NON-RESIDENT FEE WAIVER
Out-of-State Fee Waiver Scholarship: Option 1
The University of Louisiana System approved an out-of-state fee waiver scholarship
for new non-resident beginning freshmen and undergraduate transfer applicants who
meet the following University of Louisiana System-defined criteria:
- First-time freshman (less than 18 transferable credit hours completed) shall have
an ACT composite score of 21 (or an equivalent SAT score) and a cumulative high school
grade point average of 2.25 or higher. Such students must also have no need for developmental
courses. Students with transfer credit must have a 2.0 cumulative transferrable grade
point average on all college-level work.
- Transfer students (at least 18 transferable credit hours completed) shall have at
least a 2.5 transferrable cumulative grade point average on college-level course work
and no remaining developmental course requirements. Students must be eligible to return
to their previous institution.
To continue receiving the out-of-state waiver in subsequent semesters, including summer,
a student must meet all of the following criteria:
- Maintain status as a full-time student
- Remain in "good" academic standing
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress
To drop below full-time status, to stay out of school for a fall or spring semester,
or to be placed on academic probation or suspension will forfeit the waiver. A student
may reapply after the completion of one regular semester of full-time enrollment in
"GOOD" academic standing.
Note: The following categories of students are not eligible for the waiver: Graduate students;
students who have already earned a bachelor's degree; and international students.
Out-of-State Fee Waiver Scholarship: Option 2 – Performance
A student with high achievement in dance performance, debate, visual arts, music performance,
or theatre performance may be granted a waiver if that student's presence will improve
the educational opportunities of other students. Cheerleaders, flag corps, university-recognized
or sponsored spirit groups that perform at athletic game activities, and the SGA president,
as well as certain others may also be considered in this group. The applying student
must meet each of the following criteria:
- Demonstrate high achievement in the appropriate performance area.
- Have a cumulative minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in high school,
if applying prior to entering college, or on at least 24 semester hours of college
work.
- Demonstrate leadership.
- Receive a satisfactory rating in an interview (personal or by telephone). Interview
must be documented.
- Commit to participate in the appropriate area (dance performance, debate, music performance,
theatre performance) at the granting institution.
To continue receiving the out-of-state waiver in subsequent semesters, including summer,
a student must meet the following criteria:
- Maintain satisfactory participation and performance in the appropriate collegiate
activity. Failure to maintain satisfactory participation and performance in one semester
will result in forfeiting the waiver for subsequent semesters. After reestablishing
satisfactory performance for at least one semester (not a summer semester), the student
may reapply for the waiver. A student may be exempted from this requirement by an
appropriately designated official of the university after one academic year of performance.
- Maintain status as a full-time student.
- Maintain a semester and cumulative 2.0 grade point average. If the semester or cumulative
GPA falls below 2.0, the student may retain the waiver for the succeeding semester,
but will forfeit the waiver if the semester or cumulative GPA is below 2.0 at the
close of that succeeding semester.
Note: The following categories of students are not eligible for the waiver: Graduate students;
other students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree; and international students.
Out-of-State Fee Waiver Scholarship: Option 3 – International
The University of Louisiana System approved an out-of-state fee waiver scholarship
for new international undergraduate student applicants who meet the following System-defined
criteria:
1. First-time freshmen (under 18 credits of college-level work completed)
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Minimum TOEFL score of 525 paper, 195 computer 75 Internet-based or IELTS Band 6.0,
and
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Have completed a recognized secondary program comparable to U.S. high school graduation
with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.25 or higher, and
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Have no need for developmental course work.
2. Transfer students (have completed at least 18 credits of coursework in the U.S.)
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- Cumulative GPA of 2.5 on college level work, AND
- Have no need for developmental course work, AND
- Be eligible to return to their previous institution.
International students for whom English is a second language are required to demonstrate
college-level English proficiency by submitting the minimum required TOEFL Score.
International students whose official language is English shall be expected to satisfy
the same requirements as students from the United States.
To continue receiving the out-of-state waiver in subsequent semesters, including summer,
a student must meet all of the following criteria:
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Maintain status as a full-time student
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Remain in "good" academic standing
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Maintain satisfactory academic progress
To drop below full-time status, to stay out of school for a fall or spring semester,
or to be placed on academic probation or suspension will forfeit the waiver. A student
may reapply after the completion of one regular semester of full-time enrollment in
"GOOD" academic standing.
Note: The following categories of students are not eligible for the waiver: Graduate students;
students who have already earned a bachelor's degree; and currently enrolled non-resident
students who enrolled prior to the effective date of this scholarship (Spring 2002).
