R765-609-4. Base Award Requirements

  4.1. To qualify for the Regents' Scholarship Base Award, the applicant shall satisfy the following criteria:

  4.2. Complete the Core Corse of Study as defined in section 3.5 of this policy subject to the following criteria:

  4.2.1. Not all courses that meet state and individual district high school graduation requirements meet the scholarship requirements;

  4.2.2. Course Availability: In addition to taking courses at the school they are attending, a student may complete coursework through other accredited Utah high schools or Utah eligible institutions;

  4.2.3. A student may meet a course requirement through a competency-based assessment provided it is documented on a transcript and has a letter grade(A-C) assigned;

  4.2.4. The courses completed shall be unique except when repeated for a higher grade as noted in section 4.4. Students may not take a standard course and then enroll in the honors version of the same course and count both toward meeting the scholarship credit requirements and, when applicable, the requirement of progression; and

  4.2.5. Repeated course work shall not count toward accumulation of required credits.

  4.3. GPA: The applicant shall demonstrate completion of the Core Course of Study with a non-weighted cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0.

  4.4. Minimum Grade Requirement: the applicant shall earn a course grade on a transcript of "C" or above in each individual course listed in section 3.5. Certain courses may receive a weighted grade as outlined under subsection 9.5 as part of the scholarship award determination.

  4.5. Replacing Low Grades by Retaking a Course: An applicant may retake a course to replace a low grade received. When retaking courses to replace a grade the following subsections apply:

  4.5.1. The Entire Course: The applicant shall either (1) retake the entire original course, or (2) complete an approved course equal to or greater in credit value in the same subject-area. The math and foreign language requirement of progression shall be shown. This is true even if the applicant only received a lower grade in a single semester, term, trimester, or quarter.

  4.5.2. The Higher of Two Grades: The higher of two grades in the same or an approved course will count towards meeting the scholarship requirements.

  4.5.3. Approved Courses and Progression Determined by the Regents' Scholarship Review Committee: The Regents' Scholarship Review Committee reserves the right to determine if the repeated course qualifies as an approved course in the same subject-area and if progression is required and demonstrated.

  4.5.4. "P" and "I" Grades not Accepted: Pass/fail or incomplete grades do not meet the minimum scholarship grade requirement.

  4.6. College Course Work: College course work will only be evaluated if the applicant submits an official college transcript. If an applicant enrolls in and completes a college course worth three or more college credits, this shall be counted as one high school credit toward the scholarship requirements. The student is evaluated on the college grade earned, with the weight added to the college grade as defined in section 3.19.

  4.7. ACT Score: The applicant shall submit at least one verified ACT score.

  4.8. Utah High School Graduation: The applicant shall have graduated from a Utah high school.

  4.9. Citizenship: A recipient shall be a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen who is eligible to receive federal student aid.

  4.10. No Criminal Record: A recipient shall not have a criminal record, with the exception of a misdemeanor traffic citation.

  4.11. Mandatory Fall Semester Enrollment: A recipient shall enroll in fifteen credit hours at an eligible institution by Fall semester immediately following the student's high school graduation date or receive an approved deferral from the Board under subsection 7.2. Documentation shall include the recipient's name, the semester the recipient will attend, the name of the institution they are attending and the number of credits for which the recipient is enrolled.

  4.12. New Century Scholarship: A recipient shall not receive both a Regents' Scholarship and the New Century Scholarship established in Utah Code Section 53B-8-105 and administered in R765-604.