| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.50 |
| Liaison | Tracey Coronado |
| Submission Date | March 23, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Missouri State University
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Tamera
Jahnke Dean College of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
TRIO SSS provides a stipend to low income designated students each semester. Freshmen/Sophomores can get up to $738 each semester based on enrollment and Juniors/Seniors can get up to $488 each semester. Low income designation is based on the students' FAFSA and/or Federal Income Tax Forms that the student provides.
A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
The Financial Aid packaging policy is a campus-based funding from federal sources awarded to the neediest students and includes supplimental educational opportunity grand (SEOG), Perkins Loan funds, and Federal Work Study funding.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
There are presentations to departments by the Offices of Student Financial Aid and TRIO.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
Missouri State has a TRIO Upward Bound program that works with three of the six high schools in Springfield. website: http://www.missouristate.edu/upwardbound/89897.htm
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
The Missouri State PROMISE Scholarship (http://www.missouristate.edu/financialaid/scholarships/promise.htm) targets those families who have applied for federal financial aid with incomes at or below 15% of the poverty level. Hutchens/SGA Centennial Leaders Scholarship has a higher value if student has a financial need. Hundreds of donor funded scholarships require that a student have financial need as determined by the federal FAFSA application (too many to list individually).
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
The Office of Student Financial Aid presents a series of "Financial Aid Nights" to area high schools designed to help all families through the process of completing the FAFSA.
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
Admissions works with the Kaufman (Kansas City, MO) and Wyman (St. Louis, MO) groups to reach low-income, first generation students. Additionally, with new admissions conselors for diversity outreach and recruitment, more focus is given at the high school and middle school levels in terms of college preparation and college search programs. Two additional programs focused on specific under-represented students also affect a large population of low-income students are the Youth Empowerment Conference (aimed at 9th-12th grade students in the Springfield Public Schools)and the STEP Conference (Student Transition Education Program- aimed at Hispanic 7th-12th grade students through Southwest Missouri). In additional, presentations by TRIO Staff and Adult Student Services are done during Adult Student Services Orientations and when Community College visits occur on campus.
A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
Any student who does not meet admission requirements (GPA/class rank and test score), but does meet core requirements, may start in the summer term on a probationary status (Missouri residents only). Specific programming and support efforts are provided for these students.
A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
A portion of TRIO funds are set aside to help students in emergency situations.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
Missouri State has developed a resource book which is a listing of services the Springfield community has in order to help students. This includes help with utilities, how to apply for food stamps, where to go to get help with cleaning supplies, etc.
The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
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