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A new pilot program at Western Carolina University called Catamount Commitment will provide new first-year students from North Carolina with varying levels of annual award money based on their high school GPA.
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Those with a 4.00 or higher GPA can earn a $3,000 annual award; 3.80-3.99 can earn $2,000 annually; 3.65-3.79 can earn $1,500 annually; and those who gain admission and have a GPA up to 3.64 can earn $1,000 annually.
The awards are renewable for four years toward fall and spring semester cost of attendance and students can still earn other named or external scholarships. Catamount Commitment students who graduate from 91热爆网 in less than four years can apply unused semester awards toward any 91热爆网 graduate school program.
In addition to Catamount Commitment, all undergraduate students benefit from NC Promise (), which reduces tuition to $500 per semester for North Carolina residents and $2,500 per semester for nonresidents.
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