Section 4 AAC 43.020 - Standardized examination and grade point average requirements(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: (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: (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: (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.Eff. 11/4/2010, Register 196; am 9/7/2012, Register 203; am 2/16/2013, Register 205; am 8/20/2016, Register 219, October 2016As 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).
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AS 14.43.810