Outstanding Scholar Program

	Applicants must be college graduates and have maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate course work, or have graduated in the upper 10 percent of their graduating class or major university subdivision, such as the School of Business Administration;
	For this program, the GPA is rounded to one decimal place. For example, a GPA of 3.45 rounds up to the required 3.5, while a 3.44 rounds down to the 3.4 GPA;
	A college degree in any major is qualifying for most of the career fields covered by the Outstanding Scholar Program; and,
	Applicants who wish to apply for the Outstanding Scholar Program may apply nine months before completing all the requirements of the Program, including GPA or class standing. However, the applicants must produce appropriate documentation (e.g., a copy of their college transcript) at the time of appointment.