53B-8-109. Regents' Scholarship Program -- Base Regents' Scholarship --
Qualifications -- Application.
(1) A Base Regents' Scholarship shall be awarded to a student who:
(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) completes high school with a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average
determined by the board's policies described in Subsection (4);
(c) has at least one reported ACT test score; and
(d) (i) completes the following high school or college credit in grades 9-12:
(A) four units of credit of English;
(B) four units of credit of mathematics;
(C) three and one-half units of credit of social science;
(D) three units of credit of lab-based natural science; and
(E) two units of credit of sequential world or classical language other than English; and
(ii) earns a course grade of "C" or above in each individual course listed in Subsection
(1)(d)(i).
(2) The board shall establish policies to determine specific courses that meet the
requirements under Subsection (1)(d)(i).
(3) To be eligible for the scholarship, a student:
(a) shall submit an application to the board with:
(i) a copy of the student's official high school transcript; and
(ii) if applicable, a college transcript showing a college course the student has completed
to meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(d);
(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 a misdemeanor traffic citation.
(4) For purposes of calculating a high school student's cumulative weighted grade point
average required in Subsection (1)(b), the board shall assign additional weights to grades earned
in courses described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) that are advanced placement or concurrent
enrollment courses.
(5) (a) The amount of the Base Regents' Scholarship is $1,000.
(b) The board may adjust the amount of the Base Regents' Scholarship by up to a
percentage of the average percentage tuition increase approved by the board for institutions in the
system of higher education.
Amended by Chapter 329, 2009 General Session
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