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Scholarships
2.10 General
Scholarship Policies, Procedures and Criteria for Music Scholarships
March 9, 2005
Criteria for
Music Scholarships
1. Scholarship recipients
will be determined without regard to state of residency.
2. Scholarship recipients must be declared music majors. If student is a
double major, music must be the first listed major.
3. New applicants must submit two complete references (names, addresses,
and phone numbers) of people not associated with MSU who can evaluate
the potential for study as a music major.
4. New applicants should submit applicable high-school or university
transcripts to the MSU registrar. Transfer students should have an
overall grade-point average of 2.75 (on a 4-point scale) or higher to
receive a scholarship.
5. Scholarship applicants must appear before at least two music faculty
members in a live audition. In rare circumstances, a taped audition is
permitted to determine eligibility. At least two faculty members will
listen to the taped audition and make a recommendation to the Music
Faculty regarding a scholarship. Talent and music potential will be
considered. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the faculty of
the Music Program on the recommendation of the audition team.
6. Cumulative GPA’s will be checked at the end of each semester to
determine eligibility for the following semester. The minimum GPA to
receive a music scholarship is 2.75. Scholarships will be available for
8 semesters subject to number item number 7 below. Most scholarships
have the possibility of renewal for 2 additional semesters. All music
scholarships are limited to a maximum of 10 semesters.
7. All music scholarship recipients will be reviewed be the department
Scholarship Committee each semester to determine if the recipient is
satisfying the stated scholarship criteria. Suggested changes in
scholarship amounts will be presented to the music faculty for
discussion and vote. Scholarship amounts may change subject to item
number 8 below.
8. Recipients of music scholarships should demonstrate the highest
ideals of study in their primary performance area, participation in
ensembles, class attendance, and progress toward completion of a degree
in music.
9. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as full-time students at
Midwestern State University.
10. The current semester scholarship will be refunded by the student if
he/she drops the major ensemble, drops below the hours necessary to
maintain full-time status (normally 12 hours), drops out of MSU, changes
his/her major, or is absent from any one music class 5 times during one
semester.
11. In accepting the offer of financial aid from Midwestern State
University, the student understands that there is a mutual commitment of
the part of the student and the institution. Therefore, the student may
not consider any other offer of financial aid from an institutional
member of the National Association of Schools of Music for the academic
year in which the student has accepted financial aid from MSU except
with the expressed written consent of the chairperson of the Department
of Music at MSU.
12. A transferring student who has not completed a degree program can be
considered eligible for financial aid during the first tern of
enrollment at MSU only if the music executive of the school from which
the student is transferring specifically approves. These arrangements
are formally transacted between the music executives of the two
institutions. Approval is to be sought prior to the audition or offering
of the financial award by MSU. Junior-college transfers who have
completed a two-year program of study, or whatever part of the
university curriculum is available at the two-year college attended, are
exempt from this policy.
13. The Office of Developmental Services at MSU will mail to you the
name of the scholarship donor. You must deliver to the department a
thank you letter addressed to the donor. If you do not, your award may
be cancelled and awarded to another deserving student.
GENERAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
1. For the purpose of determining all areas
regarding scholarships—eligibility, scholarship amounts, auditions,
scholarship policy and procedures, etc.—the scholarship committee of the
Department of Music will consist of members from the vocal,
instrumental, and keyboard areas. In all cases where a codicil of trust
agreement requires a specific committee, then that committee will make
the final determination for scholarships for that account.
2 For the purpose of determining cumulative
grade point average (CGPA) for scholarships, all CGPA’s will be rounded
to the nearest tenth.
3. CGPA’s will be determined at the end of
every semester by the music office staff for use by the music
scholarship committee and the scholarship coordinator.
4. Questions and discussions regarding
scholarships can be placed in the agenda of any monthly music faculty
meeting. If necessary, a special faculty meeting may be called to
address specific music-scholarship questions.
5. Initial oversight of the music scholarship
program rests with the music scholarship coordinator. However, it is
incumbent on every full-time music faculty member to assure the
scholarship coordinator receives the latest and most accurate
information regarding music scholarship recipients.
6. CGPA’s, account totals, recipients of
scholarships, and the amounts of music scholarships will be kept
confidential and will be filed in the music office by the music
department secretary.
7. Each scholarship account contains specific
criteria for receiving a music scholarship. These criteria must be
conformed to precisely. Scholarships cannot be split between accounts.
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