53B-8-109.   Regents' Scholarship Program -- Base Regents' Scholarship -- Qualifications -- Application.
     (1) A Base Regents' Scholarship shall be awarded to a student who, by September 1 of the year the student's class graduates from high school:
     (a) completes the high school graduation requirements of:
     (i) a public school established by the State Board of Education and the student's school district or charter school; or
     (ii) a private high school in the state that is accredited by a regional accrediting body approved by the board;
     (b) passes the basic skills competency test established in Section 53A-1-611;
     (c) completes high school with a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average determined by the board's policies;
     (d) has at least one reported ACT test score; and
     (e) completes:
     (i) at least 22 units of core high school credit in grades 9-12, with no individual core course grade below a "C", including credit subtotals required by the board from each of the following groups:
     (A) English;
     (B) algebra or higher mathematics;
     (C) social studies;
     (D) lab-based natural science;
     (E) sequential world or classical language other than English;
     (F) arts;
     (G) physical and health education;
     (H) career and technical education;
     (I) computer technology; and
     (J) general financial literacy; or
     (ii) the International Baccalaureate requirements, with no individual course grade below a "C".
     (2) To be eligible for the scholarship, a student:
     (a) shall submit an application to the board with a copy of the student's official high school transcript;
     (b) shall be a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen who is eligible to receive federal student aid; and
     (c) may not have a criminal record, with the exception of misdemeanor traffic citations.
     (3) For purposes of calculating a student's cumulative high school grade point average, the board shall, by policy, assign additional weights to grades earned in English, mathematics, laboratory science, social science, and foreign language courses identified as:
     (a) advanced placement;
     (b) pre-International Baccalaureate;
     (c) International Baccalaureate; or
     (d) concurrent enrollment.
     (4) (a) The amount of the Base Regents' Scholarship is $1,000.
     (b) The board shall annually increase the amount of the Base Regents' Scholarship by a percentage equal to the average percentage tuition increase approved by the board for USHE

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Enacted by Chapter 271, 2008 General Session
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