Eligibility Requirements for the McNair Scholars Program
- Applicants must be either low-income individuals who are first-generation
college students, and/or members of a group traditionally underrepresented
in doctorate education – African American, Hispanic and American
Indian/Alaskan Native. (The Federal Guidelines define the term "first
generation college student" as (A) an individual both of whose
parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or (B) in the case
of any individual who regularly resided with and received support
from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not
complete a baccalaureate degree.)
- Applicants must have completed 60 academic units. (For the purpose
of determining the number of units you have completed, you may include
the number of units you are currently enrolled in this semester.)
- Applicants must be enrolled in a formal degree program at California
State University, Long Beach on a full-time basis.
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents of the
United States.
- Applicants must be considering future doctoral study. (Students interested
in studying law, dentistry, medicine or veterinary careers are not
eligible for this program.)
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