Texas First Program Scholarship

Texas First Program Scholarship

Students who graduate early from high school and earned a Texas First Diploma receive a scholarship at Dallas College.

Scholarship Certificate

• The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) will issue a certificate to eligible students indicating the amount of state credit a student has available if enrolled at an eligible public institution. To receive a certificate, the student’s high school counselor (or administrator) must verify that the student has met all eligibility requirements for the Texas First Program Diploma and its Distinguished Level of Achievement.

Discontinuation of Eligibility
A state credit awarded to an eligible student expires at the end of the first academic year following the student’s graduation from high school. If any portion of a state credit is unused, the remaining amount may be applied to subsequent semesters ONLY if it is within the first academic year following the student’s graduation from high school.

Award Amounts
The amount of state credit offered to the student is contingent on the number of semesters the student graduates early and the maximum annual (two semester) Toward Excellence, Access, and Success (TEXAS) Grant award amount for the applicable academic year, which is determined by the THECB.

YOU MUST REQUEST YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TO SUBMIT YOUR OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT TO DALLAS COLLEGE.