Texas College award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at Texas College?
We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.
The short answer
5 of 5 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
- 5 of 5
- One-time tiers
- 0
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 5
- Renewal risk profile
- moderate
Renewal risk profile
Texas College'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 Program: See notes
- Dean's Scholarship Program: See notes
- Honors Scholarship Program: See notes
- Transfer Scholarship Award: See notes
- Achievement Scholarship Award: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Presidential Scholarship Program
Up to full tuitionEntry requirements: 3.8 or higher GPA · 1060 SAT · 23 or above ACT
To keep it: Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.7 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College
Source: https://www.texascollege.edu/office-of-bradmissions/financial-aid/scholarships/
Dean's Scholarship Program
$4,000Entry requirements: 3.5 or higher GPA · 990 SAT · 21 or above ACT
To keep it: Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.5 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College
Source: https://www.texascollege.edu/office-of-bradmissions/financial-aid/scholarships/
Honors Scholarship Program
$3,000Entry requirements: 3.0 or higher GPA · 860 SAT · 18 or above ACT
To keep it: Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.0 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College
Source: https://www.texascollege.edu/office-of-bradmissions/financial-aid/scholarships/
Transfer Scholarship Award
$2,000Entry requirements: 2.7 in transfer GPA
To keep it: Must enroll in and maintain 15 or more hours; Must maintain a 2.7 G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College
Source: https://www.texascollege.edu/office-of-bradmissions/financial-aid/scholarships/
Achievement Scholarship Award
$2,000Entry requirements: 2.7 or higher GPA
To keep it: Must enroll in and maintain 15 or more hours; Must maintain a 2.7 G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College
Source: https://www.texascollege.edu/office-of-bradmissions/financial-aid/scholarships/
How families lose this aid
- Assuming the Presidential Scholarship is a full ride.
The page states the amount is 'Up to the cost of tuition' — tuition only. It does not cover the $900/semester student fees, room ($2,100/semester), or board ($1,900/semester) shown on the Tuition & Fees page, and even the tuition portion is 'up to,' not guaranteed in full.
- Assuming you get a scholarship automatically because you meet the GPA/ACT cutoffs.
The scholarships page says 'A limited number Texas College funded and endowed scholarships are available. To be considered, students must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application for the appropriate scholarship and semester.' Meeting the stats only makes you eligible to apply; awards are limited in number.
- Missing the renewal cliff: Presidential renewal requires a 3.7 GPA — higher than many schools' renewal bars — plus enrolling in 15 hours and passing 12 every semester.
Each tier has its own renewal GPA (Presidential 3.7, Dean's 3.5, Honors 3.0, Achievement/Transfer 2.7) and all require enrolling in at least 15 semester hours. Dropping to 12 enrolled hours can cost the award even with a strong GPA.
Renewal questions families ask
- What is the scholarship application deadline?
- No deadline date is published on the scholarships page. It says students 'must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application for the appropriate scholarship and semester,' with downloadable applications for new freshmen and for current/transfer students. Ask the aid office for the current-cycle deadline.
Rules that bite at Texas College
The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Texas College's own tier rules and not generic advice.
- Renewal rulePresidential Scholarship Program: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.7 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
How Texas College compares across our verified dataset
- 69 of 749 verified schools publish a top renewal tier requiring 3.5+ GPA or major-GPA gating.
Texas College is one of them. Calibrate year-one academic load against the renewal floor, not just freshman survival.
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Texas College 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 Texas College’s own published materials.
- Cost of attendanceTexas College cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersPresidential Scholarship Program