Texas Tech fosters an environment of support and engagement and encourages original critical and creative thinking in a personalized setting. Along the way, you'll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, an internationally renowned faculty, comprehensive professional and career development activities, and numerous internship and other opportunities to enhance your experience as a graduate student at Texas Tech University.
What is the difference between offical and unnofficial documents?
"Official" academic documents (transcripts and diplomas) reflect the final graduation status and are sent directly to Texas Tech University Graduate Admissions from the issuing institution.
"Unofficial" academic documents (transcripts and diplomas) include the following:
Applicants may provide proof of financial support as part of their application materials, or they may provide proof upon learning of their admission decision. This document is not necessary for application evaluation purposes. The Graduate School offers a limited number of fellowships. However, most financial assistance for new students is awarded by departments and not by the Graduate School. All correspondence regarding financial assistance should be conducted with the department to which the applicant is applying.
International Students seeking funding opportunities offered outside of Texas Tech may visit https://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/financial/specialized_searches/international_student_specialized_searches.php for a list of resources. Information on General Fellowships provided by Texas Tech can be found at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/financial/GeneralFellowships.php.
International applicants do not complete the core residency questions as part of the admissions application because there are few visa categories eligible to establish a domicile for residency for tuition purposes. You may view a list of visas eligible to establish a domicile for residency for tuition purposes here. If your visa category allows you to establish a domicile for residency for tuition purposes, please submit the Residency Questionnaire to graduate.admissions@ttu.edu, in-person in Administration Building Room 328, or by mail.
Requests for reclassification must be submitted by the tenth class day (the second class day for summer terms) of the semester for the term for which you are trying to establish residency. This is because your residency status must be updated by the twelfth class day (the fourth class day for summer terms) in order for the change to take effect for that term, and we must have time to review each set of questions. Questionnaires received after that date will still be reviewed, but any updates to your residency status will not take effect until the following term.
Texas Tech Graduate School's chosen application system, in accordance with U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations, does not support users accessing online applications from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or the region of Crimea without prior approval from the U.S. government.
If you are a student who has created an application account and you cannot access your application due to a restricted IP error, please email graduate.admissions@ttu.edu for more information on how Texas Tech Graduate School can adjust the admissions process for you.
All submitted documents become the property of Texas Tech University and will not be returned. Questions? Comments? Contact us at graduate.admissions@ttu.edu.