b'New Century Skills Scholarships are not stackable with an Academic Excellence Scholarship. New Century Skills Scholarships may be stacked with one additional institutional scholarship in all other categories (athletic, performance and service, honors, housing, etc.). Students may enroll in any academic or technical program of their choice. A student must be enrolled in and complete a minimum of 15 credit hours each semester.To continue to receive a New Century Skills Scholarship, student must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher.These scholarships are renewable for up to four consecutive semesters. Students who drop below the 2.5 cumulative GPA requirements and/or the 15 semester hour completion requirement will be placed on scholarship probation for one probationary semester to allow the student to regain the 2.5 cumulative GPA and/or satisfy the 15 semester hour completion requirement. If the student does not meet the probationary requirements, the student will no longer be eligible to receive the scholarship.Career and Technical Student Organization Competition Scholarships:Full-tuition scholarship awarded to Mississippi residents that are full-time, "first-time to enter college" freshmen career/technical students who have a high-school diploma, have completed a two-year secondary career/technical program and have either placed first in a state competition or first, second or third in a national competition sponsored by an MDE recognized student organization.A student must be enrolled in and complete a minimum of 15 credit hours each semester. CTE Scholarship recipients must follow the catalog course sequence for the first 30 hours of the approved program. Any deviation from this sequence will need to be approved by the program advisor. To remain eligible student must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher. Students who do not adhere to the catalog course sequence or students who drop below the 2.5 cumulative GPA requirements and/or the 15 semester hour completion requirement will be placed on scholarship probation for one probationary semester to allow the student to re-enter the catalog course sequence or to regain the 2.5 cumulative GPA and/or satisfy the 15 semester hour completion requirement. If the student does not meet the probationary requirements, the student will no longer be eligible to receive the scholarship.The Career and Technical Student Organization Competition Scholarship is renewable for the length of the program as prescribed in the college catalog and is applicable to all career technical programs which award a diploma or Associate of Applied Science degree.MDE Nationally Recognized Vocational Student Organizations are:Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Future Farmers of America (FFA) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) SkillsUSA Technology Student Association (TSA) High School Equivalency (HSE) Scholarships: Scholarships for Students with High School Equivalency Test Scores Students who have taken a High School Equivalency test within the past three years and are first time college students may be eligible for the HSE Scholarship. Students who earn a 145-164 on the GED and a 45-63 on the HiSET may receive $465 during one semester. Students who obtain a College Ready score of 165-200 on the GED or College and Career Ready score of 64-100 on the HiSET qualify for $930 during on semester. 41'