| Application
Process
Academic Honors
and Activities
Students should list all academic honors
and extracurricular activities for grades 9-12. Students
in the top 25% with outstanding ACT or SAT scores may be
eligible for four-year academic scholarships. Notification
of Academic Scholarships is included in the acceptance letter.
SAT and/or ACT scores are required for admission to the
program. St. Edward's strongly encourages all interested
students to take college entrance exams early on before
applying to CAMP.
Application Deadlines
Due to the limited number of CAMP
scholarships awarded each year, selection of the thirty-five member
class is competitive. Priority is given to students who
submit all required docu08/04/2006 students who complete the application process after March
1 will be admitted to CAMP on the basis of space availability.
Application and recommendations must be completed in order
to be considered by the Admission Committee.
Recommendations
A counselor recommendation is required
to complete the application file. The recommendation form
is available online or from the Office of Undergraduate
Admission. Once the application for admission is received
by the Office of Admission,a recommendation form and a business
reply envelope will be sent to each teacher and counselor
listed on the application. Students should notify the teachers
and couselors of their application to the program and the
forms they will receive.
Educational
Data
A complete address for the high school
as well as phone number and the name of the student's counselor
should be provided.
Transcripts and Test Results
Official transcripts may be sent with the
application or can be forwarded separately.The student's
class rank and grade point average should be noted. Transcripts
lisiting work completed through the 11th grade may be submitted.
However, students accepted to the program will need to submit
final transcripts before enrolling in the university.
Eligibility Requirement
The work history worksheet is important
in determining a student's eligibility for CAMP. Students
do not need to list any farmwork previous to 1993. Dates
must specify beginning and ending day, month and year for
each period of employment. It is also important to include
the names and complete addresses for each farmwork-related
employer in the last 24 months or the application will be
considered ineligible. In lieu of work history, St. Edward's
University will accept a copy of a Certificate of Eligibility
(COE) from the student's high school.
You are eligible for the College Assistance
Migrant Program (CAMP) if the following statements apply:
- You, your parent(s) or guardian(s)
have engaged in migrant or seasonal farmwork for at least
75 days in the past 24 months and during the 75 day period,
farmwork was the primary source of income for your family.
- You or your family can provide accurate
and verifiable dates of employment for 75 days of migrant
or seasonal work in the last 24 months.
- You or your family can provide names
and addresses of employers.
- You or your family can make reasonable
estimates of the amount of income received during each
employment period.
Definition of Migrant Work and Seasonal
Farmwork
 Migrant
Work
Migrant
farmworkers are those students whose families migrate from
their hometowns to other states or towns within the state
for farmwork-related employment. Examples of farmwork include:
soil preparation, planting, harvesting fruit/vegetables,
and plowing. Some ranchwork (such as feeding livestock and
sheep shearing) and some fishing activity may also be used
for eligibility purposes.
Seasonal Farmwork
Seasonal farmworkers are those families
who perform the same type of work as described under migrant
work, but the work is performed on a temporary basis.
Personal Information
Students are required to provide basic
personal data such as full name, address and country of
citizenship. Students who are permanent residents should
send a front and back copy of their alien registration card
with their application.
Personal Essay
A one page typed essay must be completed
by the student. The essay will provide the Admission Committee
with a sample of the student's writing ability and an idea
of the student's educational goals.
Additional Information
Students applying for admission to CAMP
must meet CAMP eligibility and St. Edward's University admission
requirements. To be considered for admission, students must
submit the following:
- A completed CAMP application.
- SAT or ACT scores, if available.
- An official high school transcript,including
rank and grade point average (upon graduation, a final
transcript is required for admission).
The Admission Committee bases its decisions
on a student's academic record, letters of recommendation,
extracurricular activities and a short personal essay. CAMP
applicants must also meet farmwork eligibility requirements
prior to their arrival on campus. |
