Recently Graduated High School or HSE Students

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Checklist:

Make sure to have this completed 3 - 4 months before the semester starts!

• Call your high school and have them send us your official high school transcripts to admissions@clovis.edu.
• HSE Students, go to Diploma Sender to request your official HSE transcripts.
• Send any official college transcripts you might have to admissions@clovis.edu.
• Submit your FAFSA immediately to be eligible for more money. School code: 004743  Click Here
• Declare a major and select a degree plan with your academic advisor. Book an Appointment
• Review presentation on how to maintain your financial aid.  Click Here
• Check in with your Financial Aid office. Book an Appointment

 

Checklist for Returning Students (1+ year absence)

• Check in with the Admission Office to make sure you are in good standing: admissions@clovis.edu.
• Send the Admissions Office any missing official High School and College transcripts.
• Declare a major and select a degree plan with your academic advisor. Book an Appointment
• Submit your FAFSA immediately to be eligible for more money. School code: 004743 Click Here
• Review presentation on how to maintain your financial aid. Click Here
• Check in with our Financial Aid office 3-5 days after you submit your FAFSA. Book an Appointment

 

Pathway Scholarship

Application Deadline: None

Amount: Pays for all Tuition

Criteria: Must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (full-time). Must be a NM High School Graduate or HSE recipient (graduation date must have been within the previous 16 months of date of enrollment).

Maintaining Your Scholarship: Must pass 12 credit hours with passing grades and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

 *If a student drops below the 12 credit hours by the end of the semester, the student will lose eligibility for the Pathway Scholarship, including eligibility for the NM State Lottery Scholarship and the NM Opportunity Scholarship.

 

NM Legislative Lottery Scholarship

Application Deadline: None

Amount: Pays for all Tuition

Criteria: Must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (full-time) or more. Must have graduated from an accredited high school in New Mexico or earned a high school equivalency (HSE) credential in New Mexico. Must enroll full-time at a public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico within sixteen months of high school graduation.

Maintaining Your Scholarship: Must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and enroll in 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester continuously (summer is optional). 

 

NM Opportunity Scholarship

Application Deadline: None

Amount: Covers any gap in tuition and fees owed by a student after other forms of state aid have been applied. It can potentially cover up to 100% of a student’s tuition and fees.

Criteria: Must be a New Mexico high school graduate. Must Enroll and earn 6 credit hours for spring and fall semesters. Must be working towards an associate's degree. Must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Can not currently have a bachelor’s or an associate's degree* 

Maintaining Your Scholarship: Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Must enroll and earn at least 6 credit hours every fall and spring semester continuously (summer is optional).

*Student can only receive scholarship at a community college up to 90 attempted credit hours.

*Students can transfer scholarship to 4-year New Mexico state university if eligibility is maintained.