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Financial Aid

 

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) – award is $750

  • U.S. citizen
  • Eligible for a federal Pell Grant (0 to 4110 EFC)
  • Be enrolled full-time in a degree program
  • Student must have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study after January 1, 2006 – see below
  • A student who was previously enrolled in an undergraduate program does not qualify
  • Dually enrolled students are eligible for the AC Grant provided they were not formally admitted into an undergraduate program of study by a postsecondary institution

Rigorous Secondary School Program Options

The following coursework must have been completed with passing grades:

  • 4 years of English
  • 3 years of math (including Algebra and a higher level course such as Algebra II, Geometry, or Data Analysis and Statistics)
  • 3 years of science (including at least two courses from biology, chemistry or physics)
  • 3 years of social studies
  • 1 year foreign language (sign language does count as a foreign language)


OR

  • Two Advanced Placement (AP) courses with a minimum passing examination score of 3

ACG – Year 2 – award is $1,300

  • Student must have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study after January 1, 2005,
  • Completed 30 credit hours, and
  • Attained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA during the first year of the student’s undergraduate program