Eligibility Requirements

 

To qualify to apply for the program, you must meet the following criteria:

• You must be a citizen of the U.S. or a permanent resident

• You must be an incoming freshman or a currently enrolled freshman or sophomore at the University, or a previous participant in a TRIO program.

You must meet one or more of the following conditions:

• Neither parent has graduated from a four-year institution of higher education

• Your family’s income is not over the limit set by the U.S. Department of Education

• You have documentation of a disability (i.e., sensory impaired, physical disability, or other documented disability)

And you must have a program-approved academic need as defined by one or more of the statements below:

• High school GPA of 2.5 or lower

• ACT score of 20 or below on any one subtest

• SAT total score of 920 or below

• SAT Math sub-score of 460 or below

• Placement into an ALRH and/or ALMA class

• College cumulative GPA of 2.0 or below

• Failing grades in one or more courses in a single semester

• Returning adult student (5 or more years have passed since you attended school)

• In danger of losing financial aid/scholarship due to GPA

• Are a “conditional admit” student

• Have been placed on academic probation or continued scholastic probation

• Are enrolled in a highly demanding and stressful course of study, including, but not limited to: nursing, pre-med, pre-pharmacy, pre-engineering, pre-veterinary sciences, and CART.