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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
Admissions
Lamar State College Port Arthur welcomes students
interested in education and personal improvement.
The Admission Office provides complete admissions
assistance for entering students. Professionally
trained personnel assist prospective students in
assembling all admission credentials so that a
transition into the college environment can be as
smooth
and
problem
free
as
possible.
Correspondence pertaining to admissions should be
addressed to the Admissions Office, Lamar State
College Port Arthur, P.O. Box 310, Port Arthur, TX
77641.
Lamar State College Port Arthur, a two-year college
in The Texas State University System, offers
educational opportunities through an open
admissions policy which admits students who can
benefit from post-secondary education. Lamar State
College Port Arthur admits students without regard
to race, color, creed, gender, age, national origin or
disabilities. Lamar State College Port Arthur does
reserve the right to verify the citizenship and
residency of any prospective student.
A student may be admitted to Lamar State College
Port Arthur based on one of the following criteria:
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High School Graduate
High School Graduate of Non-Accredited High
School
High School Completer
High School Equivalent Test Holder
Dual Credit Student
Home School Graduate
Returning Student
Transfer Student
International Student
Early Admissions High School Student
All methods of admission listed above require
completion of an Application for Admission.
Applications
can
be
found
online
at
www.lamarpa.edu or at the Admission Office.
Admission to Lamar State College Port Arthur does
not guarantee admission to specific courses or
programs of study. Prerequisites and co-requisites
are required for some courses.
Bacterial Meningitis
Effective January 1, 2012, students applying to
Lamar State College Port Arthur must have had
a bacterial meningitis vaccine.
A student who has been admitted to an institution
of higher education or private or independent
institution of higher education, must show evidence
of receipt of an initial bacterial meningitis
vaccination dose or booster during the five-year
period preceding and at least ten (10) days prior to
the first day of the first semester in which the
student initially enrolls at an institution, or
following a break in enrollment of at least one fall or
spring semester at the same or another institution.
A student is not required to submit evidence of
receiving the vaccination against bacterial
meningitis if the student meets any of the following
criteria:
1. The student is 22 years of age or older by the
first day of the start of the semester or
2. The student is enrolled in a continuing
education course or program that is less than
360 contact hours, or continuing education
corporate training; or
3. The student is enrolled in a dual credit course
which is taught at a public or private K-12
facility not located on a higher education
institution campus; or
4. The student is incarcerated in a Texas prison.
5. An affidavit or certificate signed by a physician
who is duly registered and licensed to practice
medicine in the United States, stating that in
the physician's opinion, the vaccination would
be injurious to the health and well-being of the
student; or
6. An affidavit signed by the student stating that
the student declines the vaccination for reasons
of conscience, including a religious belief. A
conscientious exemption form from the Texas
Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
must be used, or
7. Confirmation that the student has completed
the Internet-based Department of State Health
Services to claim an exemption for reasons of
conscience (for entering students at public
junior colleges only).
The Campus SaVE Act: Campus Sexual
Violence Elimination Act
The Campus SaVE Act signifies a defining moment
in our nation's handling of sexual assault, domestic
violence, dating violence, and stalking on college
campuses. With the work of the White House Task
Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, this
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