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Prairie View A&M award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Prairie View A&M?

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

2 of 2 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

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At a glance

Renewable tiers
2 of 2
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
2
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Prairie View 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.

  • The Regents' Student Merit Scholarship: 3.2 GPA
  • Presidential Academic Scholarship: 3.0 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

  • The Regents' Student Merit Scholarship

    Tuition and mandatory fees, on-campus housing, meals and books ($600 per semester)

    Entry requirements: 3.50 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1260 (Verbal, Writing and Math only) SAT · 26 composite ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four years (eight semesters) provided the student earns 30 semester credit hours per academic year with a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA (fall and spring semesters only; summer coursework cannot be used to meet the credit load or GPA renewal requirements). Regent scholars must reside on campus for the housing component to be paid.

    Source: https://www.pvamu.edu/oss/types-of-scholarships/university-scholarships/

  • Presidential Academic Scholarship

    $11,400.00 per year

    Entry requirements: 3.25 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1190 (Verbal, Writing and Math only) SAT · 24 composite ACT

    To keep it: Renewable up to four years (eight semesters) provided the student earns 30 semester credit hours per academic year with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (fall and spring semesters only; summer coursework cannot be used to meet the credit load or GPA renewal requirements). Presidential scholars do not have to reside on campus to receive the scholarship.

    Source: https://www.pvamu.edu/oss/types-of-scholarships/university-scholarships/

How families lose this aid

  • Letting renewal slide on summer credits or a weak spring.

    Both awards renew only on 30 fall+spring credit hours per year with a 3.2 (Regents') or 3.0 (Presidential) cumulative GPA, reviewed every spring; summer coursework does not count toward the credit or GPA renewal requirement, and you get only one appeal — ever — if you fall short.

Renewal questions families ask

Do I need a test score even though PVAMU is test-optional?
Yes for scholarships. Admission is test-optional, but 'test scores are required for scholarship eligibility.' The Regents' requires 1260 SAT or 26 ACT and a 3.50 GPA; the Presidential requires 1190 SAT or 24 ACT and a 3.25 GPA — same-day test scores only (no superscoring).
How do I renew the award each year?
Earn 30 credit hours over fall and spring and maintain a 3.2 cumulative GPA (Regents') or 3.0 cumulative GPA (Presidential), reviewed every spring for up to four years / eight semesters. Summer coursework does not count. Regent scholars must live on campus for the housing component; Presidential scholars do not.

How Prairie View A&M compares across our verified dataset

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

    Prairie View A&M 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 Prairie View A&M’s own published materials.

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