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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Scholarship awards for upperclassmen are
determined by their cumulative grade point average
at the college level. Scholarship applicants must
have at least a 2.5 grade point average to be eligible
for a college administered scholarship. Current
students may obtain the forms from the Admission
Advisors Office in the Student Center. Students
must reapply annually to be considered for
continued assistance.

Grants

The Federal Pell Grant is the foundation source for
all other aid programs. Applicants must submit the
Student Aid Report for all grants. No other needbased assistance grants, loans, or work-study can be
awarded until a student’s eligibility for the Federal
Pell Grant is determined.
When a student files a Free Application for Federal
Aid, the government processes the
application and sends a Student Aid Report to the
student’s address.

Student

The student then should submit the Student Aid
Report to the Financial Aid Office for an estimated
grant amount to be determined. The final Pell Grant
will be determined at the time of enrollment.
Other
available
grants are
the
Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
(SEOG), Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) and
Leveraging Educational Assistance Program
(LEAP). Students with exceptional need as
determined by the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid may be awarded one of these grants.

TEXAS Grant Program

The TEXAS (Toward Excellence, Access & Success)
Grant Program provides grants to help
academically-prepared, eligible students attend
higher education institutions in Texas. To compete
for a grant, a student must be a Texas resident; a
graduate of a public or accredited private high school
in Texas since fall 1998; enroll in college and receive
his/her TEXAS Grant within 16 months of high
school
graduation;
have
completed
the
recommended or advanced high school curriculum or
its equivalent; have financial need; have applied for
any available financial aid or assistance; be
enrolling full-time as of September 2005 in an
undergraduate degree or certificate program; and
not have been convicted of a felony or a crime
involving a controlled substance.
Students may apply for the TEXAS Grant Program
through the LSCPA Financial Aid Office. The award
amount is based on a minimum of 12 semester credit
hours taken by the student and the type of

institution the student attends. In general, it is an
amount equal to the student’s tuition and required
fees.
Students who continue in college and meet the
program’s academic standards can receive awards
for up to 150 semester credit hours or for six years,
whichever occurs first. In the first year of college, the
academic standards are set by the institution. In
subsequent years, the requirements are completion
of at least 75 percent of the hours taken in the prior
semester plus an overall grade point average in
college of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Texas Educational Opportunity
Grant (TEOG)

The Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program
provides grants to financially needy students
enrolled in Texas public two-year colleges. To
compete for the grant, a student must be a Texas
resident; show financial need; if applying for the
first-time award, have a family contribution of no
more than $2,000; register for the Selective Service
or be exempt from this requirement; be enrolled at
least 1/2 time (six semester credit hours) in an
associate degree or certificate program at a two-year
college in Texas; have not been granted an associate
or a baccalaureate degree; and have not been
convicted of a felony or a crime involving a controlled
substance.
Students who continue in college and who meet
program academic standards can receive awards for
up to 75 semester credit hours, for four years, or
until they receive an associate degree, whichever
comes first. In the first year of college, the academic
standards are set by the institution.
The academic requirements for continuing in the
program are completion of at least 75 percent of the
hours taken in the prior academic year, plus and
overall college grade point average of at least 2.5 on
a 4.0 scale. A student does not have to be a recent
graduate but must have less than 30 attempted
hours.

Valedictorians

Valedictorians from accredited Texas high schools
are entitled to an exemption from payment of tuition
for the two regular semesters immediately after
graduation.
Fees are not exempt. During registration,
valedictorians should report to the Financial Aid
Office for fee adjustments. Valedictorians of all
Texas high schools are certified by principals to the
Texas Education Agency. The College receives the
list for reference.

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