Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-17 Catalog | Page 16

Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
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.

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.

2.

Those who are at least eighteen (18) years of age
and do not have a high school diploma or GED
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.
Those younger than eighteen (18) years of age
and do not have a diploma or GED 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.

3.

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 11) for additional information.

Orientation

Admission Criteria

3.

4.

Apply for financial aid. Complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid as soon as
possible. Meet with a Financial Aid Advisor long
before the semester begins.

Several orientation and registrat