Enrollment Management Electronic Newsletter

PROMISE Scholarship--Renewal Criteria

GPA Requirement: PROMISE recipients must maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA throughout their collegiate career. However, first-year students can retain the scholarship if they receive a cumulative 2.75, but every year thereafter students must meet the minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA requirement. For example: If a student earns a 2.75 cumulative GPA in the first year, he/she will need to earn at least a 3.25 GPA in his/her second year in order to have the required cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Credit Hour Requirement: PROMISE recipients must complete and earn 30 credit hours per academic year and maintain full-time status (12 credit hours) each semester. Any college credit, as well as the GPA for those credits, earned prior to the actual enrollment in college does not count toward the student's renewal eligibility for the scholarship. Only those credits and grades earned while the student is a PROMISE Scholar count for purposes of determining renewal eligibility. For example: If a student received college credit while still in high school those credits will not be used in determining renewal eligibility.

Summer School Option: PROMISE does not pay for summer school. If a student falls short of either the GPA or credit hour requirement, he/she can attend summer school to meet renewal eligibility, but it will be at the expense of the student. For example: If a student takes summer school classes, the credits earned will be used toward the previous terms to determine PROMISE renewal eligibility. When students defer their attendance for a semester after high school, meaning they begin in the spring term, they are measured for renewal criteria based on the spring term and the following fall term. They do not have summer as an option to make up hours. Be cautious when advising these students to ensure they schedule enough hours.

Additional Renewal Information: Each student is responsible for keeping track of his/her academic progress and eligibility status. PROMISE will not notify a student who is in jeopardy of losing his/her scholarship.

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