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Pioneer Scholars

Pioneer Scholars is an intentional program for incoming undergraduate first year students who have been selected to join the Utica College preparatory program for academic and career success. Students are selected during the admission process and required to participate in this program.

The Pioneer Scholars program is a campus wide initiative designed to help new students acclimate to college life. As a Pioneer Scholar, students will participate in the following:

A virtual summer welcome program series
Bi-weekly meetings with an assigned Academic Success Mentor during the academic year
Career and Professional Development Activities

Students who successfully complete their first semester at UC in this program with at least 12 credit hours and earn a GPA of 2.8 or higher will be awarded a Student Success Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 each semester. This is a total award of $7,000 over the course of four years.