requirements to retain merit?

[Anonymous]

I understand it depends on the school, but is there a typical? I have seen at lot of maintaining a 3.0 but is there also a requirement to take 15 credits each semester?

[Anonymous]

For my kid it’s 3.5 and at least 15 credits, but I’m sure this varies by school, and possibly by scholarship

[Anonymous]

My kid’s school has no requirements

[Anonymous]

My kid's school just says you have to maintain regular academic standing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For my kid it’s 3.5 and at least 15 credits, but I’m sure this varies by school, and possibly by scholarship

Either easy school or they want their money back!!

[Anonymous]

I’ve frequently seen 3.0 at 12 credits, but I’ve also seen a 2.5 (I don’t recall if/what credit requirements were for that one).

It varies, you just need to confirm your specific one.

[Anonymous]

^also, I’ve seen ones where the minimum required credits might not graduate you in 4 years, but the scholarship is still only for 4 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid's school just says you have to maintain regular academic standing.

Same with mine

[Anonymous]

C'mon, OP, don't be dense. It depends on the particular college and award. It's all in the fine print.

[Anonymous]

I don't remember for sure, but think it was a 3.2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand it depends on the school, but is there a typical? I have seen at lot of maintaining a 3.0 but is there also a requirement to take 15 credits each semester?

Think my kid's at UMD is 3.0/15

[Anonymous]

My kid can't go below 3.2.

[Anonymous]

Especially if there's a high GPA requirement, consider this: for your's kid's major, the college knows the historic GPA distribution for the major, and for the prerequisites required to get into the major. You don't.

[Anonymous]

DC has 3 scholarships. Two are 2.0/12 and one is 3.2/12.

[Anonymous]

My kid has to maintain 2.0 gpa to keep his merit aid. Thank God, because as an engineering major, it would have been gone by now.