Guaranteed Scholarships

The SWOSU Scholarship Committee has approved the set standards for guaranteed scholarships to be awarded to incoming Oklahoma resident freshmen who are high school graduates and apply by the March 1st deadline for priority consideration. Any student who applies and meets certain criteria by the deadline of March 1st receives a guaranteed scholarship on a first come first served basis provided funds are available. Additional scholarship awards of varying amounts maybe awarded at the Scholarship Committee’s discretion after March 1st provided funds are available. Shown below are the guaranteed minimum scholarships students in these classifications may receive provided funds are available. Tuition Scholarships offered shall be at the tuition rate in effect at the time the student enrolls. All students are encouraged to apply for scholarship consideration.

Scholarships are awarded based upon a point total using the following formula:

(High School Cumulative GPA x 100) + (ACT Composite Score x 10) = Point Total

Awards to be distributed are:

Point Total	Earns	Value
680 - up	University Scholar Scholarship	Up to 16 hours tuition and fees per term Guaranteed for two semesters *
660 - 679	Distinguished Freshman Scholarship	Up to 16 hours tuition per term Guaranteed for two semesters
625 - 659	Southwestern Scholar Scholarship	12 Hours tuition per term Guaranteed for two semesters

To qualify for these scholarships:

Students must submit a completed SWOSU Freshman Scholarship Application to the Office of Student Financial Services, either faxed or postmarked by March 1st preceding the University’s fall semester immediately following high school graduation. A six or seven semester high school GPA is required using a 4.00 GPA scale (other grading scales must be converted using 4.00 as the maximum GPA possible for calculation).

Student Financial Services (SFS) will confirm the point total based on the high school counselor’s information section on the application and send a preliminary scholarship guarantee for those who qualify. After notification a student must accept the award by the date specified to secure the scholarship(s). If a student declines a scholarship she or he should contact SFS. All freshman scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time (12 or more hours per semester).

All SWOSU faculty and staff are encouraged to share this information with prospective students to help them see the excellent funding opportunities for new freshmen available at SWOSU.

*The University Scholar Scholarship offers renewable criteria for those students who earn a 3.25 retention GPA at SWOSU and who also complete at least 24 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters only. Renewable awards are for 16 hours of tuition scholarship per semester. No fees are paid on renewed University Scholar awards.