General Academic Scholarship Information

Students with Academic Scholarships must...

• Report to your assigned department the first day of fall and spring terms and fulfill your service requirement. An unsatisfactory work evaluation will result in cancellation of the scholarship(s) and possible reimbursement to the university.
• Complete 75 service hours each semester. If you do not complete these hours, you may be billed a pro-rata share of the scholarship(s) and your scholarship(s) may be canceled for the future.
• Maintain a grade point average as indicated below:

  Scholarship Type	GPA Requirement
  Presidential Dean's Scholarship President's Community College Valedictorian/Salutatorian Governor's University Academic Honors	Students must achieve a 2.75 semester and a 2.75 cumulative GPA by the end of the second semester of their first year. Thereafter, students will be monitored each semester and must achieve a 2.75 semester and a 2.75 cumulative GPA.
  Howell C. Smith Luther Tippit	Students must achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA each semester. Students will be monitored each semester.

• Enroll and maintain full-time status (Min. 12 hours per semester)

Failure to meet the above requirements will result in the loss of your scholarship(s).

Other helpful information:

Normally a student is not able to appeal the loss of one of the above scholarships until after one semester/term. If extenuating circumstances exists, an appeal may be submitted to the Office of Student Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs before the lapse of one semester/term.

With all renewal requirements met, the scholarship(s) will be renewed annually as indicated below:

The service hour placement will be in effect throughout the duration of your scholarship(s). You may request transfer to another department at the end of the term if you are unhappy in the current placement. Requests are made to the scholarship coordinator in the Office of Student Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs. Efforts will be made to allow transfer to the requested department; however, you may be assigned to any department needing assistance.