Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 401-101. Policy statement. (a) A scholarship program to promote academic excellence and to encourage the state's most talented graduates to enroll in Arkansas postsecondary educational institutions is created and established which shall be cited as the Arkansas Governor's…

6 CAR § 401-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) "Academic ability" means the intellectual standing of a student. (B) In determining superior academic ability, the Division of Higher Education shall examine the student's: (i) High school records; (ii) Competitive examin…

6 CAR § 401-201. Organization and structure. (a)(1) The Division of Higher Education shall administer the Governor's Scholars Program within the policies set by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) All formal communications shall be addressed to or signed by the …

6 CAR § 401-202. Eligibility criteria. (a) The Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program scholarships are to be awarded to those students who demonstrate the highest capabilities for successful college study. (b) A student is eligible for this scholarship if he or she: (1) Meets the a…

6 CAR § 401-203. Continued eligibility. (a) An Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship may be awarded annually for a period not to exceed an academic year. (b)(1) A scholarship shall correspond to fall, spring, and summer academic terms, s…

6 CAR § 401-204. Application. (a) Students must submit an online application available at the Division of Higher Education website, http://scholarships.adhe.edu/. (b) The application deadline shall be established by the division of the calendar year in which a student graduates f…

6 CAR § 401-205. Number of scholarships. (a) If sufficient funds are available, effective for students receiving their initial awards beginning in fall 2007, the number of initial scholarship awards to eligible high achievers shall not exceed three hundred seventy-five (375) each…

6 CAR § 401-206. Use of scholarship. (a) No student may utilize scholarship funds for educational purposes beyond the baccalaureate degree. (b)(1) There shall be an exception to the requirement of subsection (a) of this section for any student who receives a baccalaureate degree …

6 CAR § 401-207. Scholarship amounts. (a) An Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship awarded to a new recipient who enrolls in an approved institution as a first-time entering freshman shall be in an amount that equals the lesser of: (1) T…

6 CAR § 401-208. Notification of application and award status. (a) An Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship shall receive an award notice and information sheet explaining disbursement procedures and conditions of the Arkansas Governor's …

6 CAR § 401-209. Scholarship payment policies. (a) Payment of scholarships. (1) Funds will be disbursed to the approved institution of the Governor’s Scholars choice by state warrant. (2) After verification of full-time enrollment, the institution shall disburse the Governor's Sc…

6 CAR § 401-210. Higher education institution responsibilities. (a) Administrative agreement. (1) The chief executive officer of the eligible institution is responsible for appointing one (1) representative from the financial aid office to act as administrator of the Arkansas Gov…

6 CAR § 402-101. Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: (1) "Applicable academic period" means the academic term (grading period) during which an eligible grant recipient, as applicable, will pursue a course of instruction …

6 CAR § 402-102. Selection of eligible grant recipients for grants to be disbursed. (a) The division will allocate, based upon funds available, the number of eligible grant recipients to receive financial assistance at each participating institution for each applicable academic p…

6 CAR § 402-103. Selection of eligible borrowers for loans — Funds to be disbursed. (a) The division will grant loans, based upon funds available, until the funds are exhausted, to eligible borrowers according to information submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student A…

6 CAR § 402-104. Loans for eligible borrowers. (a) No loan shall be made under the program except to an eligible borrower. (b) No loan disbursement shall be made on behalf of an eligible borrower for an academic year until the eligible borrower has executed a note.…

6 CAR § 402-105. Loan forgiveness for eligible borrowers. (a) Loans made to an eligible borrower shall be partially or completely forgiven, as described in subsection (b) of this section, in the event the eligible borrower shall have: (1) Received a license or other permit within…

6 CAR § 402-106. Loan repayment for eligible borrowers. (a) An eligible borrower shall become obligated to repay to the division the full amount of each outstanding loan, plus interest accrued thereon, according to the terms and conditions of the note and as described in this sec…

6 CAR § 402-107. Deferment of loans for eligible borrowers. (a) Upon the completion and submission to the division of a loan deferment request, on such form as provided by the division, and signed by the eligible borrower and the administrator of a qualified service, repayment of…

6 CAR § 402-108. Loan cancellation for eligible borrowers. (a) In the event of an eligible borrower’s death, the division shall cancel the then outstanding balance of all of his or her loans, including any accrued interest thereon, without further obligation to the eligible borro…

6 CAR § 402-109. Delinquency and default of loans to eligible borrowers. (a)(1) An eligible borrower’s loan shall be considered to be delinquent at any time when any loan payment due under the terms and conditions of the note and this part becomes more than thirty (30) days past …

6 CAR § 402-110. Combination of loans to eligible borrowers. (a) Upon the date of an eligible borrower’s graduation or discontinuance of his or her course of study for more than six (6) months, all loan amounts then outstanding for loans received by the participating institution …

6 CAR § 402-111. Notice of change in circumstances. (a) Each eligible grant recipient shall notify the division within thirty (30) days, in writing, of any changes to: (1) Name; (2) Address; (3) Social security number; (4) Enrollment status; or (5) Participating institution of en…

6 CAR § 402-112. Withdrawal policy. (a) The Division of Higher Education shall allow a student to withdraw from the Arkansas Health Education Grant Program for no more than one (1) year. (b) The recipient must submit a written petition for withdrawal. (c) The petition shall give …

6 CAR § 402-113. Postgraduation reporting requirements. (a) The division is required to compile information, if available, on the location and occupation of each eligible grant recipient who has completed the course of study. (b) Such information is to be reported to the Legislat…

6 CAR § 402-114. Appeal. An eligible grant recipient or eligible borrower shall have the right to appeal any determination made by the division under this part: (1) First to the Manager of Financial Aid at the division; (2) Second to the Director of the Division of Higher Educati…

6 CAR § 403-101. Purpose. (a) This part shall be known as the Division of Higher Education’s “Rules Governing the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program”. (b) This part addresses the student eligibility criteria, method for recipient selection, continuing eligibility re…

6 CAR § 403-103. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Academic year” means a measure of the academic work to be accomplished by a student through the fall, spring, and summer semesters, or the equivalent of the fall, spring, and summer semesters, in that order; (2) "Approved i…

6 CAR § 403-104. Funding. (a) For an academic year, the following shall be used to fund Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships under this part: (1) Excess funding returned to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under Arkansas Code § 6-85-212(d)(2)(B)(i) from the previous academ…

6 CAR § 403-201. Eligibility requirements. (a) A student is eligible to receive an Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship for an academic year if the student applies to an approved institution of higher education by a date determined by the Division of Higher Education precedin…

6 CAR § 403-202. Distribution – Award amounts. (a)(1) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the scholarship eligibility requirements and attend an institution of higher educatio…

6 CAR § 403-203. Institutional responsibilities —Institutions of higher education responsibilities. (a) Administrative agreement. (1) The chief executive officer of an approved institution of higher education shall appoint one (1) representative from the financial aid office to a…

6 CAR § 404-101. Course credit. (a) Under this part, institutions should award course credit to students who score a three (3) or higher on any Advanced Placement (AP) exam. (b) Credit awarded for any AP exam must be applied to the student transcript and, where appropriate, reduc…

6 CAR § 404-102. Advanced placement ACTS courses. (a) The following table maps AP exams to corresponding ACTS courses. (b) AP exams without a corresponding ACTS course listed below should be awarded at the discretion of the institution. AP EXAM ACTS COURSE Art History ARTA1003 Ar…

6 CAR § 404-103. Limitations. (a) Additional credit. (1)(A) Institutions will be limited to awarding minimum credit for one (1) corresponding ACTS course listed in the table above to students who score a three (3) on the exam. (B) If in the best interest of the student, instituti…

6 CAR § 405-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish the requirements and processes governing the Governor’s Higher Education Transition Scholarship Program.

6 CAR § 405-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Eligible student" means an Arkansas student with a disability admitted to a qualifying program at a state-supported institution of higher education; (2) "Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council" means the independe…

6 CAR § 405-103. Organization and structure. (a) The Division of Higher Education shall administer the Governor's Higher Education Transition Scholarship Program. (b) The division shall establish application periods and deadlines.

6 CAR § 405-104. Eligibility criteria. (a)(1) The Governor's Higher Education Transition Program Scholarship may only be awarded to those students who are admitted into transition programs that are accredited by the Institute for Community Inclusion as comprehensive training prog…

6 CAR § 405-105. Continued eligibility. Recipients of the Governor’s Higher Education Transition Scholarship will maintain award eligibility for up to eight (8) continuous semesters or until credentialing is obtained, whichever comes first, as long as the recipients are continuou…

6 CAR § 405-106. Scholarship amounts. (a) Scholarship awards are contingent upon availability of funds. (b)(1) Awards may not exceed the institutional cost of attendance. (2) The maximum award amount is two thousand five hundred ($2,500) per semester that the student qualifies fo…

6 CAR § 405-107. Payment of scholarships. (a) The Division of Higher Education shall disburse scholarship funds to the qualifying institution of the recipient’s choice via electronic funds transfer or state warrant. (b) After verification of enrollment, the institution will disbu…

6 CAR § 405-108. Responsibilities of qualifying institutions. (a)(1) The chief executive officer of the qualifying institution is responsible for appointing one (1) representative from the financial aid office to act as administrator of the Governor’s Higher Education Transition …

6 CAR § 405-109. Responsibilities of recipients. (a) It is the recipient's responsibility to notify the Division of Higher Education of any change in status within twenty-one (21) days, including the recipient’s: (1) Name; (2) Address; and (3) Institution. (b) Failure to notify t…

6 CAR § 406-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Academy attendee” means an individual who is enrolled in an Arkansas Teacher Academy at an eligible postsecondary institution who is a: (A) Current teacher; (B) Teacher who has graduated from an Arkansas Teacher Academy at …

6 CAR § 406-102. Implementation of program — Purpose. (a) An eligible postsecondary institution shall implement an Arkansas Teacher Academy to incentivize potential and enrolled academy attendees to: (1) Enter the teaching profession; and (2) Commit to teaching in: (A) Arkansas p…

6 CAR § 406-103. Eligible postsecondary institution duties. (a) An Arkansas Teacher Academy may include without limitation a new or existing teacher preparation program that utilizes proven, research-based models of best practices that are already being implemented in similar pro…