New Student Education Grant

The New Student Education Grant is an institutional grant program providing a one-time award that can be applied against the tuition of a student's third class, in the amount of $500 for associate and bachelor’s degree students and $1,000 for master’s and doctoral students. The grant is available to new students who:

1. Have never attended the University.

2. Apply for and are cleared for registration to begin a class in a University associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree program online or at a local campus between 12 am MST November 30, 2012, and 11:59 pm MST February 28, 2013.

3. Begin their first course within the required start dates as described below, based on degree program:

   • New students entering the University’s associate or bachelor’s degree program with fewer than 24 credits must successfully complete the University Orientation Workshop, UNIV/100 or UNIV/101, must start UNIV/100 or UNIV/101 and post attendance in their first credit-bearing course on or before February 28, 2013. They must then post attendance in the third credit-bearing course in the degree program no later than June 30, 2013.

   • New students entering the University’s associate or bachelor’s program with 24 or more credits must start the first course on or before February 28, 2013, complete the first two credit-bearing courses in the degree program and post attendance in the third credit-bearing course in the degree program no later than June 30, 2013.

   • New students entering the University’s master’s program must start the first course on or before February 28, 2013, complete the first two credit-bearing courses in the degree program and post attendance in the third course in the degree program no later than June 30, 2013.

   • New students entering the University’s doctoral program must start the first course on or before February 28, 2013, complete the first two three-credit courses in the degree program (these normally follow several zero-credit or shorter-length courses) and post attendance in the third three-credit course in the degree program no later than July 31, 2013.

This grant is not available to residents of West Virginia. This grant is also not applicable to students attending local campuses in Ohio. This grant does not apply to students enrolling in certificate programs. UNIV/100, UNIV/101 (the University Orientation Workshop) and DSO/700 (Doctoral Student Orientation) are not considered eligible courses. This grant is valid for one degree program only and cannot be combined with any other promotion or offer, with the exception of the Student Body Tuition Freeze, Location Realignment MOU, or Thinking Ahead Grant, unless specified in writing by the University. Additionally, employees of Apollo Group, Inc., or its subsidiaries, and their spouses and children, are ineligible for this grant.