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Policies and Procedures on Non-Lottery Scholarships

Duration of Eligibility

Scholarships are applicable to Fall and Spring semesters only. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of at least 12 credit hours at the UNM main campus for the award to be disbursed. Most scholarships are awarded for eight (8) consecutive semesters. This includes each semester in which the student was ineligible to receive the award. An exception is made for students on a co-op program or a pre-approved leave of absence. While on the Co-op Program the student will not receive a scholarship award. It will be reinstated when he/she returns to UNM and registers for a full-time course load.  A student is no longer eligible for the scholarship upon graduation, whether or not the student has received the scholarship for eight (8) consecutive semesters. Students may not apply  any unused semester of eligibility toward graduate or professional school, or for other purposes. Additionally, you will forfeit your scholarship if you choose to attend another branch, college or institution at any time. 

Non-renewal of Scholarship and Appeal Process

If the recipient does not meet the eligibility requirements, the scholarship will not be renewed. For detailed information regarding the appeal process for specific scholarship programs, please complete the scholarship petition coversheet. Coversheet and supporting documentation must be submitted directly to the UNM Scholarship Office. Please visit the Petition Process supporting portion of this web site for detailed information regarding the appeal process for specific programs.

Leave of Absence

If you wish to petition for a leave of absence your education for church mission, military service, co-op program or medical reason, you must submit a petition for a leave of absence to the Scholarship Office explaining the request with corresponding documentation. If you are on leave of absence but still enrolled at UNM, you must maintain a 3.0 G.P.A. for all hours enrolled during the leave of absence. While you are on approved leave of absence you will not receive your scholarship; instead it will be held for you until you return to UNM. To reactivate scholarship eligibility after receiving an approved leave of absence, students must notify the Scholarship Office at least one month, but no more than two months, prior to the start of the semester he or she will be returning. A leave of absence request that has not been approved prior to a student's exit of the University may not be approved.  

National or International Student Exchange Programs

If you are participating in a national or international student exchange program, you are obliged to meet the published requirements to maintain your scholarship.  Please ensure official transcripts are sent from the institution you visit on exchange to the UNM Admissions Office.  Your coursework will be transferred to UNM and your progress will be evaluated to confirm the requirements of your scholarship have been met.  Transcripts for coursework completed during the equivalent of UNM’s spring semester are due by November 1 to determine eligibility for the following fall semester.  Transcripts for coursework completed during the equivalent of UNM’s fall semester are due by April 1 to determine eligibility for the following spring semester.

Discontinuance

You claim a scholarship by registering full-time for classes at the UNM main campus and using the scholarship to pay your tuition and other fees. If you then drop below the minimum requirements, do not attend or, once enrolled, discontinue for any reason, the scholarship will be canceled and you may be billed for the scholarship amount. If you need to discontinue because of illness, injury, or extenuating circumstances, please complete the Scholarship Petition Process.

Graduation Semester

You may request a reduction in the credit hour requirement on certain scholarships during the last semester prior to your graduation (although it can not be less than 12 new credit hours) unless you are obligated by contract to take more. You must notify the Scholarship Office of your intentions.

Academic Policies

1. Credit/No Credit Option: Students may take one credit option class per semester.
2. "T" Courses: "T" courses include technical, vocational, or special courses. They do not count toward hours or G.P.A. unless the student is enrolled in a technical or vocational program.
3. Audit courses do not count toward hours or G.P.A.
4. Credit hours received through CLEP, ACT, SAT, advanced placement or concurrent enrollment may apply to specific degree programs, but they do not count toward the credit hour requirement for your scholarship.
5. Credit hours earned through the "Examination to Establish Credit" Program may be counted toward hours and G.P.A.
6. Health, Physical Education and Recreation courses: Students may receive credit for only one hour of non-professional activity P.E. per semester (except with the NM Legislative Lottery Success Scholarship).
7. Correspondence courses: Students are permitted to receive credit hours for scholarship purposes by participating in UNM correspondence courses applicable to their degree program.  Be sure to complete the Correspondence Course Verification Form for Scholarships and submit it to the Financial Aid Office.  To count as earned credit, or to be calculated as part of your GPA, in order to meet the requirements to maintain a scholarship all UNM correspondence courses need to be completed by the last day of the semester during which the correspondence course(s) was/were added to your schedule.
8. A student receiving a grade of "F" will not receive credit hours toward hours for scholarship purposes.
9. 100 level courses will not appear on your grade transcript; however, these courses do count toward scholarship hour requirements.
10. Repeat courses (hours) do not count toward scholarship hour requirements.

If you remain uncertain about a specific policy or you have further questions, please contact the Scholarship Office at (505) 277-8900.

Note: Information contained in this document is subject to change. And all information pertaining to The NM Legislative Lottery Success Scholarship is subject to Legislature change.

The summer semester may be used to make up credit hour and/or GPA deficiencies.  Please contact the Scholarship Office for details on this procedure.