Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 43 - Alaska Performance Scholarship Program
4 AAC 43.020 - Standardized examination and grade point average requirements

Universal Citation: 4 AK Admin Code 4 AAC 43.020

Current through February 27, 2024

(a) A student is eligible for an Alaska performance honors scholarship if the student meets the curriculum requirements of 4 AAC 43.030, obtains a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and provides proof of

(1) an ACT composite score of 25 or higher;

(2) an SAT combined score of 1680 or higher on an assessment taken before March 1, 2016, or a combined score of 1210 or higher on an assessment taken on or after March 1, 2016; or

(3) a combined WorkKeys score of 13 or higher, with no single score lower than four in each of the following areas:
(A) applied mathematics;

(B) reading for information;

(C) locating information.

(b) A student is eligible for an Alaska performance achievement scholarship if the student meets the curriculum requirements of 4 AAC 43.030, obtains a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and provides proof of

(1) an ACT composite score of 23 or higher;

(2) an SAT combined score of 1560 or higher on an assessment taken before March 1, 2016, or a combined score of 1130 or higher on an assessment taken on or after March 1, 2016· or

(3) a combined WorkKeys score of 13 or higher, with no single score lower than four in each of the following areas:
(A) applied mathematics;

(B) reading for information;

(C) locating information.

(c) A student is eligible for an Alaska performance opportunity scholarship if the student meets the curriculum requirements of 4 AAC 43.030, obtains a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, and provides proof of

(1) an ACT composite score of 21 or higher;

(2) an SAT combined score of 1450 or higher on an assessment taken before March 1, 2016, or a combined score of 1060 or higher on an assessment taken on or after March 1, 2016; or

(3) a combined WorkKeys score of 13 or higher, with no single score lower than four in each of the following areas:
(A) applied mathematics;

(B) reading for information;

(C) locating information.

(d) A student who qualifies using the WorkKeys examination must use the scholarship award in a career and technical program that results in the award of a certificate.

As of Register 196 (January 2011), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 4 AAC 43.020(c), inserting after "grade point average of 2.5" the phrase "or higher" for consistency with 4 AAC 03.020(a) and (b).

Authority:AS 14.07.060

AS 14.43.810

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