Prairie View A & M University (out-of-state)

The Regents’ Student Merit Scholarship is the University’s most prestigious award. The Regents’ scholarship covers up to $10,000 per academic year for tuition and mandatory fees. Each Regent Scholar will receive additional scholarship funding to meet the cost for up to 18 credit hours, on campus housing, meals and books ($600 per semester). Regents’ Scholars who are non-residents are eligible for an out-of-state tuition waiver. The criteria for the scholarship are as follows: -Must have graduated from a high school within 12 months of enrolling at Prairie View A&M University. -Student cannot be considered a transfer student from another college or university. -Must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative high school GPA. (3.50 on a 4.0 scale) -Must have a minimum SAT score of 1260 (New SAT)/1760 (Old SAT) Verbal,Writing and Math only or 26 composite ACT score. The SAT or ACT score is same day testing. A combination of test scores from multiple sittings will not be used to determine the minimum required score. -The Regents’ Student Merit Scholarships are renewable up to four years (eight semesters) provided the student earns 30 semester credit hours per academic year with a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA. -Coursework taken during a summer session cannot be used to meet the required credit load or GPA renewal requirements.