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Keeping East Texas A&M’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 20268 days ago· COWORK

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

East Texas A&M'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: See notes
  • Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship — Tier 1: See notes
  • Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship — Tier 2: See notes
  • Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship — Tier 3: See notes
  • President's Promise Scholarship — Freshman Track: See notes
  • President's Promise Scholarship — Transfer Track: See notes
  • Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship — Tier 1: See notes
  • Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship — Tier 2: See notes
  • Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship — Tier 3: See notes
  • Honors Undergraduate Fellowship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • Presidential Scholarship

    $5,000/semester x up to 8 long semesters ($20,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: Top 10% of graduating high school class GPA

    To keep it: Maintain minimum 2.75 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA; enroll in and complete at least 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship — Tier 1

    $2,000/semester x up to 8 long semesters ($8,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: Around 3.8 GPA and rank near top 20% GPA

    To keep it: Maintain minimum 2.75 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA; enroll in and complete at least 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship — Tier 2

    $1,500/semester x up to 8 long semesters ($6,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: Around 3.5 GPA and rank near top 30% GPA

    To keep it: Maintain minimum 2.75 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA; enroll in and complete at least 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship — Tier 3

    $1,000/semester x up to 8 long semesters ($4,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: Around 3.0 GPA and rank near top 50% GPA

    To keep it: Maintain minimum 2.75 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA; enroll in and complete at least 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • President's Promise Scholarship — Freshman Track

    Full tuition (fees billed separately)

    To keep it: Maintain minimum 2.00 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA; enroll in and complete at least 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • President's Promise Scholarship — Transfer Track

    Full tuition (fees billed separately)

    To keep it: Maintain minimum 2.00 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA; enroll in and complete at least 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship — Tier 1

    $2,500/semester x up to 6 long semesters ($7,500 total value)

    Entry requirements: 3.8 college transfer cumulative GPA GPA

    To keep it: Maintain institutional term and cumulative GPA of 2.75; complete at least 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship — Tier 2

    $2,000/semester x up to 6 long semesters ($6,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: 3.5 college transfer cumulative GPA GPA

    To keep it: Maintain institutional term and cumulative GPA of 2.75; complete at least 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship — Tier 3

    $1,000/semester x up to 6 long semesters ($3,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: 3.0 college transfer cumulative GPA GPA

    To keep it: Maintain institutional term and cumulative GPA of 2.75; complete at least 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/

  • Honors Undergraduate Fellowship

    $2,000/semester x up to 8 semesters ($16,000 total value)

    Entry requirements: 3.8 or higher unweighted GPA (for automatic Honors admission); 3.0+ GPA eligible to apply with full application GPA

    To keep it: Renewal terms not explicitly stated on Honors pages beyond the 8-semester maximum. The fellowship is stackable with other university scholarships. Students not offered a Fellowship their first year may reapply in their second year.

    Source: https://www.etamu.edu/honors/

How families lose this aid

  • Assuming the Presidential Scholarship requires a specific GPA or test score rather than class rank

    The Presidential Scholarship is based solely on graduating in the top 10% of the high school class as submitted via official transcript. No minimum GPA or ACT/SAT threshold is published for this specific award.

  • Thinking the Blue and Gold GPA thresholds are hard cutoffs

    The page uses the word 'around' for the GPA requirements (e.g., 'around 3.8 GPA and rank near top 20%'). Tier placement is calculated from submitted transcript data and both GPA and class rank are evaluated together.

  • Confusing 'full tuition' with 'full cost of attendance' for the President's Promise

    The Texas Resident On-Campus COA is $24,004, of which tuition and fees (at 15 credit hours) total $10,026. The President's Promise covers tuition only, not fees, housing, food, books, or indirect costs.

  • Assuming the Blue and Gold Transfer Scholarship duration shown on the transfer landing page is current

    The transfer-specific landing page (etamu.edu/transfer-blue-and-gold/) shows 4-semester / 2-year values, while the undergraduate scholarships page (etamu.edu/undergraduate/scholarships/) shows 6-semester / 3-year values for the same tiers. The scholarships page has a newer modification date (2026-03-13 vs. 2025-07-10); students should confirm with the aid office.

  • Assuming the 15-credit-hour enrollment requirement is optional

    Both the Presidential and Blue and Gold scholarships require enrollment in AND completion of at least 15 credit hours of East Texas A&M coursework each fall and spring semester. Falling below 15 hours would affect renewal eligibility.

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA must I maintain to renew the Presidential or Blue and Gold Freshman Scholarship?
Recipients must maintain a minimum 2.75 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA, and must successfully enroll and complete a minimum of 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.
What GPA must I maintain to renew the President's Promise Scholarship?
Recipients must maintain a minimum 2.00 semester GPA and institutional cumulative GPA, and must successfully enroll and complete a minimum of 15 East Texas A&M credit hours each fall/spring semester.

How East Texas A&M compares across our verified dataset

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    East Texas A&M is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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 East Texas A&M’s own published materials.

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