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Coastal Carolina award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Coastal Carolina?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago

The short answer

10 of 10 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

See every award rule, common mistake, and source

At a glance

Renewable tiers
10 of 10
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
10
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Coastal Carolina's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

  • Presidential Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
  • President's Scholar Award: Full-time enrollment
  • Provost's Scholar Award: Full-time enrollment
  • Coastal Scholar Award: Full-time enrollment
  • Teal Scholar Award: Full-time enrollment
  • South Carolina Scholar Award: Full-time enrollment
  • Visual and Performing Arts Award: Full-time enrollment
  • PGA Golf Management Trustee Award: Full-time enrollment
  • PGA Golf Management University Award: Full-time enrollment
  • PGA Golf Management Wall Award: Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

  • Presidential Scholarship

    $6,000 per year (in-state) / $19,662 per year (out-of-state)

    Entry requirements: minimum 3.75 CORE GPA GPA · 1390+ SAT · 31+ ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years of enrollment (a total of eight semesters); recipients must meet annual renewal requirements defined as 30 credits and a 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA, enrolled full-time (12-18 credit hours) each fall and spring.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • President's Scholar Award

    $5,000 per year (in-state) / $13,000 per year (out-of-state)

    Entry requirements: minimum 3.5 CORE GPA GPA · 1300+ SAT · 28+ ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • Provost's Scholar Award

    $4,000 per year (in-state) / $10,000 per year (out-of-state)

    Entry requirements: minimum 3.5 CORE GPA GPA · 1230+ SAT · 26+ ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • Coastal Scholar Award

    $3,000 per year (in-state) / $7,500 per year (out-of-state)

    Entry requirements: minimum 3.5+ CORE GPA GPA · 1160+ SAT · 24+ ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • Teal Scholar Award

    $2,000 per year (in-state) / $4,500 per year (out-of-state)

    Entry requirements: minimum 3.3+ CORE GPA GPA · 1060+ SAT · 21+ ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • South Carolina Scholar Award

    $1,000 per year (in-state only)

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • Visual and Performing Arts Award

    $3,000 per year (in-state) / $7,500 per year (out-of-state)

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • PGA Golf Management Trustee Award

    $5,000 per year (in-state) / $13,000 per year (out-of-state)

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • PGA Golf Management University Award

    $4,000 per year (in-state) / $10,000 per year (out-of-state)

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

  • PGA Golf Management Wall Award

    $3,000 per year (in-state) / $7,500 per year (out-of-state)

    To keep it: Renewable up to four continuous years (eight semesters); 30 credits and 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA per year, full-time enrollment required.

    Source: https://www.coastal.edu/meritawards/

How families lose this aid

  • Treating the merit profile thresholds (GPA/SAT/ACT) as a strict automatic formula.

    CCU uses a holistic review of weighted and unweighted HS GPA plus an institutionally calculated 'core' GPA and a Rigor Score. The published profiles (e.g., 3.75 CORE GPA / 1390 SAT for Presidential) are guidelines; your exact tier is set by that review, not a single number.

Renewal questions families ask

How do I keep my merit award each year?
Meet the annual renewal requirements — 30 credits and a 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA — while enrolled full-time (12-18 credit hours) each fall and spring. Freshman awards renew for up to four continuous years (eight semesters).

Rules that bite at Coastal Carolina

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Coastal Carolina's own tier rules and not generic advice.

  • Renewal rulePresidential Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable up to four continuous years of enrollment (a total of eight semesters); recipients must meet annual renewal requirements defined as 30 credits and a 3.0 CCU cumulative GPA, enrolled full-time (12-18 credit hours) each fall and spring. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Coastal Carolina compares across our verified dataset

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Coastal Carolina is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Coastal Carolina’s own published materials.

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