Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 610 - State Regents for Higher Education › Chapter 25 - Student Financial Aid and Scholarships › Subchapter 23 - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program › Section 610:25-23-5 - Securing Program benefits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) To
				qualify for the program benefits for the first semester or other academic unit
				of postsecondary enrollment, the participant must:
(1) Be a resident of this state both at the
				time of application to the program and at the time the student graduates from
				high school, or have been enrolled in a school district located in this state
				that serves students who reside in both this state and an adjacent state
				pursuant to a contract as authorized in Section
				5-117.1 of
				Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
(2) Have graduated within the previous three
				(3) calendar years from a high school or other educational program if home
				schooled. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) may award
				benefits for a student's first semester or other academic unit of postsecondary
				enrollment taken more than three (3) calendar years after the student graduates
				from high school, or other educational program if home schooled, if the student
				is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Reserve Corps of the
				Armed Forces of the United States, or the Oklahoma National Guard, and is
				ordered to active duty or active duty for special work or training and due to
				the duty commitment the student is unable to enroll prior to the end of the
				three-year period. Such three-year period shall be extended by the length of
				the term of duty.
(3) Have a record
				of satisfactory compliance with the agreements and program requirements
				described in
				610:25-23-4.
				Students failing to comply with the agreement and program requirements shall
				not be eligible for awards. Compliance shall be verified by the local contact
				person upon a form provided by the OSRHE. Final verification of compliance
				shall be determined by the OSRHE. A copy of the student's final high school
				transcript shall be submitted by the local contact person with the student's
				verification form.
(4) Have
				satisfied admission standards as established by the OSRHE for
				first-time-entering students for the appropriate type of institution (OSRHE
				policy on Institutional Admission and Retention) or, if attending a private
				institution, satisfy the admission standards determined by the private
				institution; provided, that no student participating in the program shall be
				admitted into an institution of higher education by special admission
				standards.
(5) Have secured
				admission to, and enrolled in, an institution which is a member of The Oklahoma
				State System of Higher Education, a postsecondary career technology program
				that meets the requirements to be eligible for federal student financial aid
				and is offered by a technology center school supervised by the State Board of
				Career and Technology Education, or a private institution of higher learning
				located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section
				4103 of
				Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
(6) Be a United States citizen or lawfully
				present in the United States. This provision shall not apply to any student
				that was enrolled in the program prior to the end of 2006-2007 school
				year.