Eligibility Requirements

An annual award will be made to an outstanding undergraduate student in the College of Liberal Arts. Students are responsible for submitting applications to their major department by the first Friday in March. Part-time and full-time undergraduate students who have not received this award previously may apply, provided they meet the following criteria:

1. Junior or senior classification;

2. Major in one of the departments of the College of Liberal Arts;

3. Texas State GPA of at least 3.8;

4. Completion of one full-time semester’s work (or fifteen hours) at Texas State;

and

5. 18 hours of course work completed in major (including course work at Texas State as well as transfer credit).

Applicants must turn in the following to their major department: (a) a completed application (above) for the award; (b) a current Texas State transcript; (c) a vita/resumé, (d) one letter of recommendation from a Texas State Liberal Arts faculty member, and (e) a 500-word essay detailing how the liberal arts have contributed to the student’s education, as well as the contributions the student has made to the liberal arts. Each department will screen its applicants for eligibility and forward the application packet of only one nominee to the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office. Nominations (the names and application packets of eligible candidates) are due in the Dean’s office, FH 313, by 5 p.m. on the second Friday in March.

Chairs and Directors of degree-granting programs in the College of Liberal Arts will review and rank the candidates the week after Spring Break. NOTE: The committee may recommend that no award be presented for the year. The award will be presented at the College of Liberal Arts Awards Day in April. Please check with your major department for this year’s date.