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Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Program
House
Bill 2728
The Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Program will provide a scholarship
to students who graduate from high school beginning in the 2002-2003
school year and plan to attend postsecondary education in Oklahoma.
The first two years of the student's resident tuition will be
paid by the state. In general, students must meet the following
requirements:
- Be a resident of
this state for a minimum of two calendar years prior to high
school graduation. (An exemption is made for dependents of military
personnel.)
- Have graduated
from a high school accredited by the State Board of Education
and awarded a standard diploma. Students must begin using the
scholarship within three years of high school graduation.
- Have a graduate
ranking in the top 15 percent of the student's high school class
and have earned not less than a 3.25 grade point average on
a 4.0 scale.
- Have attained a
score of 26 or higher on the ACT.
- Meet the income
eligibility, which is the student's parent(s) income from taxable
and nontaxable sources which shall not be more than $70,000
per year.
- Have satisfied
admission standards, secured admission to, and enrolled in an
instiTuition which is a member of the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education, a postsecondary Career and Technology
Education program, or an approved private instiTuition of higher
learning in Oklahoma.
- Made application
for state and federal tuition aid. Any such tuition aid may
reduce or eliminate the award.
- Have not been adjudicated
as a delinquent as defined in Section 571 of Title 57.
For
more information or a complete listing of requirements, contact
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education at (405)524-9100.
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