First-Year Leadership Class

Prepare to Lead and Serve

Each year, First-Year Leadership Class brings together incoming students who desire to be active and engaged in their communities and academics. The program strives to equip these students with the education and personal leadership skills necessary to lead throughout their higher education experience and beyond.

The Fall 2025-Spring 2026 application is open!

Apply today! The deadline to apply for selection in June 1, 2025

Steps to Apply:

Applications for the First-Year Leadership Class and scholarship open yearly in October.

  1. Apply and get accepted to East Texas A&M
  2. Locate the Donor-Funded and Departmental Scholarship Opportunities and apply for the First-Year Leadership Class Scholarship. *You will need to log in to view scholarship application.
  3. Complete the application process.
  4. You will be notified of our selection decision before the start of the fall semester. Scholarship recipients must accept the scholarship before the fall deadline outlined in their acceptance email and register for the Fall FLC 100 course AND Spring FLC 200 course.

Benefits

Get a head start on your college experience.

  • $2,000 scholarship per semester (fall/spring) for a total of $4,000 for the first year. This scholarship can be combined with other scholarships except for Honors College, Regent Scholars and Leo Scholars.
  • Enrollment in the two-semester, credited First-Year Leadership Class designed to develop personal leadership skills and individual passions and talents.

Preferred Qualifications

Now is the time for all your hard work to pay off!

  • Minimum high school GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or 80 on a 100-point scale
  • Located in the top 30% of high school class rank
  • ACT 21 (composite) or SAT 1060 (reading/writing + math)
  • Accepted to and intending to graduate from East Texas A&M
  • Evidence of high school excellence in both leadership and academics

Required Application Materials

Prepare now for a successful application process.

  • Official high school transcript including GPA and class rank
  • Two 300-500 word essays:
    • Essay 1: Describe yourself to someone who doesn’t know you. What are your strengths and areas of improvement?
    • Essay 2: How does leadership in high school and college prepare you to be a contributing member of society after college? Describe the leadership experiences you’ve had or would like to have that will help you achieve this goal?
  • Professional resume highlighting your education, accomplishments and involvement

Contact Us

  • Velma K. Waters Library, Suite 231
  • P.O. Box 3011
  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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