Financial Aid & Scholarships | Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship

The UNLV Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) scholarship may be offered to students from the most recent high school graduating class residing in one of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.

Awards are offered to the UNLV entering freshmen class and eligible transfer students. Awards may vary each year based upon funding restrictions. Students are encouraged to apply for admission to UNLV as early as possible.

Award Value:
Non-resident students are charged 150% of the in-state tuition rate. This is a tuition savings of several thousand dollars per year over the non-resident rate.

Minimum Freshmen Qualifications:
Students must have a minimum weighted 3.0 cumulative high school grade point average within required core classes and must also have one of the following:

3.25 overall high school grade point average (California students must have 3.5 overall), or
24 ACT score, or
1,100 SAT score combined critical reading and math
Must enroll and complete at least 12 credit hours fall and spring semesters (credit requirement does not apply to the summer terms)
Must live in a UNLV residence hall the freshmen and sophomore year

Minimum Transfer Student Qualifications

Must not exceed 130 transfer credit hours
Must be admissible according to UNLV Transfer Admissions policy
Must enroll and complete at least 12 credit hours fall and spring semesters (credit requirement does not apply to the summer terms)
Must be a transfer student starting fall or spring semester

Application Procedure:
There is no application. The Financial Aid & Scholarships Office will review high school transcripts, test scores, transfer credits and transfer GPA's from the Admission's Office for eligibility. Priority consideration is based upon a first come, first considered basis up through July 1 of the upcoming school year.

Renewal Criteria:

Must have continuous full time (12 credit hours or more) enrollment at UNLV with the exception of summer term enrollment
Must maintain a 2.75 cumulative grade point average, including grades received during the summer term
Must pass and complete 12 credits per semester (credit requirement does not apply to the summer terms, although the GPA requirement does apply)
Must not exceed 130 credit hours of study as an undergraduate student
Must live in a UNLV residence hall during the freshmen and sophomore year (this is only applicable to new incoming freshmen and not transfer students)

WUE Probation:
Students who do not meet the renewal criteria for the fall or spring semesters will be placed on WUE probation. WUE probation is granted only one time.

WUE probation is a one semester grace period for a student to meet the scholarship criteria. If a student still has not achieved the minimum WUE scholarship standards, the scholarship is forfeited. There is no appeal process since WUE probation acts as a grace period to make up any academic deficiencies.

Graduating seniors who will be enrolling below full time (under 12 credits) during their final semester should submit the Scholarship Probation Appeal Form along with a printed copy of their UNLV degree audit report in order to avoid WUE probation status. The degree audit report can be obtained from your academic advisor or by going to MyUNLV -> Student Services Center -> My Academics -> View my Advisement Report -> Printer Friendly Page. Students submitting this appeal who do not complete their degree as stated will be placed on probation status or, if one semester probation has already been issued, will forfeit their WUE Scholarship for future semesters. This appeal must be received 7 calendar days prior to the start of the student's final semester.

Miscellaneous:
Students offered the WUE scholarship should plan to enroll full-time at UNLV during the Fall semester that they are offered the award. Students not attending UNLV during the first fall semester will forfeit their scholarship.

Students whose residency status for tuition purposes is changed to Nevada (in-state) will lose their WUE scholarship eligibility. Only students who are considered Out-of-State for tuition purposes may be eligible.

Students who successfully petition UNLV Housing to live off campus will forfeit this scholarship.

Value
Tuition for WUE scholars is the regular in-state tuition plus 50 percent of that amount. The estimated savings for full-time enrollment is approximately $9,000 per year. This amount varies based on enrollment as a per credit tuition discount.

Disclaimers

UNLV reserves the right to make changes to the WUE program at any time.
The current WUE policy is for students entering UNLV Fall 2012 and beyond.