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MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL
To maintain eligibility during the four-year period
following high school graduation, the A+ student must
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enroll in and attend on a full-time basis a Missouri
public community college or vocational/technical
school. In order to be considered full-time, a
student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours each
semester. In most cases, students are advised not to
take 18 or more credit hours in a semester because
of the effect the workload could have on their GPA.
If a student drops below the 12-credit hour
requirement, then he/she would be ineligible to
receive A+ funds for the following semester and
until the deficiency had been made up.
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maintain a cumulative grade point average of at
least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the post-secondary
school. If the student’s cumulative GPA drops below
2.5, he/she will be ineligible to receive A+ funds
for the following semester and until the cumulative
GPA rises above the required 2.5.
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make a documented good faith effort (file the FAFSA)
each year to secure all available federal
post-secondary student financial assistance that
does not require repayment.
In most cases, students are eligible to receive A+ funds
for two academic years (up to six semesters) during the
four-year period. Upon completion of the appropriate
degree program, funding assistance through the A+
program ends. For example, during the student’s last
semester of college eligibility, if he/she only needs
six hours to complete the program, then A+ will only pay
for those six hours. (In such a case, the student would
not have to be enrolled full-time.)
Furthermore, if the student is enrolled in a program
that is completed in one semester (such as a fire
science or paramedic program), then A+ will pay only for
that semester.
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