduate or Graduate Application link to complete the process.
Must have completed a minimum of 30 hours of transferable college credit with an overall 2.0 GPA.
