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
institutions.
Enacted by Chapter 271, 2008 General Session
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