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                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           publicinfo@selu.edu
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 8/10/98
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   111

SLU ANTICIPATES 30-35 PERCENT OF NEW FRESHMAN QUALIFY FOR TOPS
     HAMMOND -- When the fall 1998 semester begins Aug. 24, Southeastern Louisiana
University is expecting to top its best-ever enrollment milestone of 15,330 students, set a year
ago. 
     Meanwhile, the campus is gearing up for freshman orientation, Aug. 17-18, and regular
registration, Aug. 18-20.
     Pre-registration figures indicate that the fall enrollment head count could include more than
2,300 new freshman. The university conservatively estimates that 30-35 percent of those students
will qualify for the state s Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarships, Paul
Riggs, director of academic services, said. 
     The new state scholarship program pays public university tuition for 1997 and 1998 high
school graduates with at least an American College Test score of 19 and a 2.5 high school grade
point average. 
      We re very excited about the profile of our applicant pool,  said Randy Moffett, provost
and vice president for academic affairs.  The number of students projected to be eligible for
TOPS
speaks well of the new scholarship program and the opportunity for student success it represents. 
     Southeastern students have until Aug. 14 to pay fees by telephone using Visa, Mastercard
or Discover credit cards. Fees can be paid in person at the Controller s Office in the SLU
Administration Building until Aug.17, when fee payment will move to the SLU University
Center.
All students, regardless of whether they owe fees or have a credit balance on their fee bill, must
confirm their fees by the fee payment deadline, 6 p.m., Aug. 20.
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