Texas Tech University

Application and Acceptance Process

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Close-up of a couple students sitting in chairs taking notes.Students with documented evidence of a learning disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD or ADHD), and/or Autism Spectrum disorders are welcome to apply to the TECHniques Center. To be eligible to apply to the TECHniques Center, you must first complete all steps to register with the main Student Disability Services office.

 

Step 1: Admission to TTU

Potential students need to apply and be accepted to Texas Tech University through the Office of Admissions and School Relations. Applicants who do not meet the standard admissions requirements may want to attend a community college and transfer into Texas Tech University. For more information on applying to Texas Tech University, please visit Tech's Admissions website.

Setp 2: Apply to Student Disability Services and Be Approved for Services

Students who wish to be considered for the TECHniques Center must first apply for and be approved for reasonable accommodations through Student Disability Services. They will need to complete the online application with Student Disability Services and submit  documentation of the disability or diagnosis for which they are requesting accommodations. Note: To be considered for the TECHniques Center, documentation must include a specific diagnosis of a learning disability (such as Dyslexia/Reading Disorder, Math Disorder, etc.), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD or ADHD), and/or Autism Spectrum disorders.

The student will be notified when they are approved for services through Student Disability Services and will then need to schedule and attend a required intake meeting with an assigned counselor in the Student Disability Services office. Classroom accommodations will be reviewed and explained during this meeting. Note: Even if a student has been accepted for services with the TECHniques Center (see steps below), he or she may not begin tutoring until this intake process is complete. Waiting to schedule and attend the intake meeting will delay tutors' ability to contact students, thus affecting scheduled tutoring times.

Step 3: Complete the TECHniques Center Application

The TECHniques Center also requires a short application. The last question on the Student Disability Services application will direct you to this page.

Apply to the TECHniques Center

Students who complete their Student Disability Services application, but do not complete this separate TECHniques Center application, will not be considered for the TECHniques Center.

Once students have applied and been approved for services with Student Disability Services (including submitting required documentation) and completed their TECHniques Center application, they will then be evaluated for our program for the semester in which they wish to enter and placed on the appropriate waitlist. Space in the TECHniques Center is limited and students should expect to wait at least one to two semesters for space to become available.

Acceptance into the TECHniques Center

Remember, acceptance to the TECHniques Center is based on the following:

  • Completed the Student Disability Services application process and approved for services.
  • Sufficient documented evidence of a learning disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD or ADHD), and/or Autism Spectrum disorders, as determined by approval by Student Disability Services.
  • Completed TECHniques Center application.
  • Completed Student Disability Services intake meeting (must be complete before tutoring can begin).
  • Signed and returned the Statement of Understanding (description below)

Once a student is accepted for the TECHniques Center, he or she will be notified via email. Please note that all communication regarding a student's acceptance into our program will be sent via the student's official TTU email. Therefore, students should check your TTU email frequently.

This email will contain a Statement of Understanding which the student will need to complete and return by a specified date. This Statement of Understanding officially reserves the student's spot in the TECHniques Center and provides billing and communication permissions. If the Statement of Understanding is not returned by the specified deadline, the student's spot will be released to the next person on the wait list.

If you no longer wish to remain on the TECHniques Center wait list at any point, please notify us by calling (806) 742-1822 or emailing the TECHniques Center so that we may release your position to the next available student.

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