Compass Program

The Compass Program is designed to introduce academically gifted, intellectually curious, mature, and responsible high school students to the college curriculum at Texas Tech University. Selected high school candidates will be invited to enroll in Texas Tech courses and to engage with college-level coursework, to be mentored by TTU faculty, and to experience the university while still enrolled in high school.

• There will be a limit of one class per semester and the student must earn a grade of C or better before being considered for renewal. Pre-requisites for each course must be met before enrollment in TTU courses.
• Compass Program students may not enroll in remedial (zero-level) coursework offered by colleges and universities that are designed to remediate high school deficiencies.
• In special cases of evidenced extraordinarily high academic, intellectual, or artistic achievement, some Compass Program students may be invited to enroll in Honors sections of courses. These decisions will be reserved for the dean of the Honors College.

Compass Program Admissions Requirements

• High School Juniors and Seniors:
  • SAT score of 1360 or higher
    • Note: Test score waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis for students with limited access to testing sites or for home-schooled students. To obtain a test score waiver, email honors.admissions@ttu.edu.
  • 3.6 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale
  • Affidavit by high school counselor that student is ready to engage in college-level work
    
    

• High School Sophomores:
  • Must score in the 90th percentile or above on the PSAT 8/9
  • 3.6 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale
  • Affidavit by high school counselor that student is ready to engage in college-level work

How to Apply

• Complete the Online Application here.
• Submit the following items to the address below:
  • An official transcript
  • Two academic letters of recommendation
  • One affidavit from high school counselor attesting to your readiness for college-level coursework within the Honors College
  • All ACT/SAT scores, PSAT scores, AP test results
    • Note: Test score waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis for students with limited access to testing sites or for home-schooled students. To obtain a test score waiver, email honors.admissions@ttu.edu.
  • An essay addressing this prompt:
    • Why are you interested in taking classes at the college level? How will this enhance your high school curriculum? What experiences have you had that will help you to be successful in university courses?
• Once applications are reviewed, select students will be contacted by the Honors College for an in-person interview.

Undergraduate Admissions

2500 Broadway, West Hall Room 100
Box 45005
Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Phone: 806.742.1480
Fax: 806.742.0062
admissions@ttu.edu