LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) TOPS

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) TOPS Core Curriculum – 19 Units For students graduating in English – 4 Units Math – 4 Units Science – 4 Units Social Studies – 4 Units Foreign Language – 2 Units (same language) Fine Arts – 1 Unit (or 1 Performance, Studio, Visual Art or Speech III & IV) GPA- 2.5 Cumulative Average

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) ACT-Code 1595 (TOPS) Without Penalty: Apri l 9, 2016 Loss of 1 semester eligibility: June 11, 2016 A June ACT score cannot be used to upgrade an Opportunity award to an Honors or Performance award Students who fail to achieve a qualifying ACT score by July 1 of the graduating year shall not be considered for an award TOPS does not consider the essay portion of the ACT when calculating the composite score needed to qualify List TOPS code 1595

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) SAT An equivalent SAT score may be substituted for the ACT score – TOPS does not consider the Essay portion of the SAT in calculating the composite score needed to qualify SAT Registration – Scholarship Code 9019 SAT Test Deadlines – Without Penalty: March 5, 2016 – Loss of 1 semester eligibility :May 7, 2016 and June 4,2016 – Opportunity (940), Performance (1050), Honors (1210)

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Opportunity, Performance & Honors Awards GPA on a 4.00 scale (not rounded) on 19.0 core units Must complete the 19 core units (for 2014 – 2017 grads) Maximum of eight semesters or twelve quarters for TOPS A TOPS award may be combined with other forms of financial aid up to the “Cost of Attendance” for the institution Provides amount equal to tuition to a public school in Louisiana OR the average cost of a public education tuition to a private school, for example, Tulane –$2,557 per semester for )

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) 4 Year TOPS Awards Opportunity Award (tuition amount) –2.50 core curriculum GPA on a 4.00 scale –A minimum score of a 20 on the ACT (940 SAT) Performance Award (tuition plus $400 annual stipend) –3.00 core curriculum GPA on a 4.00 scale –A minimum score of 23 on the ACT (1050 SAT) Honors Award (tuition plus $800 annual stipend) –3.00 core curriculum GPA on a 4.00 scale –A minimum score of 27 on the ACT (1210 SAT)

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) TOPS Application Apply January 1 – July 1, 2016 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) – The only application needed for TOPS

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LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) Contact LOSFA (225) :00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday