(1) In addition to the basic eligibility requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant either:(1) (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or(B) Upon graduation from high school:(i) Achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during high school;(ii) Completed at least one (1) college readiness assessment; and(iii) (a) Achieved a diploma of merit as defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. (b) Proof of attainment of the diploma of merit under subdivision (1)(B)(iii)(a) of this section shall be submitted with the student's scholarship application; or(2) (A) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and meets the requirements defined in subdivision (1) of this section.(B) A student shall also meet one (1) of the following eligibility requirements:(i) Graduate from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school;(ii) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or(iii) Meets one (1) of the following criteria: (a) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (b) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (c) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of “D” at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; or (d) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.
(1) (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or(B) Upon graduation from high school:(i) Achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during high school;(ii) Completed at least one (1) college readiness assessment; and(iii) (a) Achieved a diploma of merit as defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. (b) Proof of attainment of the diploma of merit under subdivision (1)(B)(iii)(a) of this section shall be submitted with the student's scholarship application; or
(A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or
(B) Upon graduation from high school:(i) Achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during high school;(ii) Completed at least one (1) college readiness assessment; and(iii) (a) Achieved a diploma of merit as defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. (b) Proof of attainment of the diploma of merit under subdivision (1)(B)(iii)(a) of this section shall be submitted with the student's scholarship application; or
(i) Achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during high school;
(ii) Completed at least one (1) college readiness assessment; and
(iii) (a) Achieved a diploma of merit as defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. (b) Proof of attainment of the diploma of merit under subdivision (1)(B)(iii)(a) of this section shall be submitted with the student's scholarship application; or
(a) Achieved a diploma of merit as defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.
(b) Proof of attainment of the diploma of merit under subdivision (1)(B)(iii)(a) of this section shall be submitted with the student's scholarship application; or
(2) (A) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and meets the requirements defined in subdivision (1) of this section.(B) A student shall also meet one (1) of the following eligibility requirements:(i) Graduate from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school;(ii) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or(iii) Meets one (1) of the following criteria: (a) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (b) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (c) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of “D” at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; or (d) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.
(A) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and meets the requirements defined in subdivision (1) of this section.
(B) A student shall also meet one (1) of the following eligibility requirements:(i) Graduate from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school;(ii) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or(iii) Meets one (1) of the following criteria: (a) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (b) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (c) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of “D” at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; or (d) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.
(i) Graduate from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school;
(ii) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or
(iii) Meets one (1) of the following criteria: (a) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (b) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (c) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of “D” at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; or (d) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.
(a) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman;
(b) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman;
(c) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of “D” at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; or
(d) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.