[164] MTSU to pitch trio of incentives to Atlanta-area prospects during Oct. 17 True Blue Tour visit

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —An enhanced Presidential Scholarship, an expanded Regional Scholars Programand the Academic Common Marketwill be what Middle Tennessee State Universityofficials will be pitching to prospective Georgia students next week.

MTSU’s True Blue Tour heads to AtlantaWednesday, Oct. 17, for two events at the Hyatt Regency, 4000 Summit Blvd., Atlanta. The events include:

• 6 p.m. reception for students and their families.

• 12:30 p.m. luncheon for counselors and regional community college staff.

MTSU travels across Tennessee and to Atlanta, Georgia; Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama; and Bowling Green and Louisville, Kentucky, to hold recruiting events.

The True Blue Tour events are free. To register for the reception or counselor luncheon, visit www.mtsu.edu/rsvp. Public, private, homeschool and potential transfer students are welcome to attend.

The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, university recently announced a consolidation of scholarships into the new Presidential award, which can mean $18,000 ($4,500 per year) for four years for qualifying students with a 25 to 29 on their ACT and a 3.5 or higher GPA, and applying by Dec. 1.

MTSU still offers a Trustee Scholarshipfor qualified students with a 30 to 36 ACT score and 3.5-plus GPA.

MTSU President Sidney A. McPheewill share the news with students, their parents and also with counselors at the separate events.

McPhee and administrator Peter Cunninghamwill share about the Regional Scholars Program and Academic Common Market.

The university’s Regional Scholars Program allows select non-Tennessee resident students who live in Georgia and other states bordering Tennessee and meet specific academic requirements to attend MTSU at a greatly reduced rate and qualify for the Freshman Academic Merit Scholarships.

Qualifying students receive a tuition rate roughly half of the standard out-of-state rate. Students participating in the Academic CommonMarket programmay receive even lower rates.

For Georgia, there are numerous Academic Common Market options. They include:

• Aerospace (aviation management, flight dispatch, maintenance management, professional pilot, technology and unmanned aircraft systems.

• Animal science bachelor’s degree in horse science concentration only.

• Concrete Industry Management bachelor’s degree.

• Electromechanical engineering technology.

• Forensic science.

• Mechatronics engineering.

• Music (music industry concentration only).

• Psychology (industrial and organizational only).

• Recording industry (audio production, commercial songwriting and music business.

• Speech/language pathology and audiology.

• Video and film production

The next MTSU Fall Preview Daywill be Saturday, Nov. 3. Visit www.mtsu.edu/rsvpto register. There’s also a special Saturday visit day on Oct. 20. Guided campus tours are available daily. Schedule a tour at www.mtsu.edu/tours.

Prospective students need to submit their application for admission and accompanying documents by Dec. 1 to meet the guaranteed scholarship deadline. To apply, visit www.mtsu.edu/applynow.

To learn more about the Regional Scholars Program, visit

http://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/regional-scholars.php. To learn about the Academic Common Market, visit https://www.mtsu.edu/acm/.