A. To be eligible for a scholarship, a student as a freshman must:
(1) Have a U.S. equivalent of a high school diploma from an accredited high school and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, as determined by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, and a TOEFL of 520/68; IELTS 6.0; Duolingo 95 or;
(2) Have a U.S. equivalent of a high school diploma from an accredited high school and have a cumulative GPA of3.25 or higher, as determined by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, and a TOEFL of 550/79; IELTS 6.5;Duolingo 100 or;
(3) Have a U.S. high school diploma from an accredited high school and have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher with an ACT score of 26; SAT score of 1240, or;
(4) Have a U.S. high school diploma from an accredited high school and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher with an ACT score of 23; SAT score of 1140, or;
(5) Students from countries that are exempt from submitting an English proficiency score are required to have a GPA of 3.50 or higher.
B. To be eligible for a scholarship, an undergraduate transfer student* must:
(1) Have a transfer cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher from an accredited institution.
C. For undergraduate recipients, scholarship eligibility may be renewed for a maximum of eight (8) consecutive semesters or graduation, whichever comes first. For undergraduate transfer students, eligibility depends on total number of semesters attended at all previous institutions, for a maximum of eight (8) semesters, or graduation, whichever comes first. For example, if you have completed two years at another institution and you will now be a new junior at NMSU, you will receive the International Competitive Scholarship for 4 semesters (2 years). An undergraduate student must successfully complete fifteen (15) graded credit hours and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 or higher each semester.
* A transfer student is defined as a student who is pursuing a college degree in their home country or within the U.S and is transferring to NMSU to continue their studies in the same education level.