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NT Dallas offers students money
Andrew McLemore
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: NEWS
Full-time students at the NT Dallas campus taking daytime classes in certain fields will get at least $2,000 in scholarships for the fall 2008 semester, according to a university press release Wednesday.
Officials hope the scholarships, called the Daytime Incentive Program, will speed the transition of NT Dallas from a satellite school to an independent university. Texas law mandates that a school must enroll 1,000 full-time equivalent students before it can gain state funding.
"Our hope is that this is one of the things that will help us reach 1,000 full-time equivalent students," said Gregory Tomlin, director of marketing, news and information.
"We're looking for ways to give opportunities to students of all economic classes."
Students taking 15 hours will get $2,500, while those taking 12 hours will get $2,000.
Tomlin said the university has not decided if a cap will be placed on the number of students eligible for the scholarship. He added that students who qualify for the fall semester could renew the scholarship in the spring, for a possible total of $4,000 to $5,000.
Students at NT and NT Dallas paid the same tuition until an increase approved by the Board of Regents in February. The board increased tuition $16.42 per credit hour for NT students, but NT Dallas decided against the increase.
NT Dallas students also pay fewer fees than NT Denton students, said Tomlin.
The scholarship applies to students majoring in business, education, sociology, criminal justice and human services, management and leadership. Students must also qualify for the general academic scholarship, from which the funds are taken. The requirements are a minimum 2.5 GPA and at least 40 credit hours.
The university will also begin its Daytime Cohorts policy in fall 2008, which places students together with the same peers for their course load. Tomlin said NT Dallas has already begun the policy with its graduate students and had great success.
"The students develop a sort of support system with their fellow students," Tomlin said.
Tomlin said Daytime Cohorts has been tried by several other schools, including Brookhaven and Dallas County colleges, and is growing in popularity.
NT Dallas is promoting daytime course loads because evening classes are full, said Gloria Bahamon, director of student services.
"We talked to the students, and they seemed to love the initiative," Bahamon said. "We really want to help them achieve their goals. This is a way of responding to the students."
Bahamon said the majority of NT Dallas students are nontraditional because they have children, work part-time or full-time during the day and are often ineligible for financial aid.
"We have many students who want to graduate as soon as possible, and this is a way of helping them," Bahamon said.
Officials hope the scholarships, called the Daytime Incentive Program, will speed the transition of NT Dallas from a satellite school to an independent university. Texas law mandates that a school must enroll 1,000 full-time equivalent students before it can gain state funding.
"Our hope is that this is one of the things that will help us reach 1,000 full-time equivalent students," said Gregory Tomlin, director of marketing, news and information.
"We're looking for ways to give opportunities to students of all economic classes."
Students taking 15 hours will get $2,500, while those taking 12 hours will get $2,000.
Tomlin said the university has not decided if a cap will be placed on the number of students eligible for the scholarship. He added that students who qualify for the fall semester could renew the scholarship in the spring, for a possible total of $4,000 to $5,000.
Students at NT and NT Dallas paid the same tuition until an increase approved by the Board of Regents in February. The board increased tuition $16.42 per credit hour for NT students, but NT Dallas decided against the increase.
NT Dallas students also pay fewer fees than NT Denton students, said Tomlin.
The scholarship applies to students majoring in business, education, sociology, criminal justice and human services, management and leadership. Students must also qualify for the general academic scholarship, from which the funds are taken. The requirements are a minimum 2.5 GPA and at least 40 credit hours.
The university will also begin its Daytime Cohorts policy in fall 2008, which places students together with the same peers for their course load. Tomlin said NT Dallas has already begun the policy with its graduate students and had great success.
"The students develop a sort of support system with their fellow students," Tomlin said.
Tomlin said Daytime Cohorts has been tried by several other schools, including Brookhaven and Dallas County colleges, and is growing in popularity.
NT Dallas is promoting daytime course loads because evening classes are full, said Gloria Bahamon, director of student services.
"We talked to the students, and they seemed to love the initiative," Bahamon said. "We really want to help them achieve their goals. This is a way of responding to the students."
Bahamon said the majority of NT Dallas students are nontraditional because they have children, work part-time or full-time during the day and are often ineligible for financial aid.
"We have many students who want to graduate as soon as possible, and this is a way of helping them," Bahamon said.
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