The Senarian Leaders program is an invitation-only early acceptance/early commitment Honors program designed to: 

• Bring top scholars who have demonstrated leadership aptitude to Texas Tech 
• Continue to develop Texas's next generation of leaders through intentional leadership development and scholastic programming 
• Create a sustained, rigourios academic and mentorship pathway for burgeoning, creative leaders. 

Senarian Benefits: 

• Presidential Merit Scholars to Texas Tech University 
• Senarian Leader Scholarship from the Honors College 
• Dedicated Honors First Year Experience course and personalized faculty/peer mentoring 
• Leadership Training Program, 1:1 Mentorship with Upper Administration, and Peer Leadership Ladder in the Honors College 

Honors College Benefits: 

• Day 1 paid research 
• Individualized Honors and career adivsing 
• Early access to small, Honors-only courses and major-specific Honors experiences 
• Honors-only housing 
• Honors externships, internships, and the Honors Alumni Menotring Program 
• Honors-only Research Away and Study Abroad courses and programming 
• Induction into one of four Honors Houses, for connection and community 
• Additional finding for Honors experiences, and much more! 

Senarian Eligibility Requirements 

• Top 10% of your graduating high school class 
• Texas state residency 
• Early commit to Texas Tech and the Honors College 
• Continued participation in the Senarian Leaders Program 

Senarian candidate Process Dates 

• July/August: 

  • Apply to Texas Tech via the Common App -or- Apply Texas 
  • Apply to the Honors College 

• October 1: 

  • Application deadline: all application components due for the application to TTU and to Honors 

• October 22: 

  • Notification made of your admission decision to TTU and to Honors 

• November 1: 

  • Notification of candidates selected as Senarian Leaders, with details about merit-based awards 

• November 15: 

  • Selected Senarian Leaders commitment to the Honors ocllege due 

• January 1: 

  • Selected Senarian Leaders registration for Red Raider Orientation due 

Questions about Senarian Leaders? 

Please contact honors@ttu.edu -or- 806.742.1828