You can earn your way into our premier undergraduate scholarship program. You may be eligible if you have not already received any type of ASU Distinguished Scholarship or ASU Distinguished Transfer Scholarship.
ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship Levels
Amount per year
Institutional GPA
$2,000
3.75-4.0
$1,500
3.5-3.7499
$1,000
3.0-3.499
Qualifications
To be eligible for an ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship, you must:
Complete at least 30 credit hours at ASU in an academic year
Maintain an overall institutional GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be pursuing your first bachelor’s degree
No application is required. We will automatically review your eligibility after grades are posted for the spring and summer semesters.
If you qualify for an ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship, you will receive an award notice to your ASU email address.
You must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) for your ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship to be disbursed. You are also required to earn at least 24 new ASU credit hours each academic year.
Repeated, developmental and dual credit coursework will not be counted toward your enrollment requirements for disbursement or renewal
The duration of your ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship depends on how many credit hours you have completed at ASU when your scholarship is awarded.
30-59 ASU credit hours: Six consecutive semesters (fall/spring)
60-89 ASU credit hours: Four consecutive semesters (fall/spring)
90+ ASU credit hours: Two consecutive semesters (fall/spring)
Once you are awarded an ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship, you will be eligible to pay in-state tuition for the duration of your scholarship.
If you withdraw or drop below 12 credit hours on or before the university’s census date (12th class day of a regular semester) your scholarship disbursement will be canceled, which may create a balance due to the university.
If you withdraw, you may be required to reapply to the university. If you have to reapply, you are no longer eligible for your ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship.
If you “sit out” for a long semester (fall or spring), you may be required to reapply to the university. If you have to reapply, you are no longer eligible for an ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship.
Renewal Requirements
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will review your progress at the end of each spring semester to determine if you remain eligible your ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship.
You must meet all the following standards, and you must remain in good standing (academic and disciplinary) with the university.
Institutional (ASU) Grade Point Average (GPA)
o At least a 2.75 institutional GPA at the end of each academic year
Successful Completion of ASU Credit Hours
Complete at least 24 new credit hours each academic year (fall/spring/summer)
The following are considered credit hours attempted, but not successfully completed or earned toward satisfying your scholarship requirements:
Grades of F or NC for undergraduates
Course withdrawals
Course incomplete
Developmental courses
Repeated courses
Dual credit
Transfer courses
Maximum Time Frame
The duration of your ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship depends on how many credit hours you have already completed at ASU when your scholarship was awarded.
30-59 ASU credit hours: Six consecutive semesters (fall/spring)
60-89 ASU credit hours: Four consecutive semesters (fall/spring)
90+ ASU credit hours: Two consecutive semesters (fall/spring)
Not to exceed the semester count listed here or a bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first.
Students who do not meet the renewal requirements by the end of the spring semester may reinstate their ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship by taking classes during the successive summer terms at Angelo State. Students who do not meet the renewal requirements by the end of the academic year (fall/spring/summer) will lose eligibility for their ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship.
Summer classes must be taken at ASU — courses cannot be transferred from another school.
Students taking summer classes at ASU must correct all deficiencies in order to reinstate scholarship eligibility for the next academic year.
Students have until the end of the summer term to reinstate eligibility before the fall semester begins. Students who do not meet the renewal requirements are no longer eligible for their ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship.
Students who withdraw may be required to reapply to the university. Students who have to reapply are no longer eligible for their ASU Distinguished Earn-In Scholarship
