Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 133-7-9 - Eligibility for Renewal of Awards9.1. For a recipient to retain or renew the PROMISE award each year, the recipient shall: 9.1.1. Be continuously enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student; Provided, That during the last academic year of scholarship eligibility or if the institution does not offer enough degree pursuant courses during a term to allow the recipient to be considered full-time, the recipient may be enrolled less than full-time and remain eligible for renewal; and9.1.2. Maintain at least a 2.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale by the end of each academic year; and9.1.3. Complete and earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in each academic year for a recipient who receives a two-semester award in an academic year. For a single-semester award, the recipient shall complete and earn a minimum of 15 credit hours in the academic year. 9.1.3.a. Upon approval of the home institution, the recipient may use College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) credits to meet the minimum credit hours requirement.9.1.3.b. For calculating renewal, the academic year begins with the fall semester and ends with the summer semester.9.1.4. If the recipient's home institution does not offer enough degree pursuant courses during the academic year to allow the recipient to meet the credit hour requirement of this subsection, the recipient remains eligible for renewal of the PROMISE award if he or she successfully completes all available degree pursuant courses during the home institution's regular terms in the academic year, excluding the summer term, and meets all other renewal requirements set forth in this rule.9.2. A recipient seeking an associate's degree is eligible to receive a PROMISE award for no more than a total of four semesters of a two-year degree program. Recipients who received a PROMISE award to obtain an associate's degree shall meet the renewal requirements of this section in order to receive a PROMISE award to pursue a bachelor's degree.9.3. A recipient seeking a baccalaureate degree is eligible to receive a PROMISE award for no more than eight semesters of a four-year degree program.9.4. A recipient enrolled in a summer term to attain the minimum credit hours required by Subsection 9.1.3. or achieve the grade point average required by Subsection 9.1.2. may not receive a PROMISE award for that summer term. The recipient shall successfully complete the summer term before commencement of the home institution's regular semester. Upon approval of the recipient's home institution, the recipient may obtain summer term credits from an out-of-state institution.9.4.1. In determining PROMISE Scholarship eligibility, eligible institutions shall count all college credit hours and corresponding grades regardless of whether or not the institution accepts these credits. In determining eligibility for PROMISE renewal, eligible institutions may not count toward the credit hour requirement any college credit hours the recipient earned prior to the first semester of fall or spring enrollment.9.5. PROMISE recipients shall maintain continuous enrollment in addition to the other renewal requirements set forth in this section. However, a home institution may waive this requirement for a recipient's medical or family bereavement absence consistent with the home institution's program policies. The home institution may also grant a leave of absence for students entering or being called to military active duty or enrolling in a study abroad program, internship, or co-op program.9.6. Recipients shall submit other requests for leaves of absence in writing to the Vice Chancellor. "Other leave of absence requests" include, but are not limited to, issues directly related to the recipient's educational program, study abroad, extreme financial hardships of the recipient or the recipient's immediate family, service or volunteerism, or other extraordinary circumstances beyond the recipient's control when continued attendance would result in substantial hardship for the recipient.9.7. A recipient granted a leave of absence pursuant to Section 9.5. or 9.6. above and who resumes his or her education at an eligible institution, assuming he or she meets all other eligibility requirements at the time the leave of absence was granted, shall retain PROMISE eligibility until any of the following occurs: 9.7.1. The recipient received four semesters of PROMISE while enrolled in an associate degree program or graduated from the associate degree program; or9.7.2. The recipient received eight semesters of PROMISE while enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate program or graduated from the baccalaureate degree program; or9.7.3. The sum of the number of academic years from the date of the recipient's selection as a PROMISE Scholarship recipient equals six years, except for the military service provisions of Section 4.