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Deadlines
Do not wait until the deadline day to submit your application. No late applications will be accepted. There are three application periods per year: Spring, Summer, and Fall. Applications can be turned into Suite 101 in the Math Building or submitted by email to andrews@tarleton.edu.
If the deadline falls on a weekend or a day that the Tarleton is closed, applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., on the next day Tarleton is open following the deadline.
| Item Due | Date |
|---|---|
| First Date to Submit Application | May 31 |
| Summer Application Deadline | July 1 |
| Deadline for Departmental Screening Verification | August 6 |
| Deadline for Transfer Grades, Grade Changes, or Any Other Requirement | August 13 |
| Council Votes and Admission Offers sent by Email | August 17 |
| Item Due | Date |
|---|---|
| First Date to Submit Application | August 19 |
| Fall Application Deadline | October 15 |
| Deadline for Departmental Screening Verification | December 10 |
| Deadline for Transfer Grades, Grade Changes, or Any Other Requirement | December 17 |
| Council Votes and Admission Offers sent by Email | January 11 |
| Item Due | Date |
|---|---|
| First Date to Submit Application | January 13 |
| Spring Application Deadline | February 15 |
| Deadline for Departmental Screening Verification | May 13 |
| Deadline for Transfer Grades, Grade Changes, or Any Other Requirement | May 20 |
| Council Votes and Admission Offers sent by Email | May 27 |
Steps to Apply / Applications
For Interdisciplinary Studies / Elementary: EC-6, 4-8, Special Education
Applications will be accepted by email or in-person in Math 101. Digital signatures are acceptable.
- Contact your advisor/mentor to set up an appointment to complete your application.
- Make sure all transfer work is showing on your Tarleton transcript.
- Follow all departmental instructions for your departmental screening.
- When you meet with your mentor, make sure your mentor signs your checklist, acknowledgements form, and the Curriculum & Instruction Departmental Checklist.
- Save your Curriculum & Instruction Departmental Checklist to turn in at your screening interview.
- Email to andrews@tarleton.edu or bring the rest of the application to Room 101 of the Math Building or if you are at the Fort Worth or Waco location, please check with your advisor/mentor for instructions on where to submit early to have them mailed to the Stephenville campus before the deadline. Applications will not be accepted late.
Even though it is not part of the application, please review your certificate plan.
For Secondary/All Level: 6-12, 7-12, 8-12, All Level Art, Music, PE, Spanish, Theatre
Applications will be accepted by email or in-person in Math 101. Digital signatures are acceptable.
- Contact your advisor/mentor and make any necessary arrangements to complete the departmental screening.
- Complete the Secondary / All-Level Application packet
- Use your transcript or Degree Evaluation to complete your certificate plan. You must include Ds and Fs that drop to the bottom.
- When you meet with your departmental advisor, make sure your advisor signs your checklist and certificate plan, completes the verification of successful completion of departmental screening form or makes arrangements to complete it at a later date, and completes any necessary substitution forms.
- Email to andrews@tarleton.edu or bring your completed application, certificate plan, and departmental screening form (if ready) to Room 101 of the Math Building. Please do not wait until the deadline day.
Important Reminders
- The official channel for University communication is a student's go.tarleton.edu email account. Students should expect all correspondence to be conducted through this method.
- Beginning with Summer 2017 applications, students admitted into the Teacher Education Program will be charged a TEA ASEP Technology Fee in addition to the $35 application fee. The application fee is charged each time a student makes application; the technology fee is only charged at the point of admission. The TEA ASEP Technology fee is $35 for those admitted after 9/1/18.
