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 610:25-23-7 - Payment of awards; policies and limitations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Eligible students enrolled at an
				institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall have an
				award equivalent to their undergraduate resident nonguaranteed tuition paid to
				the institution on the student's behalf by an allocation from the Oklahoma
				Higher Learning Trust Fund [70 O.S. § 3953.1];
(b) Eligible students enrolled in a duly
				accredited private Oklahoma institution of higher education [70 O.S. §
				4103] shall have awards paid to the institution on the student's behalf by an
				allocation from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund in an amount
				equivalent to the average undergraduate resident nonguaranteed tuition if the
				student were enrolled in a comparable institution of The Oklahoma State System
				of Higher Education. Comparability of institutions shall be determined by the
				OSRHE;
(c) Eligible students
				enrolled in 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 shall have an award equivalent to tuition paid, not
				exceeding the average amount the student would have received for comparable
				enrollment at a two-year institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
				Education, to the school or institution on the student's behalf by an
				allocation from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund;
(d) Funds shall be transferred by the OSRHE
				from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund to the institution in which
				the student is enrolled. No funds shall be paid directly to the
				student;
(e) Payment will not be
				allowed for courses taken in excess of those required for a baccalaureate
				degree;
(f) Beginning with students
				graduating high school in 2017-2018 and thereafter, payment will be limited to
				129 semester credit hours, or the equivalent, except as provided in the
				following. Students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program that requires in
				excess of 129 semester credit hours or the equivalent, may receive payment for
				the number of semester credit hours required by the degree program. Students
				without a baccalaureate degree who are enrolled in a first professional degree
				program that does not require completion of a baccalaureate degree and that
				requires in excess of 129 semester credit hours or the equivalent, may receive
				payment for the number of semester credit hours required by the degree program
				up to a maximum of 150 semester credit hours or the equivalent. The Chancellor
				may approve exceptions to the limit for extraordinary or hardship circumstances
				including, but not limited to, sickness and injury.
(g) Students will be eligible for the
				benefits outlined in this policy for five (5) years from the first date of
				postsecondary enrollment. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may
				award the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefits for courses of
				postsecondary units taken more than five (5) years after the student's first
				semester of postsecondary enrollment only in hardship circumstances; provided,
				however, no Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program participant may receive
				benefits beyond a cumulative time period of five (5) years [70 O.S. §
				2604]. Hardship circumstances may include, but are not limited to, sickness,
				injury, required military service, or service required by the student's
				religious or cultural traditions;
(h) There will be no limit to the number of
				awards other than the amount of funds available or the number of eligible
				students. If sufficient funds are not available to provide awards for all
				eligible applicants, the OSRHE shall make awards on the basis of
				need;
(i) Students who have
				previously received awards shall have priority over students applying for
				initial awards;
(j) The Oklahoma
				State Regents for Higher Education shall take into consideration other grants
				and scholarships received by an eligible applicant when making awards [70 O.S.
				§ 2604]. Award recipients may not receive financial aid in excess of
				his/her cost of attendance as determined by the institution in which the
				student is enrolled. The cost of attendance determined by the institution shall
				be consistent with regulations for federal Title IV student financial aid
				programs. If necessary, an award shall be reduced by an amount which makes the
				student's total financial aid equivalent to the student's identified cost of
				attendance.
(k) Beginning with the
				2018-2019 academic year, an award shall not include payment for non-credit
				remedial courses.
(l) If a student
				withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the
				Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall be returned to
				the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. This provision shall only apply to
				awarded funds when the student withdraws prior to the end of the add/drop
				period for the session in which the student is enrolled.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 767,
				  eff 10-24-95 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 1377, eff 5-13-96; Amended at 14
				  Ok Reg 164, eff 10-15-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 1419, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 17
				  Ok Reg 3062, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1779, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 21
				  Ok Reg 1428, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1971, eff 6-11-06; Amended at 24
				  Ok Reg 2718, eff 7-26-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2592, eff 7-11-08; Amended at 27
				  Ok Reg 334, eff 11-10-09 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1278, eff
				  5-27-10