Fall/Spring Gateway Program for First Time Freshman
The transition from high school to college is much more gradual for students choosing the Fall/Spring Gateway. They attend South Plains College, either in Levelland, Texas (about 25 miles from Lubbock), or at Reese Center in west Lubbock (about 15 minutes from the Texas Tech campus). Fall/Spring Gateway participants have access to Texas Tech campus housing and some student services.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.
- Enroll at South Plains College (either the Levelland or the Reese campus).
- You must remain a full-time student (minimum 12 hours per semester) while participating in the Fall/Spring Gateway Program.
- Complete 12 transferable hours with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA upon completion of the FALL semester. If you meet these requirements upon completing the fall semester at South Plains College, then you may transfer to Texas Tech for the spring semester. (Exception: If you don’t successfully complete 12 transferable hours with a 2.5 cumulative GPA, then you must remain a full-time student for the spring semester at South Plains College and have between 12 to 24 transferable hours with a 2.5 cumulative GPA upon completion of the SPRING semester. If you meet these requirements upon completing the spring semester at South Plains College, then you will be eligible to transfer to Texas Tech for the fall semester.)
- Recommended coursework includes transferable courses in English, math, political science, biology and chemistry.
DEADLINE INFORMATION. The deadline to designate participation in the Fall/Spring Gateway Program is June 18, 2010. Texas Tech will contact South Plains College for the transcripts of students participating in the Fall/Spring Gateway Program after the fall and spring semesters.
- If you meet the requirements of the program at the end of the spring 2011 semester, you will be admitted for the fall 2011 semester to Texas Tech and will be required to register for Red Raider Orientation at Texas Tech. You will be notified via e-mail.
- If you do not meet the requirements of the program, we encourage you to continue taking courses at a community college partner and reapply to Texas Tech for a future semester after meeting the transfer requirements.
- It is recommended that you make sure that there are no holds on your records prior to the end of the semester.
PROGRAM BENEFITS.
- You will not be required to re-apply to the university for the spring 2011 or fall 2011 semesters.
- South Plains College will send your official transcript to Texas Tech for consideration for the spring 2011 semester.
- You may live on the Texas Tech campus. (Note: If you choose not to live on the Texas Tech campus and are offered early admission for the spring 2011 semester, then you will be subject to the freshman on-campus living requirement of the university. Off-campus leases will not be cause for waiver of the requirement.).
- If you live on the Texas Tech campus, you will pay the following Texas Tech fees and have access to the associated services:
- ID Maintenance Fee
- Student Recreation Fee
- Student Services Fee
- Student Transportation Fee
- Student Union Fee
- Information Technology Fee
- Library Fee
- Athletics Fee
NOTE: There will be no exceptions to the requirements of the program.