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Regardless of which Ohio State degree program you want to pursue, you can complete one to three years of Ohio State’s over 200 majors (available coursework varies by major) in Marion before making the seamless transition to the Columbus campus to complete your degree — or you can stay in Marion to complete all four years of eight different Ohio State degrees. In addition, there are hundreds of specializations and minors, as well as the opportunity to double major. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES YOU CAN COMPLETE AT OHIO STATE MARION BACHELORS: Biology, Business, Early & Middle Childhood Education, English, History, Nursing (RN to BSN), Psychology, and Social Work ASSOCIATE OF ARTS KEY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT OHIO STATE MARION MINORS: Anthropology (cultural anthropology focus), Biology, Business Management, Creative Writing, Criminology, Education, English, Film Studies, History, Popular Culture, Psychology (various focus areas), and Sociology/Criminology STEM PROGRAMS: Engineering, Life Sciences: Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology (EEOB), Molecular Genetics, and Microbiology PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS: Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Law, Pre-MedIcine, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, and Pre-Veterinary Medicine
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ONE UNIVERSITY, MANY CAMPUSES
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Ohio State University is one of the most comprehensive universities in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Being part of a university of this scale provides the resources to fuel your next big idea and maximize your academic potential. All Buckeyes benefit from a wealth of opportunities to gain real world experience through internships, research, community engagement, and experiential learning. Students thrive in a diverse environment focused on building a campus of student leaders who have the chance to realize true personal growth through their involvement inside and outside the classroom.
Opportunities for Buckeyes to continue to grow and thrive at Ohio State Marion are abundant. However, you aren’t an anonymous face in the crowd. Professors know your name, but it doesn’t stop there. They work closely with students, collaborating on and publishing research, listing your name next to theirs.
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Jacob Kroh Biochemistry
Extracurricular Activities: Treasurer and Founding Member Bio/Chem Club 2015 Ohio State Marion Homecoming Court 2017-18 Campus Peer Leader Campus Prairie Tour Guide Boys and Girls Club of Marion County Kirkpatrick Food Pantry Volunteer
“I have always been fascinated by the brain and how chemical imbalances can lead to serious problems. The brain is the control center of the body. It is responsible for everything from monitoring, to regulating, and even action,” explained Kroh. “Because of its allencompassing nature, when something goes wrong, it is often devastating. Neurochemistry for me is the perfect field to study. I want to change the world, one neuron at a time.” In the future, Kroh plans on studying the role of chemical deficiencies in depression, as well as other psychiatric diseases. By further understanding the chemistry that leads to depression, as well as other diseases, more effective medications and therapeutic techniques could be developed to improve patient outlook.
essence of good science. Learning how to think like a scientist and interpreting results is another skill that I am acquiring. In a lecture, answers are known and the problems given are ones that have already been solved, and thus an expert can explain and correct mistakes made by students. However, in research, as in life, sometimes you get uninterpretable results. This is because the essence of research is doing things that haven’t been done before. It takes critical thinking and experience to solve problems in the lab. Second, it is a way to learn the My time at OSUM has tools and techniques used in modern laboratories by geneticists.” been a very formative time
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The research he is currently engaged in at Ohio State Marion is personally important to him for several reasons. “First, it is initial exposure to how real science is done. In science, everything must be measured and calculated. Everything must be repeatable, this is the
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Kroh’s undergraduate research experience will lay the ground work for continued research to earn his Ph.D. and a potential future career as a college professor and researcher.
“My time at OSUM has been a very formative time and has gifted me a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and development, as well as scholarships and academic rigor. It also opened the door into research, which might be the seminal experience of my undergrad years,” he said.
Amanda deJonge knew she wanted to be a Buckeye well before graduating from Upper Sandusky High School, 20 minutes north of Ohio State Marion. “Not only is the campus close to where I live, but I value the Marion community. I feel like I can make a difference here,” she said.
During her sophomore year, she began a freelance media business called Golden Touch Media. “I’ve worked with United Way, Let’s Read 20, HPM North America, as well as independent clients,” deJonge said.
After doing freelance work for Marion City Schools, deJonge was contacted by the executive director of deJonge declared her major after working in the Office United Way of Marion County to of Communications and Marketing create their campaign video. Since at Ohio State Marion. “Without the My future started at Ohio then she has been brought on to experiences that I had here, I might State Marion. I’m grateful for be a voting board member of the be doing something completely non-profit organization. different that I may not love as all that Marion has done for much as I do,” she said. She is now me. It’s an interconnected “My future started at Ohio State pursuing a degree in new media community that’s allowed Marion. I’m grateful for all that and communication technology. Marion has done for me. It’s an me to build a network that interconnected community that’s “Since working for the communicontinues to bring incredible allowed me to build a network cations department as a freshman, opportunities. that continues to bring incredible so many doors have opened for opportunities,” she said. me. I’ve been able to meet many staff members and the Dean himself,” she explained. Upon graduation, deJonge plans to pursue a master’s “With those relationships, I’m now on the United Way degree in video production. Board of Trustees. I run my own business and I’ve found where I want to be, not just in my career, but in my life.”
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Amanda deJonge New Media and Communication Technology
Extracurricular Activities: French Club Psychology Club 2016 Ohio State Marion Homecoming Queen Rotaract Club, Secretary Communication Student Worker United Way of Marion County Board Member
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Ruksana Kabealo Computer Science and Engineering
Extracurricular Activities: Computer Science Club Math Lab Assistant Math Tutor Organizing for Action (2012 Presidential Campaign) 2017-18 Campus Peer Leader Soccer Club, Art Director and Treasurer
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Being homeschooled her entire education until enrolling at Ohio State Marion, Marysville resident Ruksana Kabealo grew up with the ideology that to live is to learn. “I’ve always wanted to know more about everything, said Kabealo.
“I’ve been able to challenge myself and my abilities,” she said, “pushing myself in order to discover what it really was that I wanted to do with my life.”
Kabealo experimented with her general education requirements, taking classes far outside what she “Through the College Credit Plus program at Ohio expected to major in. Her goal was to figure out what State Marion, she was able to follow her passion and she enjoyed and what she could see herself doing as a start taking college classes at the age career. Ultimately, she decided to combine of fifteen. “This allowed me both a her passion for helping people with her I grew up with the head start on my education and the love of problem-solving by minoring ideology that to live is in molecular genetics and majoring in ability to experiment with what I was interested in before I started college,” engineering. to learn. I’ve always she said. wanted to know more “From the moment I filled out my first about everything. “The close connections I’ve formed Punnett square in fifth grade, I’ve been with faculty here have allowed me to fascinated by genetics,” she said. “The expand my education beyond my major,” she explained. way the genes of two individuals could blend to create “I’ve been able to discuss aspects of professors’ something entirely new, and sometimes completely research with them personally. Not because I have to different, was mesmerizing to me.” for a grade, but because I find their work interesting and I want to know more about it.” According to Kabealo, Recently, Kabealo has been captivated by cutting-edge because of Ohio State Marion’s emphasis on personalized developments in human genome editing using tools education, she has taken the most from each of her classes. such as CRISPR-Cas9, and the lifesaving potential these developments have to offer humanity.
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Megan Straw Social Work Through her degree program at The Ohio State University, senior social work major, Megan Straw, was able to obtain an internship and real-world experience from Columbus area mental health facility Dublin Springs. Dublin Springs is an inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment center. Straw has a passion for being a substance misuse counselor, especially considering the ever growing epidemic of drug abuse issues in today’s society. “I was so thrilled when I was told to come in for an interview and could not wait to begin this journey,” said Straw.
Morgan Dewitt English Ohio State Marion junior English major, Morgan Dewitt, was provided the opportunity to spend summer 2017 in Washington D.C. DeWitt was among 30 students university-wide chosen to be part of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs Washington Academic Internship Program (WAIP). Participants in the program meet policy professionals and interact with Ohio State alumni in the region. This interaction has value far beyond the semester in which the students are involved. Real opportunities are presented for career advice, professional development, and cross-generational exchange. During her time in the nation’s capital, DeWitt served as an intern with Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan’s office. DeWitt described her experience as both challenging and highly rewarding.
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That’s one of the advantages of being at an *R-1 institution like The Ohio State University and at a regional campus, where you have that small liberal arts environment and you can interact with your professor. We’re conducting research. There is a lot of pressure for us to stay current and conduct relevant research. We can bring those experiences and those thoughts to the classroom where they are open for discussion, and students can pursue their own interest with the professor having those backgrounds and being active in research.
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GOLROKH MIRZAEI Clinical Assistant Professor of Computer Science Engineering Dr. Golrokh Mirzaei’s research focuses on the use of pattern recognition and machine learning to solve problems in several applications such as image processing, data fusion, target detection and tracking, speech recognition, and other applications. She uses novel techniques in bio-inspired computing for feature extraction, classification, and clustering of the data. Currently her focus is investigation of the functional connectivity in stroke patients using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) before and after constraint-induced movement therapy (CI therapy). The aim is to gain an understanding of how CI therapy influences the sensorimotor network activity in the brain. The fMRI measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow and it has become a popular tool for exploring brain function. She currently is collaborating with the Department of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation on Ohio State Columbus campus. She has many publications in high rank journals/conferences.
RUBEN PETREACA Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics Dr. Ruben Petreaca’s research focuses on understanding mechanisms that govern cellular transformation and immortalization, two processes that are a prerequisite for tumor formation. The established models for cancer progression presuppose that the major driver is accumulations of genetic mutations during the lifetime of the organism. However, 95% of genetic mutations accumulate by age 20, yet the median cancer age is 70. His research focuses on understanding this discrepancy with a focus on a second cancer driver, re-arrangements of major chromosomal sequences. Dr. Petreaca was an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellow during which time he investigated the role of certain genes involved in development of cancer. At Ohio State, he continues his research on mechanisms that govern development of cancer. His work has been published in several scientific journals.
Dr. Joel Barker Assistant Professor of Earth Science
JOHN MAHARRY Associate Professor of Mathematics
*(R-1 is an official designation that denotes
Dr. John Maharry’s research focuses on structural properties of graphs and networks with applications toward both physical and social network dynamics. These structures include various connectivity, tree-decompositions, surface embeddings, and properties of various containment relations. In many cases, these structures can be shown to imply polynomial algorithms toward problems that are NP-Complete in the case of general graphs. Dr. Maharry has been invited to give a keynote talk at a special session of the American Mathematical Society’s conference in spring 2018 on recent advances in structural graph theory. On the Marion campus, he is excited to be Director of Honors and Undergraduate Research Opportunities, encouraging students in a variety of disciplines to do independent research with their faculty mentors.
the highest level of research activity. The Ohio State University is one of only 115 such institutions nationwide.)
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Students learn from our
Research is a big part of the Ohio State experience.
world renowned research professors
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Trent Ramsey
Special Education
Extracurricular Activities: Office of Student Life, Diversity, and Inclusion Student Worker The Men of African Descent Club Member of Visit Day Student Life Panel Harding High School Football and Tennis Coach Basketball Referee
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Sophomore special education major Trent Ramsey “Showing hard work, getting involved, and doing your knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity. best with academics can pay dividends.” When he was just 10 years old, his father suffered a His first year in school and a portion of his college living heart attack, leaving his mother to raise him and his expenses are paid in full thanks to the scholarship and older brother on her own. Like many single parent aid package he received to attend Ohio State Marion. households, his family did not have the disposable income or college savings plan that some students Entering his freshman year, he have upon entering college. earned $10 thousand a year in This hasn’t stopped him from They don’t just look at your scholarships and aid, including a pursuing his dreams. Pell Grant, funding from Ohio State grades when accounting for Marion’s GoBuck$ program, an Alber The 2016 Marion Harding scholarships. Showing hard Scholarship, and the Marion ComHigh School grad was always work, getting involved, and munity Foundation’s Mandy Kruder involved as a high school doing your best with academics Memorial Scholarship. student, taking part in can pay dividends. athletics, student organizaThese scholarships mean a great tions, comunity volunteering, deal to Ramsey, because he knows and his school’s college access program, GearUp. without the aid package he received, college would be Ramsey now sees his willingness to get involved a much different experience. “It shows an investment in in school and the community paying off in terms of me. If I didn’t have these dollars, college would be more making college affordable. intimidating because of worries about student loans,” he “They don’t just look at your grades when accounting explained. for scholarships,” Ramsey said.
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“Schoolwork comes first, but being in clubs enhances my experience as a student; it allows me to make new friends and network on campus,” she said.
When Kristina Mason came to Ohio State Marion to pursue a degree in psychology, she never imagined having so many opportunities to help the community. “Marion is a beautiful place, but it is also a place that needs the help of others to flourish,” said Mason.
A year ago, Mason helped form a club under the sponsorship of the Marion Rotary Club. Rotaract Club brings together people ages 18-30 to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service.
She is active in her church and finds a mission in her faith to lend a helping hand to the Marion community. “My time spent here in Marion has taught me how to help people in need,” she said. Schoolwork comes first, Mason hit the ground running the moment she began her academic career at the Marion campus. She became the leader of two clubs and started volunteering for a variety of community organizations.
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but being in clubs enhances my experience as a student; it allows me to make new friends and network on campus.
Whether it be cleaning up raised garden beds for the local city schools, assisting with the campus Loving Scarves campaign, which donates winter clothing to those less fortunate in Marion, or spending time with her mentee through Marion Mentors 21, Mason finds ways to give back to the community.
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One of their first projects was providing assistance in cleaning up the raised garden beds at the city schools. Club members recently gathered to spread mulch on the 27 beds at McKinley, Garfield, Taft, and George Washington elementary schools.
After receiving her bachelor of science degree, she plans to continue her education by pursuing a master’s in psychology. She hopes to go on to become a community counselor for adolescent children.
Kristina Mason Psychology
Extracurricular Activities: Psychology Club President Rotaract Club President Correlation for Christian Outreach Club 2017 Ohio State Marion Homecoming Court Human Resources Student Worker
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Ayah Said Psychology
Extracurricular Activities: Arabic Club Muslim Student Panel
Volunteer/ Community Service Activities: Phlebotomist, Marion General Hospital
Ohio State sophomore Ayah Said aspired to become a doctor even before she took her ACT or visited a college campus. Her passion to pursue a medical career developed shortly after her younger sister, Hibba (who will be joining Ayah at Ohio State Marion in autumn 2017), was diagnosed with juvenile onset type one diabetes in 5th grade.“Her doctor inspired me,” said Said. “She was super cool. I wanted to be like her when I grew up.”
Ohio State Marion’s renewed emphasis and investment in STEM education, a new Science & Engineering Building opened in autumn 2017, new science faculty, majors in biology, expanded coursework in the sciences, and privately developed student housing adjacent to the campus were key factors in Said’s decision to choose Ohio State Marion.
“I really love kids and babies,” added Said. “I first wanted to be an OB/Gyn, but wanted a more stable My dad always wanted schedule,” which led the me to go to Ohio State . . . 2016 Worthington Kilbourne graduate to consider the idea and the Marion campus was of becoming a pediatrician. the best choice.
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With a firm direction on what she wanted to do with her life, Said simply needed to choose a college and a major to follow through with her plans. Ohio State was at the top of her list. “My dad always wanted me to go to Ohio State.” According to Said, no other school was ever an option. The family decided that attending the
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Marion campus, especially in year one, was the best choice. For Said, who has spent her entire life in Ohio, Ohio State represented pride.
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Now entering her sophomore year, Said isn’t sure she wants to leave the Marion campus. “I came here to just stay a couple of years,” she said, “but now I want to stay more than just a couple years.”
Said explained that she wanted to go into biology to fulfill her aspirations to become a doctor, but felt more passion towards psychology and changed her major. Psychology and biology are just a few of the growing number of degree programs students can complete at Ohio State Marion.
During his first year of college, psychology major Nathan Baker saw a unique opportunity to form close relationships with professors, leading him to pursue independent studies in psychology this fall.
amazing faculty here has enabled me to pursue my interests faster than I ever expected.” Baker wanted to engage in new psychology research, but always thought he’d have to wait years to start. However, he found that the faculty at Ohio State Marion immediately connected him with opportunities to achieve his goals.
“The ability to interact with a high caliber faculty has been huge in helping me develop academically,” said Baker. “I’ve always had a lot of dreams. Until “My whole experience at Ohio State Marion has led me to coming to Ohio State, most of them felt out of reach. explore new ideas and explore who I am as a person”, Now I feel my dreams are not only achievable, but Baker said. “Ohio State has made my dreams seem also that I’ve found a supportive possible.” community here that is cheering My whole experience at me onwards to my goals.” More recently, Ohio State has Ohio State Marion has led provided Baker with the opportunity From the moment Baker started to share this experience with other me to explore new ideas and attending classes at Ohio State students, by hiring him to be a explore who I am as a person. Marion, he felt that the people peer leader. Ohio State has made my on the Marion campus had a dreams seem possible. genuine interest in helping “Ohio State helped me to him succeed. become the type of person I want to be. I’m more confident in my own abilities. “Interactions with Ohio State staff and faculty have Through the amazing Buckeye community, I now have not only brought me closer to my goals, but have the feeling that there are people rooting for me to helped clarify them”, explained Baker. “I absolutely succeed. Now I have the opportunity to help others love the field of psychology,” he said, “and the realize that they can fulfill their dreams as well.”
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Extracurricular Activities: Psychology Club Spanish Club Honors Program
Volunteer/ Community Service Activities: Boys and Girls Club of Marion County
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The Ohio State University at Marion is pleased to provide eligible students with a variety of sources for college funding, including nearly $1.1 million annually in campus-based scholarships. Our scholarship program is funded through endowments provided by the generous support of many area residents and organizations. Priority consideration for scholarships is given to students with a completed application to The Ohio State University at Marion on file by February 1, 2018 (for students wishing to begin their studies in the summer or fall semester of 2018). All components of the application (online form, $60 application fee or approved fee waiver, and official transcript/s) must be received by the above deadline to be considered on-time. AWARD CRITERIA All award amounts listed below are based on two full-time semesters of attendance, and do not include any other federal, state, or external financial aid for which the student may qualify. Our full-time, in-state tuition rate for new, first-semester freshmen is only $7,553 per year ($3,777 per semester). Full-time tuition for new in-state transfer students is $7,140 ($3,570 per semester).
WILL IT BE YOU TO MAKE THE NEXT MOVE? ABOUT MARION AND MARION COUNTY • marionmade.org Located just 34 miles north of the Columbus I-270 outer belt, Marion, Ohio is part of the booming 2,508,498 people that call the Columbus Metropolitan Area home. Because of its size, proximity, and relationship to Columbus, Marion has both a small town feel with big city options. Marion is a regional center for retail, industry, healthcare, transportation, and entertainment in north central Ohio, attracting visitors from the over 445,000 residents in a seven county region. Ohio State Marion is an oasis of green space in the center of Marion’s bustling educational corridor and retail district. Within a quarter mile radius of campus, students have access to a host of hundreds of regionally and nationally recognized restaurants, banks, and retailers, including: Starbucks, Panera, Donatos, Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Red Lobster, Huntington Bank, Chase Bank, Chipotle, Kohl’s, Hobby Lobby, Kroger, Office Depot, Meijer Walmart, Verizon, and many, many more. Entertainment, exercise, and leisure opportunities abound in Marion. There are a number of live music venues, clubs, bowling alleys, movie theatres, golf courses, bike and walking trails, 19 city parks, art galleries, and museums. Built in 2004, the Marion Family YMCA provides 88,000 sq. ft. space dedicated to fitness, including an indoor aquatic center. Marion is also home to an international raceway, a water park, a skate park, eco center, and four professional disc golf courses, including the 9-hole Marion Campus Disc Golf Course.
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HOUSING • go.osu.edu/marionhousing Marion, Ohio offers many suitable options for off-campus student housing with apartments, lofts, rental homes, and privately developed student housing adjacent to and within a short walk of campus, or in Marion’s historic downtown area. (Students at Ohio State Marion are not required to live in residence halls.)
High school graduates who have never enrolled in college courses after graduation will be awarded based upon the following criteria, using academic data received by the February 1 deadline. Additional academic data received after February 1 will not result in any change to an initial award.
*Includes accumulated Go Buck$ credit for Marion Harding graduates.*the table that gives a student the highest award depending on rank vs. ACT composite will be used.
*The table that gives a student the highest award depending on rank vs. ACT composite will be used. *Due to a greater proportion of our scholarship funds having been earmarked by local donors for Marion county resident students, we are able to offer higher awards to students from Marion county.
“First-Choice” Incentive* You will receive an additional $500 added to the award amounts above, if your completed application for freshman admission is on file by December 1, 2017. (Ohio State Marion must be designated as your “first-choice” campus for the fall semester of 2018.) *All components of the application (online form, $60 application fee or approved fee waiver, and official transcript/s) must be received by the December 1 deadline in order to qualify.
ADMISSIONS • go.osu.edu/osum Ohio State Marion has an open admission policy for Ohio residents. This means that if you are an Ohio resident, have graduated from high school or have a GED, and have never attended college, you can be a Buckeye. If you are not a resident of Ohio, or if you are transferring from another college, you must meet applicable admissions criteria. Complete your admissions application at apply.osu.edu call 740/7256242 for details. STUDENT SUCCESS Because first semester success increases the likelihood of academic success and graduation, Ohio State Marion provides strong student support services. University Exploration teaches critical skills for success through The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students. In this required one credit course, students will learn about university resources, how to plan class schedules, time management, goal setting, and decision-making skills. Students attend Success Sessions focused on specific topics that include academic majors, mental and physical health and wellness, research strategies, career planning, and more.
Marion county residents who have enrolled for college credit after high school graduation and who apply for admission to the Marion campus as a degreeseeking student by our February 1 priority deadline will be awarded based upon the following criteria.
Residents from outside of Marion county who have enrolled for college credit after high school graduation and who apply for admission to the Marion campus as a degree-seeking student by our February 1 priority deadline will be awarded based upon the following criteria.
*Includes accumulated, unused Go Buck$ credit for Marion Harding graduates.
PRESIDENT’S AFFORDABILITY GRANT* All new students who file a FAFSA by the February 1 priority deadline and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of 14,300 or lower will be awarded a $1,250 need-based grant, regardless of grade point average. *Criteria listed are for the 2017-2018 academic year, and may be subject to change for subsequent years.
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