The new Catholic Education & Community Partnership Award will be available to all first-time freshmen and transfer students who graduated from a Catholic high school with a 2.0 unweighted GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale or belong to or are registered members of a Catholic church and have a 2.0 unweighted GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale. Transfer students will be evaluated using the cumulative GPA of all colleges or universities attended. If a student has fewer than 15 earned college credits, their high school GPA may also be considered.

• Freshmen enrolling full-time in a traditional undergraduate program will receive either a Merit Based Scholarship or the Partnership Award—whichever provides the greater benefit. The 50% tuition award will automatically renew each year for students who:
• Maintain full-time enrollment, make satisfactory progress toward their undergraduate degree, and maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher.

Yes! In addition to this new initiative, students may also qualify for supplemental awards, which can be added on top of merit-based scholarships or partnership awards for those enrolled full-time in a traditional undergraduate program.