Midwestern State University will offer the Mustangs Guarantee Program to students new to MSU who have not previously received a Baccalaureate degree; students must be Texas residents, Pell Grant eligible, and whose family’s combined annual Adjusted Gross Income is $85,000 or less. Students must earn 30 credit hours each academic year to remain in the program. The Mustangs Guarantee Program will cover the remaining balance of any tuition and mandatory fees that are NOT covered by other grants, scholarships, exemptions, benefits, and/or waiver programs received by the student. The Mustangs Guarantee Program does NOT cover room, board, books, supplies, or miscellaneous charges including parking fees, installment plan fees, post office box rental fees, late fines, reinstatement fees, late registration fees, etc.

Students must maintain a minimum enrollment of 12 credit hours each Fall and Spring term.  Students must earn at least 12 credit hours and maintain a cumulative gpa of 2.0 at the end of each Fall/spring term. Students can use summer enrollment to meet the required 30 earned credit hours each academic year.  NOTE:  MGP funds are not available for summer terms. Students new to the MGP program for the spring term must earn 12 credit hours for that initial academic year. 

All grants, scholarships, exemptions, benefits, and/or waiver programs will be applied to tuition and mandatory fees first; any remaining tuition/fee balance will be covered with the MGP award. All other expenses, such as room and meal plans, are not included in the MGP award.

The MGP amount is initially awarded as $ -0- in the MSU Portal and the actual award amount will be posted to your student account AFTER official enrollment day (or, 12th class day for each fall and spring semester; Part of Term B courses have a later official enrollment date) for tuition/fees not already covered with other aid, as cited above – this is necessary to ensure you “enroll and stay enrolled in a minimum of at least 12 hours through the official enrollment."

Students must meet the following criteria yearly to participate and continue in the Mustangs Guarantee Program:

 

 Be accepted for admission to the university for a Fall term on/before June 1st, or Spring term on/before November 1st; 

  • Be classified as a Texas resident for tuition purposes as determined by submission of the application for admission;
  • Have completed and submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
  • Have a complete financial aid file on/before June 1st (FALL semester) or November 1st (SPRING semester), which includes the submission of all required documents if chosen for verification;
  • Be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant program as determined by the FAFSA;
  • Maintain a minimum of at least 12 credit hours through the 12th class day of each fall and spring semester (non-MSU enrolled hours are not included); Part of Term B courses have a later official enrollment date;
  • Must earn at least 12 credit hours at the end of each fall and spring semester;
  • Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 at the end of each fall and spring term;
  • Earn at least 30 credit hours each academic year (Fall, Spring,Summer).
  • Students new to the MGP program for the spring term must earn 12 credit hours for that initial academic year. 
  • Meet and maintain minimum standards of MSU’s Satisfactory Academic Progress.