Apply to the Honors College

Please read the information below before starting the application. Instructions for the application are located on the first page of the application itself and should answer the most common questions.

 

Apply to Texas Tech:

Students must apply separately to Texas Tech University. Application and admittance to the university is completely separate from the Honors College application process. In addition, it is not necessary to choose one of the two in-house Honors majors, Honors Arts & Letters and Environment & the Humanities, on the Texas Common Application in order to be admitted into the Honors College. Please select the major which you choose to pursue.

 

Deadline

Applications postmarked by February 1st will receive priority consideration. Late applications will be considered based on available space. Allow four (4) weeks processing time from the date your complete applications is received.

 

Assured Admission Candidates:

National Merit Finalists

National Merit Finalists are assured admission into the Honors College with the completion of the entire Honors application. National Merit Finalists are exempt from the application fee.

National Hispanic Scholars

National Hispanic Scholars are assured admission into the Honors College with the completion of the entire Honors application. National Hispanic Scholars are exempt from the application fee.

Terry Scholars

Terry Scholars are assured admissiont into the Honors College with completion of the entire Honors application following notification of a Terry Scholars Award. Those students who apply before nofitication of acceptance from the Terry Foundation, and pay the Honors College application fee of $25, will have the amount refunded to them.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Students

Students in an International Baccalaureate program are assured admission contingent upon the receipt of an IB diploma. Simply complete the entire application and meet all deadlines. International Baccalaureate students are exempt from the application fee.

Note that you must formally apply to the Honors College in order to achieve admission.  Additionally, you are required to submit a final transcript indicating your successful completion of the IB Diploma.

 

Honors College Application:

Before beginning the application, please make sure to read the instructions in their entirety. Instructions are located on the first page of the application.

Note on TTU ID Number

The Honors College applications asks for your TTU ID number, also called an "R number". To get this number, students should apply to Texas Tech University via the ApplyTexas Application in order to receive their eRaider username. Students can then login to Raiderlink to see their TTU ID number, which will be listed underneath their name in the top right corner of the screen.

Microsoft Word Format

Fall/Spring 2012 Application

Recommendation Letter Form

PDF Format

Fall/Spring 2012 Application

Recommendation Letter Form

 

Honors College Application Fee:

The application fee for the Honors College is $25. A fee waiver for the Texas Tech University application is available for those with a financial hardship, and the Honors College will accept that waiver (i.e., those who are granted a fee waiver for financial hardship for the University application will also receive a fee waiver for the Honors College application). The application fee is non-refundable.

 

Apply for Housing:

Students must also apply separately to Housing and should do so at their earliest opportunity.

Please note: Students must be accepted to TTU before they apply to Housing.

Students accepted to the Honors College can request to live in the Honors Learning Community in Gordon Hall or Murray Hall by submitting a learning community application available in University Student Housing’s Priority Room Selection process.

Applicants should not wait for a final decision before applying for housing as spaces in all residence halls are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Students who have applied to the Honors College, but have not yet been accepted, should choose another residence hall. Students will then be able to go online and switch to the Honors Learning Community once they have been accepted to Honors. There will not be a waitlist. Be sure to contact Housing directly if you have any problems/questions with the Housing selection process: 806-742-2661 or housing@ttu.edu.