{"id":4325,"date":"2022-07-27T15:07:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/?page_id=4325"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:22:25","slug":"home-how-to-become-a-texan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/home-how-to-become-a-texan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Texan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-f2a6aa86\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"First time in college student lighting their Tarleton State flame at convocation.\" class=\"wp-image-13531 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/12\/Convocation-08.19.25-RP-7221-medium-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">How do I become a Tarleton Texan?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Excited to become a member of our family? We are, too! But first, you will need to apply for admission. 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