R 281837Z NOV 12   
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 677/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/LEADERSHIP SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES FOR COLGATE UNIVERSITY//
POC/BETH MORGAN/CIV/UNIT:MFR/-/TEL:760-429-4124//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PUBLISH INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO APPLICATIONS FOR, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LEADERSHIP SCHOLAR PROGRAM (LSP) FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES FOR ACCEPTANCE AS INCOMING STUDENTS INTO THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY (CLASS OF 2017).  APPLICANTS ACCEPTED TO COLGATE UNIVERSITY WILL COMMENCE SCHOOL DURING THE FALL SEMESTER 2013.  FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, SCHOOL COMMENCES 25 AUGUST 2013.
2.  LSP IS OPEN TO ALL HONORABLY DISCHARGING ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 4 HEREIN.
3.  AS AN LSP AFFILIATED UNIVERSITY, COLGATE UNIVERSITY IS OFFERING 2 SEATS IN THE AUGUST 2013 INCOMING CLASS. THE DEAN OF ADMISSIONS WILL BE ABOARD MCAS MIRAMAR ON 17 DECEMBER 2012 TO INTERVIEW MARINES.  MARINES WHO CANNOT MAKE IT TO MCAS MIRAMAR WILL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW VIA TELEPHONE.
4.  THE FOLLOWING SETS FORTH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LSP ADMISSION CONSIDERATION BY COLGATE UNIVERSITY:
A.  STATUS. ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AND HAVE NO REMAINING ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION BEFORE THE START OF COLGATE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE MADE FOR THOSE ON TERMINAL LEAVE.
B.  EDUCATION. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCIES, E.G., GED, ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE UNDER THE LSP ADMISSION PROCESS TO COLGATE UNIVERSITY.
C.  CLASSIFICATION TESTING. APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS A MINIMUM COMBINED SCORE OF 70 OR HIGHER ON THEIR ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST (AFQT) AND A GENERAL TECHNICAL (GT) SCORE OF 115 OR HIGHER, AND A MINIMUM COMBINED MATH AND CRITICAL READING SCORE OF 1200 OR HIGHERON THE SAT OR A MINIMUM COMPOSITE SCORE OF 27 ON THE ACT TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  NO WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR TEST SCORE REQUIREMENTS. SAT AND ACT SCORES CANNOT BE OLDER THAN 8 YEARS AS OF APPLICATION YEAR.  A 1300 OR HIGHER ON THE SAT OR 29 OR HIGHER ON THE ACT WILL GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO TWO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.  IF THEREARE MORE THAN TWO MARINES WHO MEET THE GUARANTEE CRITERIA, THE SELECTION ON WHICH MARINES ARE AWARDED THE TWO SPOTS WILL BEDETERMINED BY THE LSP.  ALL OTHER MARINES CAN APPLY AND BE ADMITTEDTHROUGH THE NORMAL ADMISSION CHANNELS.  IN ADDITION, COLGATE WILLCONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH APPLICANTS WHO HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THEIR SAT OR ACT SCORE IF THEY HAVE AT LEAST 24 UNITS OF TRANSFER CREDITS WITH A 3.5 GPA FROM A REGIONALLY ACCTEDITED INSTITUTION. COLGATE REQUIRES COMPLETION OF THE SAT OR ACT TEST FOR ADMISSION.
D.  OBLIGATED SERVICE. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER MARINE CORPS EDUCATION PROGRAM.  ACCORDINGLY, APPLICANTS DO NOT INCUR ANY ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE UPON ACCEPTANCE TO SCHOOL.
E.  THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND ALL OTHER ACADEMIC FEES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH PARTICIPANT. THE USE OF IN-SERVICE G.I. BILL EDUCATION BENEFITS, GRANTS, AND STUDENT LOANS ARE ENCOURAGED.  THE MARINE CORPS TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CANNOT BE USED.  CONTACT A VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ADVISOR OR INSTALLATION EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER FOR GUIDANCE REGARDING EDUCATION BENEFITS.  COLGATEUNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO LSP MARINES IS TO GUARANTEE THAT BASEDUPON THE ACCEPTED APPLICANT'S DEMONSTRATED NEED, THEIR MAXIMUM ANNUAL COST FOR ROOM, BOARD, TUITION AND BOOKS WILL NOT EXCEED 2000 DOLLARS.  FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS GUARANTEE, COLGATE UNIVERSITY REQUIRES THAT MARINES WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THEIR EDUCATION.
F.  MARINES SHOULD REVIEW COLGATE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE (WWW.COLGATE.EDU) AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THEIR ACADEMIC INTERESTS AND TRACKS WITH THE DEAN OF ADMISSIONS.
5.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A.  POTENTIAL APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT POC LISTED BELOW BY MONDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2012.
B.  HQMC MFR WILL NOTIFY THOSE TENTATIVELY SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH COLGATE UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES.
C.  ATTIRE FOR INTERVIEWS IS UNIFORM OF THE DAY.
D.  INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD AT THE HUB (BLDG 5305), MCAS MIRAMAR.
E.  POST-INTERVIEW, INTERESTED APPLICANTS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING:
(1) SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION TO COLGATE UNIVERSITY.
(2) SUBMIT REMITTANCE OF 60.00 DOLLARS TO ACCOMPANY THE UNIVERSITY APPLICATION.
(3) BE PREPARED TO SUBMIT 2 COPIES OF OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS AND TWO COPIES OF OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS, ON DEMAND TO COLGATE UNIVERSITY.
F.  POC AT HQMC MFR IS BETH MORGAN, AT 760.429.4124 OR EMAIL: BETH.MORGAN(AT)USMC.MIL.  LEADERSHIP SCHOLAR PROGRAM WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.LEADERSHIPSCHOLARPROGRAM.COM. MARINES NOT MEETING THE LSP CRITERIA ARE FREE TO APPLY TO UNIVERSITIES ON THEIR OWN.
6.  THE MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//