The Provost Graduation Initiative is helping more than 300 Fresno State students graduate more quickly through a financial award program that helps pay for summer classes.
The initiative makes grants available through the Division of Continuing and Global Education to fund courses for eligible low-income, undergraduate students during the May-June intersession and the summer session.
“The program is designed to increase campus graduation rates and decrease the underrepresented minority graduation gap,” said Dr. Scott Moore, dean of Continuing and Global Education.
The goal for the past two years was to remove financial barriers to completing a degree for students who were one or two classes away from graduating, said Dr. Daniel Bernard, executive director for Continuing and Global Education. Now, the program is open to all students who can demonstrate need, he said.
This year, 318 students received grants totaling $384,600 to complete 1,332 credits. Students not yet graduating are only allowed to take one course per session.
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