Fall 2019

NSHE Admissions and

Financial Aid Information

for College Application

Month (CAM)

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO HELP STUDENTS APPLY TO AN NSHE INSTITUTION

This document was created to provide pertinent information in one

place for each of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)

public colleges and universities. Each page details deadlines,

documents, etc. for both the admissions process and financial aid. The

purpose of this document is to provide basic information that you may

need should any of your students wish to apply at any NSHE

institution. Because each institution processes its own applications and

financial aid, it is important to understand the differences, and,

whenever possible, have your students work directly with their chosen

college or university.

INSTITUTIONAL INFO

General Information…….….……….2

UNLV ......................................... 3

NSC ............................................ 4

UNR ........................................... 5

GBC ............................................ 6

WNC……………………….………………6

TMCC ......................................... 7

CSN ............................................ 7

INFORMATION INCLUDES

• Application Deadlines

• Application Fees

• Fee Waivers

• Who to Contact for Help

COLLEGE APPLICATION MONTH AND FAFSA COMPLETION

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GENERAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

For all institutions For College Application Month (CAM) in October, all institutional admissions online

applications will be available for the 2020-2021 school year.

Sometimes an institution will require an account be set up on their application portal before a

student can submit an application. It is recommended that students set up accounts with

these institutions prior to the CAM event(s). They may need access to their email accounts

for verification purposes and this is not always possible in the high school setting. At this

time, UNLV, UNR, NSC, CSN, and TMCC require this account set up.

Students should know their driver’s license number, if applicable.

Knowing ACT/SAT scores is helpful. They will also be required to have official scores sent to

the college(s) of their choice. An in-progress high school transcript can be sent in with the

application, although a final high school transcript will be needed at the end of senior year.

Immunization records may be required for admissions at some institutions but should not be

needed at CAM/FAFSA events.

It is helpful if students know the program/major they are interested in pursuing but it is okay

if they are really undecided.

In addition to the general admissions requirements, certain limited entry programs may have

additional selective admissions criteria. See the institutional catalogs for more information.

Student that do not meet the admissions requirements as listed in the various Admissions

Requirements sections, may be admitted through other criteria such as: a combination of test

scores and grade point average that indicate potential for success, special talents and/or abili-

ties such as but not limited to the visual or performing arts or athletic ability, other evidence

of potential for success, improvement in high school record, overcoming adversity or special

hardship, or other special circumstances. The limit of students admitted through this criteria

is 15% of the previous year’s admissions. Contact the Admissions Office for more information.

GENERAL FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

For the 2020-2021 school year, students will need income information for themselves

and their parents from 2018. If the parents are divorced, they should use the parent

that provided at least 51% of their support, not necessarily the parent that claims them

on the tax return.

The student and one parent should create an FSA ID and password, since both are

needed to sign and submit the FAFSA electronically: https://fsaid.ed.gov/ . If students

have this set up prior to the CAM event, they should bring their FSA ID/Password with

them. Once all of a student’s information is entered into the FAFSA, the data can be

saved and a parent can sign electronically when it is convenient.

Information needed: Student’s social security number—it is important that this be

entered correctly. Income/tax returns for 2018. Other forms, if applicable: Student and

parent Federal Tax Returns/foreign tax returns, W-2 forms from all jobs, 1099 forms,

Child Support Documents (paid or received), Food Stamp Award Letter, Untaxed Pen-

sions/Retirement Plans, value of any checking, savings, investment accounts as well as

real estate or business values (not including the home in which the student lives.)

Work Study: If interested, students need to check the box correctly in Section One of

the FAFSA. If the box is not checked, the institution may not offer Work Study to the

student.

Students should check their email and their institutional account, if

applicable, for additional required documents.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FAFSA Opens:

October 1, 2019

Priority Scholarship

Deadline: December 1, 2019

for UNLV— completing the

application and FAFSA by

this date give a student

priority for scholarships. All

others are January 1st or

later.

Nevada Promise Scholar-

ship Application Dead-

line: October 31, 2019

Third Party Fee Waivers:

Only accepted at UNLV. The

other institutions, including

UNLV may have their own fee

waiver process. Check with

the college representative.

Verification: Additional

documents may be needed

after filling out the FAFSA for

verification purposes. If this

is applicable to a student, the

institutions will let them

know what forms/documents

will be needed. It helps if the

student is proactive and stays

in contact with the financial

aid office and checks his/her

student account/email

regularly.

For all institutions

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RECOMMENDED FINANCIAL AID

WEBSITES

In addition to the institutional

websites and the federal

government website

studentaid.ed.gov, the

following sites are

recommended:

www.fafsa.gov

financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/

tk/

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITIES

The following minimum high school course admission requirements apply to freshman

admission at an NSHE university:

• English 4 units—emphasis on composition, rhetoric, and American, English and

world literatures.

• Mathematics 3 units—Algebra I and higher level mathematics which may include

Algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, probability and statistics

and other advanced mathematics

• Natural Science 3 units—lab or simulation, including biology, chemistry or physics

with at least two years in a laboratory science.

• Social Science/Studies 3 units including world history and geography, U.S. history,

economics, government or law.

The high school list of courses previously posted on the NSHE website is no

longer used.

Admission to freshman standing requires:

• Graduation from and accredited or approved high school with a minimum grade point

average (GPA) of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale or

• Students can take the ACT or the SAT prior to admission and have scored an ACT

composite score of at least 22 or an SAT score of 1040 (tests administered prior to

March 2016) or 1120 on tests administered in March 2016 or later, or

• A Nevada Advanced Diploma.

Students will also need to submit in progress high school transcripts as well as final high

school transcripts, ACT/SAT scores (official), and immunization records.

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https://www.unlv.edu/admissions/freshman

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

FINANCIAL AID

UNLV has an early Priority Scholarship Deadline of December 1st. Applications

and FAFSAs must be completed and submitted by this date to be considered for

many scholarship opportunities.

UNLV accepts the Common Application.

UNLV also accepts third party fee waivers from ACT/SAT, etc. They do have their

own application fee waivers too. These are processed through their admissions

counselors. To receive an application fee waiver, it is recommended that students

work with their assigned Admission Counselor which can be found at: https://

www.unlv.edu/admissions/counselors .

Students will need to set up an account in the UNLV website portal, MYUNLV

before submitting an application. This should be set up prior to the CAM event.

Admissions/Outreach Contact: Devan Sullivan, devan.sullivan@unlv.edu

UNLV catalog: catalog.unlv.edu

UNLV’s school code is: 002569

Financial Aid Contact: Devan Sullivan, devan.sullivan@unlv.edu

UNLV offers the UNLV Tuition + program which is similar to the Promise.

See their website for eligibility requirements:

https://www.unlv.edu/finaid/scholarships-grants

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Opening of Fall 2020

Online Application:

August 1, 2019

Priority Scholarship

Deadline:

December 1, 2019—this is

a new deadline!

Final Application

Deadline: May 1, 2020

Application Fee: $60

Fee Waivers: UNLV does

accept third party fee

waivers from ACT,

CollegeBoard, and NACAC.

They also have their own

process for fee waivers.

Students should work with

their UNLV assigned

admissions counselor to

find out if they qualify.

BE A REBEL!!

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IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Opening of Fall 2020

Online Application:

Mid-September 2019

Priority Scholarship

Deadline: February 1,

2020

Early Application

Deadline: November 15,

2019

Application Fee: $60

Fee Waivers: Not accept-

ed from third parties. UNR

does have an Application

Fee Deferral form for first

time freshmen only.

Financial Aid Deadline:

Priority: February 1, 2020

GO PACK!!

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

http://www.unr.edu/admissions

FINANCIAL AID

UNR’s school code is: 002568

Financial Aid Contact: finaid@unr.edu

Students will need to set up an account in the UNR website portal, MYNEVADA, before

submitting an application. This should be set up prior to the CAM event.

If needed, UNR does have an Application Fee Deferral form. Students should email

mynevada@unr.edu to request the form to be included with the application submission

with the subject line “Application Fee Deferral Form”

Admissions Contact: Quentin Owens, qowens@unr.edu

Catalog: catalog.unr.edu

ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

https://nsc.edu/admissions/apply/

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NEVADA STATE COLLEGE, Henderson

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Opening of Fall 2020

Online Application:

End of September 2019

Admissions

Scholarship

Deadline:

January 15, 2020

Priority Financial

Aid Deadline:

January 15, 2020

Early Application

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application Fee: $30

Fee Waivers:

Not accepted

BE A SCORPION!!

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE COLLEGE

FINANCIAL AID NSC’s school code is: 041143

Financial Aid Contact: finaid@nsc.edu or 702-992-2150

Financial Aid website: nsc.edu/finaid

The following high school courses are required for admission to Nevada State College:

• English 4 units—emphasis on composition, rhetoric, and American, English, and world

literatures;

• Mathematics 3 units—including at least two units of algebra 1 and higher level mathe-

matics, chosen from second year algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus,

probability and statistics and other advanced mathematics;

• Natural Science 2 units lab or simulation with at least one year in a laboratory science.

Includes biology, chemistry, or physics.

• Social Science/Studies 3 units—including world history and geography, U.S. history,

economics, government, or law.

Admission to freshman standing requires graduation from an accredited or approved high

school with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (2.5 effective Fall

2020).

Students not meeting these requirements may still be admitted through other criteria upon

approval of the Admissions Review Committee. Contact the Office of Admissions and

Recruitment for additional information.

ACT/SAT test scores are required before freshman can attend orientation.

Admissions Contact: Andrea Martin, andrea.martin@nsc.edu

Catalog: http://nsc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/Catalog

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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES

NEVADA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP

NEVADA PROMISE

Application Deadline:

October 31, 2019

Students must:

Be under 20 years old

Be a bona fide resident of

Nevada

Be a high school

graduate (or equivalent)

Be enrolled in a minimum of

12 credits in an associate’s

degree program, a bachelor’s

degree program or a

certificate of achievement

program for each semester of

the school year immediately

following the school year in

which the student graduates

Not have earned a prior

associate’s or bachelor’s

degree

Attend mandatory

workshops or orientations—

there may be deadlines for

attendance—student need to

check

Complete the FAFSA no later

than March 30, 2020. If

selected for verification, must

submit required documents

by April 30, 2020

Take a placement test or

submit ACT/SAT scores

Complete 20 hours of

community service by April

30, 2020

Meet regularly with an

assigned mentor

Other requirements may be

applicable depending on the

institution.

An applicant seeking a degree or certification must qualify for admission by having

graduated from high school or it’s equivalent.

A student who does not meet the community college requirements for admission may

apply to be admitted under alternate criteria or test scores that demonstrate college

readiness. Each college establishes it’s procedures and requirements for their alternate

admission.

In addition to the general admissions requirements, certain limited entry programs may

have additional selective admissions criteria. See the institutional catalogs for more

information.

The Nevada Promise Scholarship was established by the 2017 Nevada Legislature. This

program will be offered at all of the Nevada community colleges, TMCC, CSN, GBC,

and WNC beginning Fall 2018 for the incoming freshman class. This scholarship will

provide for up to three years of no cost registration fees and other mandatory fees to

eligible students. The program is a “last dollar scholarship” which means it will cover

costs of registration fees and other mandatory fees not met by other gift aid (Pell grant,

SSOG, or the Millennium Scholarship). This program has its own application and

deadlines as well as a few requirements that students will have to fulfill to receive these

funds. Funds are issued on a first come, first served basis. Students will need to apply

for the Promise Scholarship by the deadline of October 31, 2019 .

There are a number of requirements that students will have to meet in order to qualify

for and maintain eligibility for this program. There requirements are listed in the col-

umn to the right. Students should check with the institution for requirements that

might be specific to that

institution. There are also several deadlines that students will have to meet. Students

should check institutional websites for the most recent information.

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GBC school code is: 006977

Financial Aid Contact:

Tawny Crum,

tawny.crum@gbcnv.edu

Opening of Fall

2020 Online

Application:

Application will be

available by

September 1, 2019

Priority

Scholarship

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Early Application

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application Fee:

$20—charged when

student enrolls

Fee Waivers:

Not Accepted

CSN does require a student to create an account on the MyCSN portal prior to completing the application. Note the new application fee charged when a student enrolls.

Admission Contact: Kimiko Walton, kimiko.walton@csn.edu

Catalog: https://www.csn.edu/calendar-catalog-schedule

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

Las Vegas

www.csn.edu/apply

CSN’s school code is: 010362.

Financial Aid Contact: Shannon Gilliland,

shannon.gilliland@csn.edu

ADMISSIONS/ADVISING INFORMATION

FINANCIAL AID

ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

FINANCIAL AID

Opening of Fall 2019

Online Application:

Application will be

available by September 1,

2019

Priority Scholarship

Deadline: March 15th.

Must complete the

FAFSA before or during

the same time as the

scholarship application

Early Application

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application Fee: $10

charged when student

enrolls

Fee Waivers:

Not accepted

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Advising Contact: Adriana Mendez,

adriana.mendez@gbcnv.edu

Catalog: http://www.gbcnv.edu/catalog/catalogs/

current_catalog.pdf

GREAT BASIN COLLEGE

Elko

http://www.gbcnv.edu/admissions/

IMPORTANT

DEADLINES

TRUCKEE-MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Reno

http://www.tmcc.edu/admissions/ Opening of Fall 2020

online Application:

August 21, 2019

TMCC Scholarship

Deadline: March 1st

Early Application

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application Fee: $20

charged when student

enrolls

Fee Waivers:

Not accepted

Financial Aid

Deadline: July 1 , is the

priority deadline for com-

pleting the financial aid

file.

ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

FINANCIAL AID

Students should know their preferences for degree choice, demographic

information, and social security number (not mandatory for application/admission). It is

important that student select the proper degree type (degree seeking or non-degree

seeking).

Admissions Contact : Yuli Chavez, ychavez@tmcc.edu.

Catalog: catalog.tmcc.edu/

TMCC’s school code is 010363.

Financial Aid Contact: Elisabeth Saldana, esaldana@tmcc.edu

July 1st is the priority deadline for completion of the financial aid file. Students completing their

files after this date should be prepared to pay their own tuition fees and could be

reimbursed after their financial aid file is complete and if they are eligible to receive federal

student aid.

Work Study: Students need to check the box correctly in Section One of the FAFSA.

DACAmented and Undocumented students complete the Institutional Methodology form, not the

FAFSA. DACA-mented students are encouraged to complete the Adelante Grant application if the

wish to attend half time or the FAFSA if a DACA student wishes to attend full time. Full time

students could be considered for the Silver State Opportunity Grant (SSOG). Undocumented

students are highly encouraged to complete the Adelante Grant application..

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IMPORTANT

DEADLINES

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Opening of Fall 2020

Online Application:

Application will be

available by September 1,

2019

Priority Scholarship

Deadline: Application

Fee: $15—charged when

student registers for class

Fee Waivers:

Not accepted

Financial Aid Priority

Deadline: April 1, 2020

Financial Aid Final

Deadline: July 1—to

ensure processing by

payment deadlines.

Nevada Promise deadline

is October 31, 2019

WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE

Carson City

http://www.wnc.edu/admissions/information/

FINANCIAL AID

ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Admissions Contact: admissions.records@wnc.edu

Catalog: www.wnc.edu/catalog/

WNC’s school code: 013896.

Financial Aid Contact: Finaid1@wnc.edu,

775-445-3264

Questions?

Contact Janet Stake, State Coordinator

jstake@nshe.nevada.edu

775-784-3445

Governor Steve Sisolak

has proclaimed

October 2019 is

Nevada’s College Application

Month!

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