Scholarships and Awards 2012-2013
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Four-Year Guarantee Scholarships*
(New students and Transfer students)
Deadline: None; information must be submitted in order to receive award
Application: Submit academic transcripts to the PUC Office of Admissions
New and Transfer students are eligible for PUC’s Four-Year Guarantee Scholarship. The amount awarded in your first year at PUC will renew at the same amount for the next four years. New student award amounts are based on high school cumulative GPA. Transfer student awards are based on college cumulative GPA.
| GPA | Scholarship | 4-Year Total |
| 3.75 - 4.00 | $7,000 | $28,000 |
| 3.50 - 3.74 | $6,000 | $24,000 |
| 3.25 - 3.49 | $5,000 | $20,000 |
| 3.00 - 3.24 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| 2.75 - 2.99 | $3,000 | $12,000 |
| 2.50 - 2.74 | $2,000 | $8,000 |
| 2.30 - 2.49 | $1,500 | $6,000 |
| 2.00 - 2.29 | $1,000 | $4,000 |
President's and Dean's Scholarships*
Deadline: None; information must be submitted in order to receive award
Application: Submit academic transcripts and test scores to the PUC Office of Admissions
The President’s and Dean’s Scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen and are based on a combination of high GPA and test-scores. The scholarships are renewable each year. To renew, students must maintain a GPA of 3.5 for either category. Students eligible for a President’s or Dean’s scholarship are qualified to apply for the Maxwell Scholar Program.
President's Scholarship
3.75-4.0 GPA / 29+ ACT or 1900+ SAT
$9,000 / 4-Year Total: $36,000
Dean's Scholarship
3.5-4.0 GPA / 26+ ACT or 1700+ SAT
$8,000 / 4-Year Total: $32,000
Maxwell Scholar Program*
Deadline: Complete application packets must be received or postmarked by April 15, 2012
Application: 
Maxwell Scholar Application
The Maxwell Scholar Program awards $15,000 renewable scholarships to five winners and $12,000 renewable scholarships to five runners-up. Winners are selected based on academic success, leadership experience, and Christian service. Candidates must be incoming freshmen, qualify for the President's or Dean's Scholarship, and submit an application that includes an essay and letters of recommendation.
5 Winners - $15,000 (renewable with a 3.5 GPA) / 4-Year Total: $60,000
5 Runners-up - $12,000 (renewable with a 3.5 GPA) / 4-Year Total: $48,000
National Merit Award*
This award is given to students who achieve a high score on their PSATs. This award cannot be combined with the Four-Year Guarantee, Dean’s, President’s, or Maxwell Scholarships.
National Merit Winner/Finalist - 100% Tuition (3 yr. renewable with 3.5 GPA)
Mostert Christian Leaders Scholarship
Deadline: Complete application must be received or postmarked by April 15, 2012
Application: Mostert Christian Leaders Scholarship
The Mostert Christian Leaders Scholarship awards twenty-five renewable $2,000 scholarships to students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their schools, churches or communities.
Adventist Mission Scholarship
Deadline: None; information must be submitted in order to receive award.
Application: Adventist Mission Scholarship Application
Pacific Union College wants to help support the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church by offering a renewable $3,000 grant to future teachers and pastors. To receive the award, students must major in theology or be actively pursuing a teaching credential for elementary or secondary education while enrolled at PUC.
Note: This is for new students beginning at PUC in the 2012-2013 school year.
Arts Scholarship
Deadline: Complete application must be received or postmarked by April 15, 2012
Application: Arts Scholarship Music Arts Scholarship Visual Arts Arts Scholarship A.S. in Film and Theatre Studies
Arts Scholarship, A.S. in film and theater studies; application coming soon.
Students who excel in visual arts, music, or drama may apply for an Arts Scholarship. Selected students will receive a renewable $3,000 scholarship. Students must declare a visual arts major; an A.S. in film and theater studies; or participate in one of the music department's official performing groups. See applications for more details.
Athletic Scholarship
For more information about scholarships available to exceptional student-athletes, please contact the head coach of the specific sport of interest. Visit www.pioneersathletics.com/staff.php for a list of contact information for each head coach.
You may also complete a recruiting questionnaire online at www.pioneersathletics.com/recruiting.php. The questionnaire will be reviewed by the head coach of each respective sport; they will make final determinations in awarding athletic scholarships.
PUC Varsity Teams: Men's Basketball, Men's Cross-Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross-Country, Women's Volleyball.
International Scholarship
Deadline: Applications must be received or postmarked by April 15, 2012
Application: International Scholarship Application
International students who have a GPA above a 3.0 may fill out an application for the International Scholarship.
Seventh-day Adventist Church Scholarships
Pacific Union Conference Education Endowment Scholarships
Contact your pastor or local conference Office of Education for applications.
Summer Ministries Leadership Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students who work at a Seventh-day Adventist summer camp, in summer youth ministry, or in literature evangelism during the summer of 2012, and then attend PUC during the 2012-2013 academic year. PUC matches 50 percent of all the earned money that is applied to the student's tuition.
Student Missions/Task Force Scholarships
Student Missions/Task Force Scholarships, based on the amount of time served, are available to qualified students who attend PUC the year following their term of service.
Discounts
The Tuition Guarantee Plan
For students without need-based financial aid, the tuition (excluding room and board) in effect when entering PUC will be frozen until the student graduates, provided full-time continuous registration is maintained and total estimated costs (including room and board) for the year are pre-paid by September 15.
Cash Tuition Discount
If total estimated costs (tuition, room and board) are paid in full by September 15 for Fall Quarter, December 15 for Winter Quarter, and March 15 for Spring Quarter, a cash discount of two percent will be applied.
Family Discount
An immediate family with two dependent students attending PUC at the same time will receive a tuition-only discount of $200 per student, per quarter; with three or more students, the discount is $250 per student, per quarter.
General Scholarship & Awards Guidelines
All PUC scholarships, awards and discounts cannot exceed costs for tuition and technology fee.
Scholarships and awards will be applied to the student's account at the rate of one-third of the total per quarter and are available for full-time students only.
Loss of scholarship money may result when a student does not maintain the minimum cumulative GPA required by the particular scholarship or federal guidelines.
If part of the freshman year has been taken at another college, partial freshman year scholarships will be awarded.
The last day of final tests for the first quarter that a student in enrolled at PUC is the deadline for verifying with Student Financial Services that the student qualifies for a scholarship for the academic year.
*You will be offered the highest single scholarship for which you are qualified from the following list: Four-Year Guarantee, Dean’s, President’s, Maxwell, or National Merit. These cannot be combined.