Academic Catalog 2018-2019

tion, come to campus for an interview, and write an essay that will be reviewed by select faculty members. Honors Scholarship: Incoming students have the opportunity to apply to the Hon- ors Program. To qualify for the Honors program, students must have a minimum 25 ACT (composite score) or 1140 SAT (combination of math and verbal scores), or they must be eligible for the Presidential Scholarship. Students can apply and submit essays online. Students who are admitted into the program will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship that is renewable each year of participation. Athletic Scholarships: Awarded by the coaching staff, this scholarship is renewable based on the criteria of the coach and the standards of NAIA. Fine Arts Scholarships: Awarded to students who have demonstrated talent in the areas of visual and performing arts, these scholarships are determined by audition before the faculty of the Music, Art and Theatre Departments. Worship Team Scholarships: Awarded to students who have demonstrated talent in the areas of visual and performing arts, these scholarships are determined by audition before the faculty of the Music, Art and Theatre Departments. Award amount is $10,000 per year. This scholarship is renewable for all four years of full-time enrollment provided the students meets the criteria established by Student Development and maintains Satisfactory Academic Progress. Promise Scholarship: Awarded by our Admissions staff based on the criteria set by the Admissions Department. The amount is unique for each qualifying student based on need. This scholarship is renewable for all four years of full-time enrollment provided the student maintains Satisfactory Academic Progress. Other Sources: We encourage students to seek aid from every possible source, such as Veteran’s Affairs, Rehabilitative Services, employer reimbursement, employer pay, community and civic organizations, churches, and local scholarship programs. Students should also check out www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.org. Students should notify us if they are receiving an outside award, so that the expected award may be included in the award package. This will help determine your balance due at the start of the school year in advance of receiving these funds. It is also important that we include these awards in your financial aid package to avoid any federal overpayment conditions, which could affect your future eligibility for aid. Enrollment & Academic Decisions Affecting Your Aid Eligibility Your financial aid award is an estimate of your federal, state, and institutional eligibility. Factors that could change, lower, or even eliminate your financial aid eligibility include: • not attending, dropping, or withdrawing from courses and/or sub-terms you are registered to attend, • completely withdrawing, • failing to properly withdraw, • failing to maintain Financial Aid satisfactory academic progress, • providing incomplete or inaccurate information during the application process, • receiving additional sources of aid (such as outside grants or private loans), • receiving aid above the amount of tuition, • changing enrollment level (some scholarships require full-time enrollment; Stafford loans require half-time enrollment),

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