Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 13 - Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP)
Section IV-1303 - Establishing Eligibility
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IV-1303
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. LEAP applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
1. be a U.S. citizen or national or eligible
noncitizen, and registered with the selective service, if required;
and
2. be a resident of Louisiana,
as defined in
§301 for at least one year prior to July 1
of the award year; and
3. annually,
submit the completed free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) or
renewal FAFSA, whichever is available to the applicant, by any deadline imposed
by the institution attended; and
4.
have a high school diploma with at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average,
or a minimum average score of 450 on the general educational development (GED)
test, or an ACT composite score of at least 20, or a post-secondary grade point
average of at least 2.00 from the most recent term; and
5. be selected and certified by the school
for receipt of a LEAP award, contingent upon final approval by the board;
and
6. meet any additional
selection criteria established by the individual institution participating in
the LEAP Program; and
7. be
certified as a full-time undergraduate student in an eligible program at an
eligible post-secondary institution, as defined in
§1901 and either:
a. be enrolled full-time at the time of
disbursement if disbursement occurs at the end of the fourteenth class day
(ninth class day for Louisiana Tech); or
b. be enrolled full-time at the end of the
fourteenth class day (ninth class day at Louisiana Tech) and is enrolled at
least half-time at the time of disbursement if disbursement occurs after the
fourteenth class day (ninth class day at Louisiana Tech); and
8. have substantial
financial need, as defined in §301; and
9. be in compliance with the terms of other
federal and state aid programs which the applicant may be receiving and which
are administered by the board; and
10. not have a criminal conviction, except
for misdemeanor traffic violations; and
11. agree that the award proceeds will be
used exclusively for educational expenses; and
12. not be in default of an educational
loan.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031.
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