Two-year or four-year Maryland college or university

Traditional-aged students are post-secondary students under 25 years old who enroll directly from high school; non-traditional students are typically 25 years of age or older, who may have delayed post-secondary education enrollment, are financially independent of parents, work full-time, and/or have dependents other than spouse; special populations refers to students who must overcome barriers that may require special consideration and attention to ensure equal opportunity for success and in an educational setting.

Non-traditional students

Geographical range of eligible students: all local students, all statewide students, all students nationally.

Statewide

First-dollar programs provide tuition assistance regardless of federal financial aid. Last-dollar programs provide tuition assistance after considering federal financial aid (e.g., Pell Grant). Plus programs provide some kind of monetary support for expenses other than tuition.

Last Dollar

Any

One year = two semesters; Two years (Associate Degree) = four semesters. A Promise that may go up to a Bachelor's degree level will be 4+

4+ semesters semester(s)

Public

None

CSA programs often have specific names such as "College Kick Start" so be sure to check any college savings accounts you have to see if they are CSAs.

No

Yes

Full-Time

Current high school seniors enrolled must have earned an unweighted cumulative 2.5 GPA at the end of their first semester of high school and be under the age of 22. Rounding of GPAs is not allowed.GED applicants must have scored a minimum of 165 per module on the GED examination and be under the age of 26 at the time of receiving the award. Income restriction are based on household size.

No

Full-time status is defined as 12 or 15 credits per semester (24 or 30 per year). Part-time is less than those levels.

12 credit hours per semester; Students who have received the award for at least two years and thereafter must: o annually complete 30 credits in order to have their awards renewed for the full amount or; o annually complete 24-29 credits in order to have their awards renewed for a prorated amount.

While in college, what GPA do you need to keep the Promise? (Satisfactory Academic Progress, or SAP, is usually 2.0)

Not Specified

None