Sul Ross State University
A Member of the Texas State University System

Checklist for Undergraduate Admission Requirements

Before a student will be admitted to Sul Ross State University, the following items must be on file in the Office of the Registrar. Please call the Office of the Registar, (432) 837-8053, or e-mail admissions@sulross.edu for information.

I. Entering New Freshmen

1. Application for Admissions. Apply using the Texas Common Application or submit an online application at www.applytexas.org. A one-time, non-refundable application fee of $25 is required.

2. Official secondary school transcript or official copy of GED certificate. Your school must send official final secondary transcripts as soon as possible after your graduation. The transcript must show high school rank, grade point average, graduation program type and date of graduation.

3. Official college/university transcripts from all institutions attended. This also applies to students concurrently enrolled in a secondary school while attending a college/university.

4. ACT or SAT test results. For full admission, high school students not in the top ten percent of their graduation class must meet one of the following requirements: (1) Present a composite score of 20 on the enhanced American College Test (ACT); or a 920 on the  combined verbal and math scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).   See your high school counselor for test dates and for obtaining a registration packet for either of these tests. When you take the test, remember to indicate that you want your score report to be sent to Sul Ross State University. Sul Ross also offers the SAT Residual Test prior to the beginning of each semester or term. Please contact or visit our Career/Life Center at (432) 837-8178 for information on tests. (2) Graduate in the upper half of the graduation class with the Recommended or Distinguished program. (3) Applicants not meeting the above standards may be considered for probationary admssion on an individual basis.  Contact a recruiter for more information at the Office of Recruiting (432) 837-8050 or admissions@sulross.edu.

II. Transfer Students*

1. Application for Admissions. Apply using the Texas Common Application or the online application at www.applytexas.org. List all previously attended colleges or universities. A one-time, non-refundable application fee of $25 is required.

2. Transfer students must have official transcripts on file with the office from all previously attended colleges or universities and present proof of compliance with the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA), formerly known as TASP, or any alternative tests, regardless of the type of enrollment or intent to transfer credits. (Your previous college/university must send the official transcript by mail.

*To be considered a transfer student, the student must have accumulated at least 12 transferable hours from accredited colleges or universities. The student must provide official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or greater is required. The student must be in good standing with the most recently attended university or college.

Students who do not have 12 transferable hours must meet both transfer and entering new freshmen admission requirements.