{"id":1791,"date":"2022-10-05T14:50:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=1791"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:30:48","slug":"distinguished-college-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/distinguished-college-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished College Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2657\" alt=\"Graduate holding a Tarleton State University diploma at a ceremony.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf.jpg\" style=\"object-position:59% 38%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"59% 38%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/graduationtrf-1568x1046.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"distinguished-college-partners-5938beae-2414-4c20-895f-4d4e242979f8\">Distinguished College Partners<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em><em>Long-standing program-specific pathways between Tarleton and two-year schools are making it easier for transfer students to fulfill their educational dreams while saving dollars and class hours.<\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partnership Benefits <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automatic admission for students with <strong>24+ transferrable credits<\/strong> and a 2.0 <strong>minimum<\/strong> overall GPA (on a 4.0 scale).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application fee waiver for those who <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/fee-waiver\/\">qualify<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual support from the Tarleton team to ensure your students&#8217; success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated P-16 Relations Coordinator as the main point of contact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-67b52357-f637-48ba-bccc-d59a75186b3d advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M19,3H5C3.89,3,3,3.9,3,5v14c0,1.1,0.89,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-0.9,2-2V5C21,3.9,20.1,3,19,3z M19,19H5V5h14V19z\"><\/path><polygon points=\"11,17 13,17 13,13 17,13 17,11 13,11 13,7 11,7 11,11 7,11 7,13 11,13\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Participating Distinguished College Partners<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blinn College&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cisco College&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dallas College&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hill College&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranger College&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McLennan Community College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navarro College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tarrant County College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Texas State Technical College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weatherford College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"presidents-guaranteed-scholarship-program-18622d9d-3d84-4979-b5c5-34478b9a7d21\">President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/tgap\/\">President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program<\/a>&nbsp;guarantees a minimum amount in Tarleton scholarships to incoming transfer students based on GPA and course load. Students transferring from a Distinguished College Partner school are eligible for a larger scholarship award level as indicated in the table below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/tgap\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"annual-minimum-guaranteed-award-levels-58a88dd8-80df-46dd-8290-787aab62ac3a\">Annual Minimum Guaranteed Award Levels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>&nbsp;GPA&nbsp;<\/th><td>2.0-2.99<\/td><td>3.0-3.39<\/td><td>3.4-3.74<\/td><td>3.75-4.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>12+ Credit Hours<\/th><td>$1,000<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>9-11 Credit Hours<\/th><td>$750<\/td><td>$1,125<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><td>$1,875<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>6-8 Credit Hours<\/th><td>$500<\/td><td>$750<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><td>$1,250<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The guaranteed amounts can be funded partially or completely by institutional and\/or endowment funds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Student walking past a modern sculpture at Tarleton State University.\" class=\"wp-image-2652 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/12\/by.kk-74-1568x883.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-list\"><ul class=\"advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 advgb-list advgb-list-admin-post\">\n<li>Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/tgap\/\">Guaranteed Scholarship Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/visit\/college-advisors-school-partners\/\">College Advisors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/transfer\/\">Transfer Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/consortium\/#consortium\">Financial Aid Consortiums<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 > li{font-size:16px;}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 > li{padding-left:22px;margin-left:0;}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 > li:before{font-size:20px;color:#4f2d7f;line-height:18px;margin:2px;padding:2px;margin-left:-24px}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 > li{font-size:16px;}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 > li{padding-left:22px;margin-left:0;}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-64c8af17-5c77-4575-addf-80ef97835d40 > li:before{font-size:20px;color:#4f2d7f;line-height:18px;margin:2px;padding:2px;margin-left:-24px}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-standing program-specific pathways between Tarleton and two-year schools are making it easier for transfer students to fulfill their educational dreams while saving dollars and class hours. 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