College Scholar Success Program
This program is designed to create a more engaged and career prepared student and completion of this program is a requirement to renew the 21st Century Scholarship each year. Activity submissions will take place in ScholarTrack and the account must be upgraded to a full access account in order to do so. The list of opportunities below is not necessarily an exhaustive list. If after reviewing the lists there are still concerns or questions, contact the ScholarCorps member.
See the College Scholar Success Program Infographic.
+ Must be completed summer before your first year at Purdue.
^ Must be completed during your first year at Purdue. Must qualify for the program or major for these options.
* Activities may be repeated / sustained for multiple academic years.
** 21 st Century Scholars wishing to study abroad during fall/spring semesters should contact the ScholarCorps Member to choose the correct program for their scholarship(s).
v Activities that have a virtual option.
College Performance
Complete all annually- Grade Point Average - This means a GPA of a 2.0 or higher and not being in dropped status.
- PACE- Students must pass at least 67% of their courses to maintain your financial aid eligibility.
- Maximum Time Frame - You can only use as much financial aid for 150% of your degree requirement. For example, if your degree program requires 120 credits, 150% would be 180 credits.
College Engagement
Complete 1 annually- STAR or VSTAR
- Summer Start Orientation
- Early Start Orientation
- Boiler Gold Rush (BGR)
- 21 st Century Scholars Welcome
- GS 120 for Summer Start
- GS 120 for Early Start
- GS 490 for Summer Start
- GS 199 or 490 for Horizons
- EDPS 105 for Exploratory Studies
- BoilerLink
- Civic Engagement & Leadership Development (CELD)
- Cultural Centers
- Fraternity, Sorority, & Cooperative Life
- Hall Government
- Leadership Courses and Seminars
- Leadership Institutes and Workshops
- Purdue Musical Organizations
- Purdue Student Government (PSG)
- Purdue University Bands & Orchestras
- Student Employment
- Purdue Varsity Athletics / Intramural Sports / Club Sports
- ROTC
- Service Learning
- Student Activities & Organizations (SAO)
- Theatre and/or performance organizations
- Various ambassador / mentor roles
- Volunteering and service opportunities
- Purdue Service Breaks
- Study Abroad
Career Preparation
Complete 1 annually- Career fairs / graduate school fairs
- CODO appointment for major selection
- Major/career exploration seminars
- myCareerPlan assignment #1
- Office hours with professor in field
- Purdue CCO – major / career exploration appointments
- Purdue CCO – Big Interview
- College / major seminar assignment
- Portfolium / major portfolios
- Purdue CCO
- Purdue OWL
- 21 st Century Partners Program
- AscendIndiana
- Clinicals / practicums / student teaching
- EarnIndiana
- EPICS
- Indiana INTERNnet
- Office of Pre-Professional Practice (co-op / internships)
- Pathmaker Internship Program
- Pre-Professional Advising
- Purdue CCO – myCCO
- Purdue CCO – career fairs
- Purdue CCO – get an internship
- Purdue CCO – global internships
- Purdue Study Abroad – intern abroad
- Summer Stay Scholars
- Cancer Prevention Internship Program (CPIP)
- Course credit for research
- Data Mine Learning Community (LC)
- Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Program (DURI)
- Honors College
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
- Margo Katherine Wilke Undergraduate Research Internship
- Online course series
- OURConnect
- OUR Scholars
- Research Roundtable
- Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
- Summer Stay Scholars
- Undergraduate research conferences
Contact Us
ScholarCorps Support Program
Krach Leadership Center
1198 Third Street, Fourth Floor
765-494-9328
21stCenturyScholars@purdue.edu