This scholarship is for the first year of college attendance. You may not use a year of eligibility at one school and expect eligibility at another school. This scholarship is for residents and nonresidents who have completed at least 120 hours of college work and who are enrolled at least half time. Grade point average must equal that which is required for graduation. Students are required to sign a statement delcaring their intent to take the written exam, conducted by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, for a certificate of public accountancy.
Applications are available through the director of financial aid.
The student must be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program in a teaching field which experiences a critical shortage of teachers in Texas in the year in which the student begins the degree program or agrees to teach in a public school in Texas in a community certified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a critical shortage of teachers. The student must agree to teach full-time for five years at the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in Texas in a field or community experiencing a critical shortage. This loan program is formerly the Guaranteed Student Loan program. The criterion for this loan is much the same as with the Stafford Student Loan program administered through the federal programs. With this program, you must be a Texas resident.