Texas residents can apply to undergraduate and graduate programs at Texas Tech for free during the week. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board coordinates the initiative. Current Texas Tech undergraduates can also apply to the Graduate School at no cost, no matter what state they call home.
Jamie Hansard, vice president for Enrollment Management, said the week helps "remove a barrier for students who are considering Texas Tech and encourage them to take that next step in their educational journey." Texas Tech offers more than 150 undergraduate programs and more than 200 graduate and professional programs. The school also wants the expansion to push more students toward advanced degrees and feed the Texas workforce.
Two areas sit outside the deal. Texas Tech Online's accelerated eight-week programs stay out because applications to them are already free. The School of Veterinary Medicine is also excluded.
For one week, the price of asking Texas Tech to say yes is zero.