Academic Excellence Program
Eligibility Information
General Information
- Student must have completed freshman year in high school to enroll in regular freshman classes at LSUS.
- Student must be currently enrolled at a public, private, parochial or home school in Louisiana.
- Student must have taken either the PLAN or ACT (or SAT) assessment and those scores are on file at the high school.
- Student must be in good standing as defined by the high school.
- Student must have permission from the high school and their parent/guardian to participate.
- Student must be eligible to enroll at the postsecondary institution.
- A postsecondary academic transcript will begin which records all institutional credit for which the student attempts.
- Student only receives credit for the course at the college level.
- To continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms through this funding opportunity, student must have successfully completed (earned A,B,C or P) prior dual credit courses. Students who earn less than C or who withdraw/resign from a course may not enroll in the following semester or term with AEP funding.
- If the student resigns or withdraws from a course or enrollment is cancelled, the student must receive permission from both the high school and college to continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms.
- Students must reapply each semester.
Eligibility Criteria
- Completed at least one year of high school with a minimum of 5 units
- Have one of the following:
- High School GPA of 2.0 or greater
- OR High School graduation rank top 50% of class
- OR an ACT composite score of 20 or greater (or SAT equivalent) OR a PLAN score of 17 or greater
- AND (if taking English or Mathematics) need no more than one developmental course by having one of the following:
- ACT English score of 18 or greater
- ACT Mathematics score of 19 or greater