Board of Governors Distinguished Scholarship (3.5 – 4.0 GPA)
Value: $2000 ($1000 per semester)
Eligibility: To be considered, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Regularly admitted as a degree-seeking student at MSSU.
- Incoming undergraduate transfer student who has never attended MSSU [Credit received from MSSU as a non-degree seeking student (visiting high school, visiting college, dual admission, dual credit) will not disqualify one from consideration.]
- Transfer from an accredited 2-year or 4-year, public or private college/university and begin attending MSSU as a full-time student to pursue his/her first baccalaureate degree
- At least 24 earned post-high school, college level credit hours for all classes completed.
- Cumulative transfer grade point average of 3.50 or higher on all post-high school, college level classes.
Please Note: Final Scholarship awards are based on the student's cumulative GPA (from the completion of a minimum of 24 post-high school college-level credit hours). The MSSU Admissions Office must receive final official transcripts before students can be fully awarded a scholarship and have it paid on their university account.
Renewability: The Board of Governors Distinguished Scholarship may be received for a maximum of six (6) semesters of undergraduate study provided the recipient:
- Maintains status as a full-time MSSU undergraduate student (12 or more undergraduate credit hours) each semester, and
- Remains in good academic standing (not be placed on academic probation), and
- Maintains a minimum cumulative MSSU grade-point average of 3.25 upon completion of each academic year.
President’s Distinguished Scholarship (3.25 – 3.49 GPA)
Value: $1500 ($750 per semester)
Eligibility: To be considered, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Regularly admitted as a degree-seeking student at MSSU.
- Incoming undergraduate transfer student who has never attended MSSU [Credit received from MSSU as a non-degree seeking student (visiting high school, visiting college, dual admission, dual credit) will not disqualify one from consideration.]
- Transfer from an accredited 2-year or 4-year, public or private college/university and begin attending MSSU as a full-time student to pursue his/her first baccalaureate degree
- At least 24 earned post-high school, college level credit hours for all classes completed.
- Cumulative transfer grade point average of 3.25 -3.49 on all post-high school, college level classes.
Please Note: Final Scholarship awards are based on the student's cumulative GPA (from the completion of a minimum of 24 post-high school college-level credit hours). The MSSU Admissions Office must receive final official transcripts before students can be fully awarded a scholarship and have it paid on their university account.
Renewability: The Board of Governors Distinguished Scholarship may be received for a maximum of six (6) semesters of undergraduate study provided the recipient:
- Maintains status as a full-time MSSU undergraduate student (12 or more undergraduate credit hours) each semester, and
- Remains in good academic standing (not be placed on academic probation), and
- Maintains a minimum cumulative MSSU grade-point average of 3.0 upon completion of each academic year.
Dean’s Scholarship (3.0 – 3.24 GPA)
Value: $500 ($250 per semester)
Eligibility: To be considered, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Regularly admitted as a degree-seeking student at MSSU.
- Incoming undergraduate transfer student who has never attended MSSU [Credit received from MSSU as a non-degree seeking student (visiting high school, visiting college, dual admission, dual credit) will not disqualify one from consideration.]
- Transfer from an accredited 2-year or 4-year, public or private college/university and begin attending MSSU as a full-time student to pursue his/her first baccalaureate degree
- At least 24 earned post-high school, college level credit hours for all classes completed.
- Cumulative transfer grade point average of 3.0-3.24 on all post-high school, college level classes.
Please Note: Final Scholarship awards are based on the student's cumulative GPA (from the completion of a minimum of 24 post-high school college-level credit hours). The MSSU Admissions Office must receive final official transcripts before students can be fully awarded a scholarship and have it paid on their university account.
Renewability: The Board of Governors Distinguished Scholarship may be received for a maximum of six (6) semesters of undergraduate study provided the recipient:
- Maintains status as a full-time MSSU undergraduate student (12 or more undergraduate credit hours) each semester, and
- Remains in good academic standing (not be placed on academic probation), and
- Maintains a minimum cumulative MSSU grade-point average of 2.75 upon completion of each academic year.
