The Lehman College Computer Science and Mathematics Scholarship Program Eligibility

As required by the funding agency, scholarship recipients must be:

• United States citizens, nationals, refugee aliens, or permanent resident aliens at the time of application.
• They must demonstrate financial need, defined here as financial eligibility for U.S. Department of Education Pell Grant or Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.
• Students must be enrolled full-time in computer science, computing and management and/or mathematics degree programs at the baccalaureate or masters level at Lehman College to receive funding.

Preference will be given to undergraduate applicants who have finished the basic skills courses and the following first year courses (requirements differ by major) with a grade point average of 2.8 or higher:
 

Major	Preferred Course Work
Computer Science	CS 230:  Programming Methods I MAT 172:  Precalculus ENG 101:  Principles of Effective Writing I
Computing and Management	CIS 166:  Computer Programming for Information Processing MAT 172:  Precalculus  ENG 101:  Principles of Effective Writing I
Mathematics	MAT 172:  Precalculus MAT 175:  Calculus I ENG 101:  Principles of Effective Writing I

For graduate applicants, applicants must complete all undergraduate courses required for the degree.