Alabama Administrative Code › Title 300 - ALABAMA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 300-4-9 - APPALACHIAN YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 300-4-9-.03 - Definition Of Terms

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 Academic Qualifications and Satisfactory Progress of Eligible Students: A
			 student is considered to be academically qualified if he/she is enrolled and
			 matriculated in an eligible program at an eligible institution and is
			 maintaining satisfactory academic progress in the course of study he or she is
			 pursuing according to the standards and practices of the institution in which
			 the student is in attendance.
(2)
			 Alabama Resident: An Alabama resident is a person who has established residence
			 within the State of Alabama for at least a 12-month period prior to the
			 beginning of the term for which financial assistance is requested, and is in
			 the State of Alabama for other than a temporary purpose.
(3) Appalachian Region: The following
			 counties are located in Alabama's Appalachian region: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun,
			 Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, Dekalb,
			 Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence,
			 Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph,
			 St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.
			 Classified as distressed counties are Bibb, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Lawrence,
			 Pickens, Randolph, and Talladega.
(4) Eligible Institution: An eligible
			 institution is an accredited, private nonprofit or public higher education
			 institution that is located in Alabama's Appalachian region, submits a complete
			 application to the Appalachian Youth Scholarship Program for financial
			 assistance to its students, agrees to match any Appalachian Youth Scholarship
			 Program funds with institutional grant, scholarship or work awards, and
			 complies with all reporting requirements of the Alabama Commission on Higher
			 Education.
(5) Eligible Program: An
			 eligible program is any program (except theology, divinity, or other program of
			 preparation for a religious profession) that is separately identifiable and
			 leads to a degree or certificate, and meets the requirements for eligibility at
			 a particular type of institution. An eligible program must admit as reqular
			 students only persons who have a high school diploma, have a General Education
			 Development (GED) Certificate, or who are beyond the age of compulsory school
			 attendance and have the ability to benefit from the education or training
			 offered. An eligible program must lead to an associate or bachelor's degree, or
			 be a program which is at least a two-year program that is acceptable for full
			 credit toward a bachelor's degree, or be a program which is at least a one-year
			 program leading to a certificate or diploma that prepares a student for gainful
			 employment in a recognized occupation.
(6) Eligible Student: An eligible student is
			 an applicant who completes an annual AYSP application and
(a) Is classified as an undergraduate student
			 as defined in .04(16);
(b) Is a
			 citizen or is in this country for other than a temporary purpose;
(c) Is a resident of a county located in
			 Appalachian region of the State of Alabama, as defined in .04(03);
(d) Is enrolled or accepted for enrollment as
			 a full-time student as defined in .04(10), in an eligible program within an
			 eligible institution;
(e) Submits a
			 500-word essay on either "how I plan to serve my community" or "what I plan to
			 do with my college education".
(f)
			 Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by the eligible
			 institution;
(g) Is not in default
			 on a student loan or owes a refund on a student grant from the federally-funded
			 student aid programs;
(h) Has
			 established financial need for a scholarship by means of a federally approved
			 need analysis system for the academic year;
(i) Has graduated from high school or is
			 scheduled to graduate from high school within 3 months of the date of the award
			 or has received a certificate of high school equivalency for successfully
			 completing the Test of General Education Development (GED); and
(j) Ranked in the top third of his or her
			 high school class or received GED test scores recognized by the State to be
			 equivalent to ranking in the top third of the high school graduates in the
			 State, or nationally, in the academic year for which the eligibility
			 determination is being made.