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Admissions Requirements

All forms necessary for admission can be accessed under apply to LMC.  You can also apply online there.

Freshmen

Procedures

1. Admissions Application
2. $35 non-refundable application fee
3. Official final high school transcript
4. ACT or SAT test scores
(If neither is taken, the Accuplacer test can be taken. Please contact the
Learning Enrichment Center for test times. Cost: $50)
5. Health Application (with insurance information)

Requirements

1.  Graduation from an accredited high school or a minimum score of 40 on each test and an overall average of 45 on the General Education Development (GED) test. Candidates who fail to submit records of high school graduation or passing GED scores –

• Will be admitted conditionally and limited to four major classes (classes of three or more semester credit hours).

• Must submit missing records before the end of their first semester or their conditional admission will be converted to admission on academic probation.

 

2.  Submit admission test scores

THEA Exemption Standards:

*Partial exemptions allowed.  If minimum standard in both Math and English/writing is met, student is fully exempt.

 

*Composite Score must be met in order to gain partial exemption

 

 

• Other applicants must submit ACT, SAT, THEA (TASP), or THEA-alternative scores before admission. If students submit scores for more than one entrance test, Lon Morris will accept the highest scores. Admissions status will be based on the verbal scores of these tests as follows:

• ACT, 19-33; SAT, 500-800; THEA, pass both reading and writing sections. Unconditional Acceptance

• ACT, 15-18; SAT, 400-499; THEA, 180-219*. Conditional admission. Other indicators are considered such as high school grades, but students may be required to enroll in developmental classes. Unless granted permission by the Academic Dean, student may enroll in no more than four major classes (classes of 3 or 4 semester credit hours).

• ACT, 0-11; SAT, 200-324; THEA, 100-149*. Admitted on academic probation. Students must take developmental English classes as assigned and, unless granted permission by the Academic Dean, may enroll in no more than four major classes. They must earn a grade-point average of at least 1.50 to be eligible to enroll for a second semester. *lower of THEA Reading or Writing scores

 

Transfer

Procedures

1. Admissions Application
2. $35 non-refundable application fee
3. Official final college transcript (from ALL colleges attended)
4. Health Application (with insurance information)

Requirements

• Completion of at least 15 semester hours of transferable college credit from an accredited college or university. Those students who have fewer than 15 semester credit hours must satisfy the eligibility requirements for entering students.

• Not currently on disciplinary suspension or expulsion from another college or university.

• A grade-point average that would, under Lon Morris College's probation and suspension rules, place the student in good standing. Students whose average would place them on academic probation may be admitted on academic probation.

 

On Campus Students

1. Residence Hall Application
2. $200 Residence Hall Deposit (to reserve your dorm room)
3. Physical Form

4. Proof of vaccination (Bacterial Meningitis)

International

See attached form for requirements and procedures:

• International Application Packet
• Health Application
• Physical Form
• Residence Hall Application

Please fax to 903.589.4006 or e-mail to [email protected].

International Students may now apply online here.

Dual Enrollment

Students who are still enrolled in a high school program and find that their schedule and time allow them to start their college work before they have graduated from high school may participate in the Concurrent Enrollment Program.

• Requirements

  • High school schedule that affords time to take college courses.

  • Enrollment in the last year of a three-year or four-year high school plan (last two years if enrolled in the Distinguished Achievement Program).

  • Minimum “C” average and in good standing with the high school.

  • Approval from high school principal, counselor, or individual study plan director.

  • Course load of no more than seven hours each semester, unless approved by the Academic Dean.

• Procedures

  • Current certification of minimum “C” average and in good standing with the high school program.

  • Letter of approval from the high school principal, counselor, or individual study-plan director.

  • Completed LMC application. The application fee with be waived until the student applies for regular admission.

  • Proof of medical insurance coverage (for LMC on-campus classes only).

Non-Degree Seeking

A non degree-seeking student may enroll in up to six college credit hours per semester and may accumulate a maximum of twelve semester credit hours. These students must submit proof of medical insurance, but transcripts and placement test are not required. After accumulating twelve hours, a student must seek formal admission to the college.

Fine Arts Requirements

Please visit our audition web site for more information.