Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 2761 - MERIT RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP (MRS) PROGRAM
Section 2761.20 - Applicant Eligibility
Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code § 2761.20
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) A qualified applicant shall:
1) be due to
graduate from an Illinois high school by the end of the academic
year;
2) have earned a cumulative
grade point average at or above the 95th percentile of his or her high school
class by the end of the third semester prior to graduation from high school
(normally the sixth semester), or have achieved a score on the ACT Assessment
examination or SAT I: Reasoning Test, taken during the third or fourth semester
prior to graduation, which is at or above the 95th percentile of students in
the State who have taken the test during that same time period.
A) A student may take either or both
examinations during the designated period.
B) All scores from such tests taken during
the designated period must be submitted to ISAC.
C) If a student submits scores from multiple
examinations taken during the designated period, ISAC will use the highest
score.
D) When a student submits
scores to ISAC, the student must report his or her academic level at the time
the test was taken.
E) ISAC will
accept supplementary score reports of tests taken during the designated period
upon the student's authorization to the test service. Such authorization by the
student must be received by ISAC before August 1.
F) Students who, for any reason, are unable
to take a test on a regular testing date should make special arrangements to be
tested in accordance with the procedures of the testing service. Any such
special arrangements must take into account the test score submission
deadlines;
3) be in good
academic standing;
4) be a resident
of Illinois;
5) be a United States
citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
6) enroll, on at least a half-time basis, at
an institution of higher learning or service academy as an undergraduate
student or cadet.
b) A qualified applicant shall not have already received a baccalaureate degree.
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