Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
enrolling in college level courses as part of this
program must meet the following requirements to be
admitted for concurrent enrollment.
1.
Submit a Lamar State College Port Arthur
admission application.
2.
Submit official TSI scores.
3.
Meet the current academic standing rules of
LSCPA to continue enrollment in college level
courses.
4.
Submit proof of current bacterial meningitis
vaccination.
The Early College High School will begin enrolling
students in the Fall 2016 Semester.
Admission Criteria
3.
possible. Meet with a Financial Aid Advisor long
before the semester begins.
4.
Submit a high school transcripts. Request that
your high school transcript be sent to the
Admission and Records Office immediately after
graduation.
Partial
transcripts
before
graduation may be submitted, but final
certification of graduation is necessary.
5.
Placement scores. Entering students must
complete the Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
Assessment.
6.
Title IX Training. Complete Title IX Training
online before the first day of class.
7.
Vaccines. Students must receive the bacterial
meningitis vaccine. See Bacterial Meningitis,
(page 12) for additional information.
Students enrolling in college for the first time who
fit one of these categories may apply for admission:
1.
Graduate of an accredited high school or earned
a GED certificate or a state-authorized high
school equivalent test.
2.
Those who are at least eighteen (18) years of age
and do not have a high school diploma, GED or
state-authorized high school equivalent test
may be admitted upon individual approval if it
can be determined there is an ability to benefit
in the course of study they propose to enter.
3.
Those younger than eighteen (18) years of age
and do not have a diploma, GED, or stateauthorized high school equivalent test may be
admitted upon the written recommendation of
the principal or superintendent of their last
high school.
How to Apply
Future students may apply for admission on line or
by completing a printed application.
1.
Schedule an appointment with an Enrollment
Counselor.
2.
Complete an application. Apply online to
LSCPA at www.ApplyTexas.org or complete
a paper application and deliver/mail it to the
Admission and Records Office, Lamar State
College-Port Arthur, P.O. Box 310, Port Arthur,
Texas 77641-0310. To expedite applying,
LSCPA recommends that students apply online
at www.applytexas.org . Online applications
are processed quicker than printed applications.
Apply for financial aid. Complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid as soon as
Orientation
Several orientation and registration programs are
scheduled during the summer. These small group
sessions are designed to acquaint new students with
campus facilities and services, and to give each
student an opportunity to confer with key advising
staff and departmental faculty/mentors about an
academic or technical program.
Participation is
recommended.
optional,
but
is
strongly
Registration for the fall semester is completed at
this time and tuition and fees may be paid. Books
may be purchased or reserved.
Attendance at each session is limited, so advance
reservations are strongly encouraged.
Details of the program, including available dates
and reservation forms, are sent out following
issuance of acceptance notices. Reservations should
be requested early so a convenient date may be
selected. Parents are invited to attend and
participate.
Title IX, Education Amendments
Act of 1972
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972
(Title IX) prohibits sexual discrimination in
federally
funded educational
programs or
activities. Sexual harassment, which includes
sexual
violence,
is
a
form
of
sexual
discrimination. Lamar State College Port Arthur is
committed to providing an environment that is free
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