Western Kentucky University

Tuition Incentive Program
WKU offers a Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) To qualified students who are residents of specific counties in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, and Indiana. Students who live in the following counties of Georgia(Tier 2): Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett will receive the TIP tuition rate only.

Financial Benefits For Undergraduates
Tuition will be assessed at approximately 1.27 times the corresponding full-time resident rate for undergraduate students attending the main campus. TIP can be a variety of amounts for part-time undergraduate students, depending on the number of hours taken. You may contact the Billings and Receivables Office at (270) 745-6381 for an hourly breakdown.

Visiting Student Qualifications
Transient students will be required to have the visiting student form on file to qualify for the program.

Procedures
There is no application for the Tuition Incentive Program. Eligibility for all undergraduates is determined by the Office of Admissions.

Questions
For more information students may contact the following offices:

1. Admissions                                    (270) 745-2551
2. Housing and Residence Life           (270) 745-4359
3. Billings and Receivables                 (270) 745-6381
4. Student Financial Assistance          (270) 745-2755

Tuition Incentive Program Scholarships (TIPS)
Students with superior achievement will receive a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship"(TIPS) to pay the difference between the tuition rate for resident, undergraduate students attending the main campus and the Tuition Incentive Program.

1. The scholarship will automatically be awarded to beginning freshmen with a unweighted cumulative grade point average of a 3.5 AND a 25 composite ACT score or a 1130 SAT total.
2. Transfer students from an accredited college or university must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 24 semester hours earned.
3. Students enrolled with a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" may qualify for each subsequent academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
4. Students not receiving a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" as a new student cannot receive the scholarship at a later date.
5. If the "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" is cancelled because a 3.0 GPA is not maintained, it will not be re-instated later.
6. Students falling into Tier 2 auotmatically receive the Tuition Incentive Program rate, however, they are not eligible for the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship.
7. The Tuition Incentive Program cannot be administered to Distance Learning courses. 

Please note that the Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) and the Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship (TIPS) are different. TIP is a tuition rate based on cpunty of residence; TIPS is a scholarship based on academic qualifications.