Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 610 - State Regents for Higher Education
Chapter 25 - Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Subchapter 1 - Academic Scholars Program
Section 610:25-1-3 - General principles for operation of program

(a) Recipients of award must attend a regionally or State Regents' accredited public, independent or proprietary higher education institution in Oklahoma.

(b) The program is designed to adhere to the State Regents' Policy on Social Justice by encouraging all potential applicants to the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program to enter national scholarship competition.

(c) Concurrently enrolled high school students are not eligible for this program.

(d) Only ACT test scores reported by ACT prior to college entry, excluding concurrently enrolled students and students enrolled for the summer term following high school graduation, will be considered for admission to the program. Scores from ACT residual tests will not be considered except under extraordinary circumstances as determined and approved by the Chancellor. SAT test scores will be considered in a manner comparable to ACT test scores. Qualifying test scores obtained after college enrollment are invalid for applying to the program. Until August 31, 2020, partial scores from more than one examination will not be considered. Beginning September 1, 2020, all test scores reported by ACT, including "superscores" as defined by ACT, will be considered.

(e) A student must enter the program the fall semester immediately after his/her class graduates from high school, except for students admitted under the State Regents' Opportunity Admission Category. The Chancellor may approve exceptions to this requirement for extraordinary circumstances.

(f) Disability Provision. Provisions contained in this section are consistent with 70 O.S. 1991, Section 2403, as amended, and federal legislation affecting disabled persons. If a person identifies himself or herself as a student with a disability and requests consideration for a scholarship under the Academic Scholars Program by means other than standard testing procedures, the State Regents shall permit the student to be examined under the special testing arrangements provided by either ACT or The College Board provided that he or she meets the qualifications specified by ACT and SAT respectively to be examined. Performance percentile requirements for participation in the Academic Scholars Program remain the same as for other students. Students taking such tests and receiving Academic Scholarship awards will be expected to meet the same retention standards as other students. Special provisions may be considered in determining full-time enrollment for students falling in this category.