CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Scholarships are awarded to the entering students who best meet the following criteria: Minimum of 3.0 GPA on program prerequisites A one-page essay on “Why I Should Be Awarded A Scholarship” Review of references from their application Minimum 1000 GRE score (verbal and quantitative sections scores combined) Evidence of financial need determined by a review of a copy of most recent income tax return and acompleted Financial Need Estimator formTo retain a University scholarship, a recipient must: Remain a full-time student in the applicable degree program. Scholarships are not transferrable toanother University degree program. Remain enrolled each trimester in all courses in the established curricular pathway for the applicableprogram. Withdrawing from a course(s) would remove a student from the established curricularpathway causing him/her to be ineligible for the scholarship for the subsequent trimester. Be in good academic standing as defined in the student handbook at the end of each trimester.If a recipient does not meet any of these requirements, he/she will be ineligible for the scholarship awardfor the subsequent trimester. The scholarship would be reinstated the following term if the student againmeets the requirement.*University reserves the right to make changes to scholarship awards.ACADEMIC POLICIES AND REGULATIONSGrading SystemAcademic degree programs use a 4.0 scale to calculate grade point averages (GPA).Letter Grade Quality PointsA 4.00B+ 3.50B 3.00C+ 2.50C 2.00D+ 1.50D 1.00F 0.00Credit and quality points are not included in GPA calculations for the following grades:AU AuditF FailI IncompleteNG No Grade ReportedP PassW WithdrawGrade ChangesOnly the course instructor can initiate grade changes. The grade change must first be submitted by theinstructor to the Program Director for initial approval. The Registrar will post any approved grade changeto the official academic record.24