| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.06 |
| Liaison | Saiyare Refaei |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2010 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Pacific Lutheran University
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
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Soltis Director Financial Aid |
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Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
PLU supports a "College Bound" program on campus. Previously "Upward Bound", this program reaches out to at risk high school students and encourages their efforts towards a college education.
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A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
PLU gifts financial aid based on need. In addition there is block pricing offered, and J-term and summer discounts.
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
PLU supports a "College Bound" program on campus. Previously "Upward Bound", this program reaches out to at risk high school students and encourages their efforts towards a college education.
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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
Q Club Scholarship
Eligibility: Awarded to full-time students. Based on academic achievement and financial need. Q Club is a group of more than 2,000 friends and alumni committed to making PLU accessible to deserving students.
Amount: Varies, depends on need.
Comments or Conditions: No separate application required. FAFSA required.
University Grant
Eligibility: Full-time students.
Amount: Varies, depends on need.
Comments or Conditions: No separate application required. Based on financial need, FAFSA required.
Dollars for Scholars
Eligibility: Students receiving scholarships from any Dollars for Scholars chapter.
Amount: Varies. Up to $1,000 per student.
Comments or Conditions: The university matches Dollars for Scholars chapter awards, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000 per student, based on financial need. Dollars for Scholars is a program of Scholarship America.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
Eligibility: At least half-time students.
Amount: At least $100, varies with need.
Comments or Conditions: Based on financial need, priority given to students with Pell Grant eligibility.
Washington State Need Grant (WSNG)
Eligibility: At least half-time students.
Amount: Subject to state funding.
Comments or Conditions: Based on financial need.
Federal Pell Grant
Eligibility: Students taking at least one credit.
Amount: $278 - $2775 per semester for full time enrollment, prorated for less than full-time enrollment.
Comments or Conditions: Based on financial need.
Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
Eligibility: At least half-time students. Must have completed a high school curriculum deemed to be academically rigorous by the U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility limited to Federal Pell Grant recipients in their first or second year of study. Second year grant requires 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Amounts: For first year students (0- 29 cumulative credits), $750 annually or $375 per semester. For second year students (30 - 59 cumulative credits), $1300 annually or $650 per semester, prorated for less than full time enrollment.
Comments or Conditions: This federal program is currently scheduled to expire after the 2010-11 academic year.
Federal National SMART Grant (Science & Math Access to Retain Talent)
Eligibility: At least half-time students. Eligibility is limited to Federal Pell Grant recipients in their third or fourth year of study. To qualify, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and be registered in coursework and declared a major that has been selected as
SMART Grant eligible by the U.S. Department of Education (generally natural sciences, math, and foreign languages)..
Amounts: $2000 per semester, $4,000 per year, prorated for less than full time enrollment.
Comments or Conditions: For each semester the grant is received, student must be enrolled in a course required by its designated major. This federal program is currently scheduled to expire after the 2010-11 academic year.
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
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A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
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A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
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A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
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A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
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The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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