State of Texas Uniform Admissions Policy (UAP)

The Texas Education Code (TEC) 51.803-51.809 requires that all students meet one of the following college readiness standards to be considered for admission to a Texas Four-Year Public Institution.

  • Recommended or Distinguished High School Programs OR
  • Foundation High School Program with an Endorsement or Distinguished Level of Achievement OR
  • Satisfy the College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT or SAT assessment.
    1. New SAT: 490 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 530 Math
    2. ACT: 18 English, 21 Reading, 22 Math, and 24 Science

Students not meeting these requirements will be individually reviewed.

Students graduating from a private school that does not have these specific programs, please complete the Uniform Admission Policy Exemption Form. Questions? Please email admissions@tarleton.edu or call 254-968-9125.