To be awarded a merit scholarship, first-year students must be admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences or a School of Education undergraduate program. Students may apply for admission through the Traditional Process and the Test-Optional Process. Applicants must submit their SAT or ACT scores when applying through the Traditional Process. For the Test-Optional Process, students must have a minimum unweighted, cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 and must demonstrate outstanding performance in core academic courses in English, math, science, and social sciences. A letter of academic or character reference and a graded writing assignment or writing sample are also required from test-optional candidates. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.