These are the official criteria for receiving an OMED Tower Award:

PhD Award

•  Must be a graduating PhD student (petitioned)

Master’s Award

• Must be a graduating Master’s student (petitioned)
• Must have a graduating GPA of 3.5 or greater

Graduating Senior Sustained Award

•  Bronze 3.15-3.49, Silver 3.50-3.94, Gold 3.95+
•  Must be a graduating senior (petitioned)
•  Cumulative GPA of 3.15 or greater

Sustained Award

•  Bronze 3.15-3.49, Silver 3.50-3.94, Gold 3.95+ 
•  Must NOT be a graduating senior or first year student
•  Cumulative GPA of 3.15 or greater

Yearly Award

• For students without a cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher
• Must have matriculated in Spring 2019 or earlier
•  Total Semester GPA hours of 2 of the previous 3 semesters (SPR/SUM/FALL 2022) must be greater than or equal to 24 hours
•  Calculated (not averaged) GPA of the previous 3 semesters (SPR/SUM/FALL 2022) must be 3.15 or greater

*Co-op or Internship Program students who are registered with the Division of Professional Practice may be eligible for the Yearly Award

First Year Award

•  Bronze 3.15-3.49, Silver 3.50-3.94, Gold 3.95+ 
•  Freshman, Dual Degree, & Transfer students that matriculated in after Spring 2022
• Total Semester GPA hours must be greater than or equal to 12 hours

Important Notes

•  Must be enrolled for Spring 2023 semester
•  Must identify as African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Multi-Racial (with one of the aforementioned ethnic groups).
•  Semester GPA hours do not include courses such as Pass/Fail, Withdrawn or Audited
• ALL criteria must be met in order to be Tower Award eligible
•  Grade changes must be verified by formal transcript before Spring break