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Keeping Paul Quinn’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 20264 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers
4 of 4
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
4
Renewal risk profile
low

Renewal risk profile

Paul Quinn's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

  • Work Program Scholarship (On-Campus): See notes
  • Corporate Work Program Scholarship: See notes
  • Honors College Scholarships (Vistra Scholarship & Strada Scholarship): See notes
  • Institutional Scholarships: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • Work Program Scholarship (On-Campus)

    $7,000

    To keep it: Earned each year through required Work Program participation (300-400 hours per academic year); page states the award is per year but does not publish separate renewal criteria.

    Source: https://paulquinn.edu/office-of-financial-aid/

  • Corporate Work Program Scholarship

    $13,000-$18,000

    To keep it: Stated as a per-year amount; eligibility for the Corporate Work Program begins after completing the Career Skills course, MOS certification, a year of on-campus work experience, and 25+ hours of professional development workshops (typically years 2-4).

    Source: https://paulquinn.edu/office-of-financial-aid/

  • Honors College Scholarships (Vistra Scholarship & Strada Scholarship)

    Full cost-of-attendance package

    Entry requirements: High school GPA: 3.5+ on a 4.0 scale (Honors College admission) GPA

    To keep it: Maintain a 3.0+ GPA (Vistra Scholarship) or 3.25+ GPA (Strada Scholarship) and participate in the Duke Mentor Program and Work Program career workshops; package covers up to five years.

    Source: https://paulquinn.edu/honors-college/

  • Institutional Scholarships

    Amount not published

    To keep it: Selection and renewal criteria may vary (no specifics published).

    Source: https://paulquinn.edu/office-of-financial-aid/

How families lose this aid

  • Expecting an automatic GPA/test-score merit scholarship grid.

    Paul Quinn publishes no merit grid. The financial aid page says only: 'We offer a limited number of institutional scholarships. Selection and renewal criteria may vary.' The headline awards are the Work Program Scholarship (earned by working) and competitive Honors College scholarships.

  • Ignoring the Honors scholarship GPA-maintenance cliffs.

    Honors scholarship holders must maintain a 3.0+ GPA (Vistra) or 3.25+ GPA (Strada) and participate in the Duke Mentor Program and Work Program career workshops — well above the college-wide 2.0 SAP minimum for keeping financial aid generally.

  • Letting GPA or pace slip while holding outside scholarships.

    PQC's SAP policy applies to 'financial assistance at PQC of any type (federal, state, institutional, or outside scholarships/grants)' — a 2.00 cumulative GPA and 67% completion pace are required to keep receiving aid.

Renewal questions families ask

What is the Honors College application deadline?
The Honors College FAQ (as of 2026-06-07) shows 'Application Opens: November 22, 2025' and 'Application Close: April 29, 2025' — the close date printed precedes the open date and appears to be a typo or stale text. Decisions are 'typically released on a rolling basis, with notifications sent by April 30 for regular decision applicants.' Confirm the exact deadline with Honorscollege@pqc.edu.
Does Paul Quinn have automatic merit scholarships based on GPA or test scores?
No grid is published. The financial aid page states only that the college offers 'a limited number of institutional scholarships. Selection and renewal criteria may vary.' Its signature aid is the Work Program Scholarship earned through required work.
What does the Honors College scholarship cover?
Qualified Honors students 'receive a full cost-of-attendance package, which includes tuition, fees, and room and board for up to five years' — but acceptance into the Honors College does not guarantee a scholarship; admitted students are prioritized for one of the two scholarships (Vistra, 3.0+ GPA to maintain; Strada, 3.25+ GPA).
What does Paul Quinn cost?
Per the published Schedule of Fees (Summer 2025-Spring 2026; tuition $435.75/credit hour), estimated direct costs are: Full-Time On-Campus $30,639.75/year (including the mandatory Summer Bridge term; fall+spring is $24,618), Full-Time Commuter $15,668/year, Full-Time Online $13,458/year. These are direct costs (tuition, fees, housing, meals), not a full cost-of-attendance budget, and 2026-27 figures were not yet posted.

How Paul Quinn compares across our verified dataset

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

    Paul Quinn 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 Paul Quinn’s own published materials.

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