TN Code § 49-4-931 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-931. Hope Scholarship — Nontraditional Students. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective Until July 1, 2021.]

  To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a nontraditional student shall:  Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;   Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(a). Section 49-4-905(b) shall not apply to nontraditional students seeking Tennessee HOPE scholarships;   Meet the requirements of § 49-4-915(a)(2);    Have attempted at least twelve (12) semester hours and received a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as a nontraditional student while enrolled in an associate degree program at an eligible postsecondary institution prior to August 1, 2018;   Enroll in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible four-year postsecondary institution and attempt at least twelve (12) semester hours; or   Enroll in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible four-year postsecondary institution while maintaining continuous enrollment immediately following completion of an associate degree under the Tennessee reconnect grant, established in § 49-4-944;     Maintain satisfactory progress in a course of study, in accordance with the standards and practices used for federal Title IV programs at the postsecondary institution attended;   Subject to § 49-4-919, maintain continuous enrollment at the eligible postsecondary institution attended as a nontraditional student; and   Apply for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship.     A nontraditional student shall be eligible for the award of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the end of the semester in which the student has attempted a total of twelve (12) semester hours if the student has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75. A nontraditional student who does not achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 at the end of the semester in which the student has attempted a total of twelve (12) semester hours shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship if the student achieves a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 at the end of the semester in which the student has attempted a total of twenty-four (24) semester hours. A nontraditional student who does not have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 at the end of the semester in which the student has attempted a total of twelve (12) semester hours or twenty-four (24) semester hours shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship if the student meets the requirements of § 49-4-911(a)(1) at the end of a subsequent semester at which continuing eligibility for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship is reviewed under §  49-4-911(a)(1) or the requirements of § 49-4-911(a)(2) at the end of any semester after the student has attempted forty-eight (48) or more semester hours.   To continue to receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, the student shall meet the applicable requirements of § 49-4-911.   A student may receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship for nontraditional students under this section until the first of the following events:  The student has earned a baccalaureate degree; or   Five (5) years have passed since the student enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution as a nontraditional student.     A nontraditional student shall not be eligible for an ASPIRE award for need under § 49-4-915 or a general assembly merit scholar supplemental award under § 49-4-916.   [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]   [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]