Three main groups of students make up the Coaching Program:

Trial Admit Students

            The majority of Coaching Program students have been admitted to the university on a trial basis.  There are numerous reasons a student could be a trial admit, but for a trial admit student to be put in the Coaching program he/she must have an ACT below 17, be lacking one or more core courses, and/or be ranked in the bottom 60% of their graduating class.  Trial Admit students are in the program as a condition of their admission, thus, their participation is paramount to their continuation at UMKC. 

Henry W. Bloch Scholars

          Bloch scholars are students who have transferred to UMKC from one of the Metropolitan Community College (MCC)  schools or from Donnelly College in Kansas City, KS.  These students received a scholarship at their previous institution, and upon completion of their Associates degree, are given a scholarship to UMKC.  Traditionally, Bloch Scholars are average achieving students when they are in high school, but are high achievers at the community college level.

United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Scholars

        UNCF Scholars are typically high achieving historically under-represented students.  Students who receive the UNCF scholarship and are in the Coaching Program are not necessarily first-year UMKC Students.

Other Scholarship Groups Supported

             Osher Scholars, Hispanic Matching Students, Herman Johnson Scholars.

In addition to these groups, the Coaching Program is open to any UMKC freshman or first year transfer student. If you would like to participate in the Coaching Program, please click on the link below to submit your information.

If you have already been admitted to UMKC through the Coaching Program and have not returned your Student Information Sheet yet, please click below and fill out the form.  If you have any questions, contact the Coaching office at 816-235-6709 or coaching@umkc.edu.