Academic “Fresh Start”
Applicants seeking admission and who have academic credits or grades earned ten (10) or more years prior to the anticipated enrollment may elect to seek entry under the terms of Academic Fresh Start Policy, Texas Education Code §51.931.
Under the Academic Fresh Start Policy the applicant who is a Texas resident may petition Lamar State College Port Arthur to not consider, in the admission process, course credits or grades earned ten (10) years or prior.
Applicants seeking entry under this section 1) will not receive any credit for courses taken at all institutions of higher education ten (10) or more years prior to enrollment, 2) are subject to all standard admission and testing criteria applicable to persons seeking admission, 3) are subject to standard admission and TSIA criteria, and 4) when deciding eligibility for financial aid, LSCPA must still count all prior course credits earned.
Applicants seeking admission under the ‘Academic Fresh Start’ policy must deliver a written request to the Admissions Office two (2) weeks prior to the semester the applicant plans to enroll.