Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be either low income individuals who are first
generation college students, and/or members of a group underrepresented
in graduate education as defined by the U.S Department of Education,
(African American, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaskan Native).
Federal guidelines stipulate that an applicant must only consider
the educational status of his/her parents to determine whether
or not the applicant qualifies as being a first generation college
student. If an applicant prior to the age of 18 regularly resided
with and received support from only 1 parent, consider only the
educational status of that parent.
- Applicants must have completed 30 academic units. (For the purposes
of determining the number of units you have completed, you may
include the number of units you are currently enrolled in this
semester.)
- Applicants must be enrolled in a formal degree program at San
Jose State University on a full-time basis.
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.80.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, or permanent residents of
the United States.
- Applicants must be considering graduate study. (Students interested
in studying law, dentistry, medicine, or veterinary careers are
not eligible for this program).
- Applicants must submit the completed Ronald E. McNair application
packet with all the necessary supporting documents by the posted
deadline date.
Selection will be made on a competitive basis from those applicants
who best meet the purposes of the program as defined by the U.S.
Department of Education. Specifically, at least two thirds of the
individuals participating in the McNair project must be low income
individuals who are first generation college students. No more than
ten percent of the participants will be enrolled in a graduate master's
degree program of study at the time of their selection to the McNair
project. Applicants who best meet the federally mandated guidelines
will then be selected on the basis of their potential for pursuing
doctoral studies and their ability to benefit from program.
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