Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 610 - State Regents for Higher Education › Chapter 25 - Student Financial Aid and Scholarships › Subchapter 1 - Academic Scholars Program › Section 610:25-1-4 - Eligibility Requirements and Term of Scholarship Award

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) There are five avenues by which to
				qualify for the Academic Scholars Program. Each is defined below:
(1) An Individual Applicant Qualified
				Student, which shall mean a student who is a resident of the State of Oklahoma
				whose ACT test score or whose Scholastic Aptitude Test score falls within the
				99.5 to 100.0 percentile levels as administered in the State of Oklahoma and
				whose grade-point average and/or class rank is exceptional, as determined by
				the State Regents,
(2) A
				Presidential Scholar, which shall mean a student selected by the Commission on
				Presidential Scholars pursuant to the Presidential Scholars Program
				administered by the United States Department of Education,
(3) A National Merit Scholar, which shall
				mean a student designated as a National Merit Scholar by the National Merit
				Scholarship Corporation,
(4) A
				National Merit Finalist, which shall mean a student designated as a National
				Merit Finalist by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
(5) An Institutional Nominee, which shall
				mean a student nominated by an institution in The Oklahoma State System of
				Higher Education whose ACT test score or whose Scholastic Aptitude Test score
				falls within the 95.0 to 99.49 percentile levels, or who shows exceptional
				academic achievement as evidenced by factors including but not limited to grade
				point average, class rank, national awards, scholastic achievements, honors,
				and who shows exceptional promise based on documentation that may include but
				not be limited to teacher recommendations, extracurricular activities, and
				evidence of overcoming economic and social obstacles as determined by the State
				Regents. The State Regents shall ensure that standards of high academic ability
				are documented. Scholarship awards to institutional nominees become effective
				when appropriate documentation is verified by the State Regents.
(A) Effective with the Fall 2020 semester,
				Institutional Nominees are required to meet at least one of the three minimum
				criteria outlined below to be considered eligible for application as an
				Institutional Nominee:
(i) Research
				universities:
(I) ACT: 32 or SAT
				equivalent
(II) GPA 3.9 and either
				Top 2% Class Rank or rank of first or second in their graduating
				class
(III) GPA 3.9 and 30 ACT or
				SAT equivalent
(ii)
				Regional universities:
(I) ACT: 30 or SAT
				equivalent
(II) GPA 3.8 and either
				Top 4% Class Rank or rank of first or second in their graduating
				class
(III) GPA 3.8 and 28 ACT or
				SAT equivalent
(iii)
				Two-year colleges:
(I) ACT: 29 or SAT
				equivalent
(II) GPA 3.7 and either
				Top 5% Class Rank or rank of first or second in their graduating
				class
(III) GPA 3.7 and 26 ACT or
				SAT equivalent
(B) Home-educated students shall be
				considered for eligibility as an Institutional nominee based on minimum
				criteria (I) and (III) in sections (a)(5)(A)(i), (a)(5)(A)(ii), and
				(a)(5)(A)(iii), above.
(C) Students
				are eligible for consideration as an Institutional Nominee no later than the
				fall semester immediately following the graduation of their high school class.
				The Chancellor may approve exceptions to this requirement for extraordinary
				circumstances.
(D) Institutional
				Nominees may be Oklahoma residents or nonresidents.
(E) Students receiving the scholarship as an
				Institutional Nominee of a two-year college are eligible for transfer to a
				four-year public or private Oklahoma institution after completion of an
				associate's degree or the accumulation of at least 48 credit hours. In
				addition, the Institutional Nominee of a two-year college must attend the
				nominating institution for the first year.
(F) Students receiving the scholarship as an
				Institutional Nominee of a four-year university are eligible for transfer to
				another Oklahoma institution after one year of attendance at the nominating
				institution.
(G) For any year that
				the State Regents provide less than full funding of the total cost of all
				awards for nonresident students participating in the program, nonresident
				students may transfer the scholarship to another institution only upon approval
				of the institution to which they intend to transfer.
(H) Students who fail to enroll the first
				semester upon nomination forfeit their scholarship eligibility.
(I) Institutions may not replace students who
				forfeit their scholarship or are removed from the program due to failure to
				meet continuing eligibility requirements with another nominee.