DACC Scholars Program Acceptance Requirements

DACC Scholars Program Requirements

For admission:
To be considered for admission into the DACC Scholars Program, a student must:

Submit the appropriate completed application form (see links below),
Be interviewed by the Director of Scholars Programs, and
*meet at least two of the following criteria:

For Freshmen:	For continuing DACC Students:
Top 20% of his or her graduating class in a college preparatory program; A cumulative high school GPA of at least 4.50; An ACT composite score of at least 25 or SAT score of at least 1100.	A cumulative GPA of at least 4.50 for 12 or more hours of completed college level courses; Written recommendation by 2 DACC instructors, or by 1 instructor and 1 division head;

*Freshmen who are Presidential Scholarship recipients, or any member in good standing of the Pi Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will be accepted into the DACC Scholars Program upon completion of the appropriate application form. The additional admission requirements will be waived.

Click here to print a Freshman Application Form
Click here to print a Continuing Student Application Form

For Retention and Completion:
To stay in and successfully complete the Scholars Program, a Scholar student must:

Sign a pledge promising to complete all work required by the program for graduation. (Signing of the application form constitutes the pledge to complete the program.)
Maintain a cumulative DACC GPA of at least 4.25.
Complete at least 15 credit hours over an academic year.
Participate in at least two Scholars events or activities each semester.
Work on no more than two Scholars Program Projects in any one semester.
Complete at least four Scholars Projects in degree-credit courses of at least three credit hours each, with at least an "A" or a "B" grade in the course for which the Project was undertaken. (If a lower grade is received, Scholars credit will not be awarded for the Scholars Project in that course.)
Determine the nature of the Scholars Project to be completed in a particular class within the first six weeks of class.
Submit a completed Project Proposal Form to the Director of Scholars Programs for approval within the first six weeks of class and before beginning any Scholars Project.
Meet with the instructor on two occasions throughout the semester to discuss your progress, then complete 2 Project Update forms, the last no later than 2 weeks before final exams.
Undergo the predetermined Project evaluation with the course instructor no later than one week prior to the final examination in that course.
Follow-up with the instructor and Director of Scholars Programs to be sure the instructor has submitted a completed Project Review Form.

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