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Academic Scholars

A licant Information for Fall 2020

Th e Oklah om a Sta t e Regen ts' Academ ic Sch olar s Pr ogra m was cr ea t ed an d fu n ded by th e Okla h om a Legisla tu r e as an in cen t ive for stu den t s of h igh academ ic a bility t o att en d both pu blic an d priva te h igh er edu ca tion in stitu t ion s in Oklah om a . Th e pr ogr am is cr ea t ed to en h an ce th e academ ic en viron m en t an d t o r eta in academ ica lly t alen t ed stu den ts with in Okla h om a.

AD MIN IS TR ATION Th e pr ovision s of 70 O.S. 1991, Section 2401 et seq., n a m e th e Oklah om a St a te Regen t s for H igh er Edu cat ion as th e adm in istr at or of th e Academ ic Sch ola r s Pr ogr am . Th e Sta t e Regen ts' office wor ks closely with in stitu t ion al per son n el an d pr ogr am coordin at or s design at ed on ea ch cam pu s in th e adm in istra tion of th is program . Gen era lly, stu den t s m ay accom plish m ost r equ est s by con t actin g th e pr ogr am coordin a tor on th eir ca m pu s.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA A st u den t m a y qu a lify for t h e Aca dem ic Sch ola r s P r ogr a m by a ccom plish in g on e of t h e followin g:

1. be an Okla h o m a re side n t scor in g a t or above th e 99.5 pe rce n tile o n th e ACT o r SAT1, 2. be design a t ed a P re side n tia l S ch o la r by th e Un it ed Sta t es Depar tm en t of Edu cat ion , 3. be design a t ed a Na tio n a l Me rit Sc h o la r by Na tion al Mer it Sch olar sh ip Corporat ion , 4. be design a t ed a Na tio n a l Me rit Fin a lis t by t h e Na t ion al Mer it Sch ola rsh ip Corpor at ion , 5. be n om in at ed by an in st it u tion in th e Oklah om a St at e Syst em of High er Edu cat ion a s an In s titu tio n a l

Nominee .

1 On ly ACT t est scor es r epor t ed on a n officia l t est r epor t issu ed by ACT pr ior t o college en t r y, exclu din g con cu r r en t ly en r olled st u den t s a n d st u den t s en r olled for t h e su m m er t er m followin g h igh sch ool gr a du a t ion , will be con sider ed for a dm ission t o t h e pr ogr a m . Scor es fr om ACT r esidu a l t est s will n ot be con sider ed. SAT t est scor es will be con sider ed in a m a n n er com pa r a ble t o ACT t est scor es. Qu a lifyin g t est scor es obt a in ed a ft er college en r ollm en t a r e in va lid for a pplyin g t o t h e pr ogr a m . P a r t ia l scor es fr om m or e t h a n on e exa m in a t ion will n ot be con sider ed.

THE APP LICATION PROCESS

Oklah om a r esiden t s design at ed a s a Na tion al Merit Sch olar , Na tion al Merit F in a list , or Pr esiden tial

Sch olar, or Oklah om a r esiden ts au t om at ica lly qu alifyin g for th e pr ogr am by scor in g at or a bove th e 99.5 percen tile on th e ACT or SAT in Oklah om a , sh ou ld obt ain an applica tion from t h eir h igh sch ool cou n selor or on lin e at h t tp://okh igh er ed.or g/academ ic-sch ola rs.

Stu den t s wa n t in g t o apply t o be con sider ed as an In st itu tion al Nom in ee sh ou ld ch eck with th eir Oklah om a

pu blic college or u n iver sity t o fin d ou t th e crit eria an d process for applyin g. NOTICE OF AWARD Applicat ion s an d su ppor t in g docu m en ta tion ar e r eviewed by St at e Regen ts' staff. Upon appr oval, th e St at e Regen ts' office will sen d an awar d lett er . Pr ior t o each sem est er , t h e Sta t e Regen t s' office will forwa rd a r ost er of Academ ic Sch olar s to each Oklah om a in stitu t ion . Oklah om a h igh sch ools a re n ot n ot ified of sch olar sh ip r ecipien t s .

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP Th e sch olar sh ip will be awar ded for u p to eigh t sem est er s of at t en dan ce a t an Oklah om a in st itu tion for h igh er edu ca tion in accordan ce with th e con tin u in g eligibility r equ ir em en ts, u n less pr ovision h as been m ade by th e Oklah om a Sta te

Regen ts an d th e in st it u t ion for addition al sem est er s of award. An y sem est er du rin g wh ich t h e st u den t is deficien t in gr ade poin t average or t h e n u m ber of ear n ed cr edit h ou r s, an d th u s in eligible for th e sch ola rsh ip award, will be cou n t ed again st th e sem est er s available in t h e pr ogr a m .

Th e a m ou n t of t h e a wa r d va r ies a ccor din g t o t h e t ype of in st it u t ion t h e st u den t a t t en ds a n d qu a lifica t ion st a t u s. Th e a n n u a l sch ola r sh ip a m ou n t for a u t om a t ic qu a lifier s is $5,500 for st u den t s wh o a t t en d t h e Un iver sit y of Okla h om a , Okla h om a St a t e Un iver sit y, or Th e Un iver sit y of Tu lsa ; $4,000 for st u den t s wh o a t t en d a n y ot h er Okla h om a fou r yea r pu blic or pr iva t e college or u n iver sit y; a n d $3,500 for st u den t s wh o a t t en d Okla h om a t wo-yea r colleges. Th e an n u a l award level for In st it u t ion al Nom in ees is $3,200 for st u den t s wh o a t t en d t h e Un iver sit y of Okla h om a , Okla h om a St a t e Un iver sit y, or Th e Un iver sit y of Tu lsa ; $ 2,400 for st u den t s wh o a t t en d a n y ot h er Okla h om a fou r yea r pu blic or pr iva t e college or u n iver sit y; a n d $2,200 for st u den t s wh o a t t en d Okla h om a t wo-yea r colleges.

Th e a wa r d a m ou n t s m a y va r y fr om yea r t o yea r depen din g u pon t h e a m ou n t of fu n d in g a va ila ble. P a ym en t is m a de dir ect ly t o t h e in st it u t ion on t h e st u den t 's beh a lf. St u den t s wh o en r oll a t pu blic u n iver sit ies a n d colleges a r e eligible for a pa r t ia l or fu ll t u it ion wa iver , in a ddit ion t o t h e sch ola r sh ip a wa r d n ot ed a bove.

P ROGRAM P OLICIES St u den t s a r e r espon sible for r ea din g a n d u n der st a n din g a ll pr ogr a m policies r ega r din g gen er a l pr in ciples for oper a t ion of t h e pr ogr a m , eligibilit y r equ ir em en t s a n d t er m of sch ola r sh ip a wa r d, cr it er ia for a n n u a l r en ewa l, r ein st a t em en t ; lea ve of a bsen ce, fis ca l a spect s of t h e pr ogr a m , a n d r equ ir em en t s for gr a du a t e a n d pr ofession a l st u dy a va ila ble a t h t t p://ok h igh er ed.or g/a ca dem ic-sch ola r s.

KEY P ROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

P r og r a m En t r y- Stu den t s m u st en t er th e pr ogram an d en r oll th e fall sem est er im m edia t ely after h igh sch ool

gradu a tion .

GP A R eq u ir em en t - Stu den ts awarded a sch olar sh ip u n der th is program m u st m ain ta in a 3.25 ret en tion or

cu m u lat ive gr ade poin t a ver age, wh ich will be verified between t h e su m m er an d fall t er m . Th e grade poin t aver age will r eflect all cou r sewor k a tt em pt ed. Fa ilu re t o m eet a 3.25 cu m u la tive gr ade poin t average will r esu lt in rem oval fr om th e pr ogr am u n t il th e stu den t ach ieves a 3.25 cu m u la tive or reten t ion gr ade poin t av er age at th e en d of th e followin g fall or spr in g sem est er or su m m er t er m .

Fu ll T i m e En r ol l m en t - Stu den t s awarded a sch olar sh ip u n der th is pr ogram m u st m ain ta in fu ll-tim e

con tin u ou s en r ollm en t, except a s pr ovided by Sta t e Regen ts' policy, a t a r egion ally or Sta t e Regen t s' accr edit ed pu blic, in depen den t or pr opr iet ar y h igh er edu ca tion in stitu tion in th e Sta t e of Oklah om a . "Fu ll -t im e" is defin ed as 12 h ou r s in th e fa ll an d spr in g sem est er s. Stu den t s m u st earn twen ty fou r (24) sem est er cr edit h ou r s for th e progr am yea r to r et ain pr ogr am eligibility.

S u m m er Aw a r d R eq u ir em en t - Stu den t s ear n in g twen ty-fou r (24) sem est er credit h ou r s in th e precedin g fall

an d sprin g sem ester s ar e eligible for su m m er su ppor t. Stu den t s r eceivin g a part -tim e award, for 6-11 cr edit h ou r s of en r ollm en t , m u st ea r n th ir ty (30) sem est er cr edit h ou r s for t h e academ ic year. Stu den t s r eceivin g a fu lltim e award, for at least 12 cr edit h ou r s of en rollm en t, m u st earn t h ir ty -six (36) credit h ou r s for th e aca dem ic year . Fa ilu re t o m eet th e twen ty-fou r , th ir ty, or th ir ty six cr edit h ou r r equ ir em en t will r esu lt in r em oval fr om th e pr ogra m .

R ein st a t em en t t o t h e P r og r a m - Stu den t s r em edyin g th eir grade poin t aver a ge an d/or credit h ou r deficien cy in

th e followin g fa ll or spr in g sem est er or su m m er t er m , will be eligible for rein st at em en t. Rem edy of an y credit h ou r deficien cy for r ein sta tem en t pu r poses r equ ir es fu ll-t im e en rollm en t in addition to th e n u m ber of h ou rs by wh ich th e st u den t is deficien t, except in t h e su m m er t erm , wh en en r ollm en t in on ly th e n u m ber of deficien t h ou r s is n ecessar y.

Lea ve of Ab sen ce- In th e even t of ext en u at in g circu m stan ces su ch a s su dden illn ess, death in th e fa m ily, or

part icipat ion in a specia l pr ogr am su ch as cer ta in in t ern sh ips or a religiou s m ission , th e st u den t m ay r equ est a leave of absen ce fr om th e pr ogr am . A leave of a bsen ce does n ot cou n t again st th e eigh t sem est er s allott ed for th e progr am u n less th e stu den t h as a lr eady r eceived paym en t for th at t erm for wh ich th e leave h a s been r equ est ed.

OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

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AP 001

Academic Scholars

Oklahoma Residents Only

OSRHE Residency Policy (OSRHE Policy and Procedures Manual, Chapter 3 - Academic Affairs. View Section 3.18 of PDF file.) Generally, students with non-immigrant VISAs are not considered Oklahoma residents based on their declared intent to return to their country of origin.

Fir st Nam e _____________________________ MI ______ Last Nam e _____________________________ Social Secur it y Num ber _____________________________Bir t h dat e _____________________________ Addr ess ______________________________Cit y ______________________ St at e _______ Zip ________ Count y ________________ Phone Num ber _____________________ Em ail __________________________ H igh School ___________________________Year of Gr aduat ion __________________________________ H igh School Addr ess ____________________________________________________ GPA _____________

Respon ses t o t h e followin g qu est ion s a r e volu n t a r y. Th e in for m a t ion will be u sed for n on -discr im in a t or y pu r poses a n d m a y be used for civil r igh t s r epor t in g pu r poses.

Race/Et hnicit y ____________________

Male

F em a le

Check the box for the eligibility criteria that you meet: 1. Nat ional awar d designat ion:

D D D National Merit Scholar

Nat ional Mer it Finalist

Pr esident ial Scholar

2. ACT/SAT Scor e:

D ACT SCORES*

D SAT SCORES*

E n glis h Math Rea d in g S cien ce

________ ________ ________ ________

Cr it ical Reading _________

Math

_________

Sum of ACT skill ar ea scor es ________ (m ust equal 135 or gr eat er )

Sum of SAT skill ar ea scor es _________ (m ust equal 1540 or gr eat er )

Dat e of ACT ________

Dat e of SAT _________

*Test scores must be fr om a single official t est r eport issued by ACT.

OKLAHOMA COLLEGE YOU P LAN TO ATTEN D __________________________________________ Please indicat e a college even if you ha ve not yet m ade a final decision. If your college choice changes, please be su r e t o n ot ify t h e Sta t e Regen t s' Aca dem ic Sch ola r s P r ogr a m office of t h e ch a n ge so pa ym en t ca n be m a de t o t he cor r ect inst it ut ion.

ACCOMP AN YIN G DOCU MEN TATION 1. Su ppor t in g docum en t a t ion for Na t ion a l Mer it Sch ola r , Nat ion a l Mer it F in a list a n d P r esiden t ia l Sch ola r design a t ions m u st accom pa n y t h is a pplica t ion. Copies of h igh sch ool t r a nscr ipt s a n d let t er s t o h igh sch ool officia ls ar e a ccept a ble. 2. St udent s qualifying by ACT or SAT scor es m ust include a copy of t he ACT/SAT st udent t est r epor t . Copies of high school t r anscr ipt s wit h ACT or SAT scor es ar e accept able.

S IG N AT U R ES

I certify under penalty of perjury under the law s of the S tate of Oklahom a that the inform ation provided herein by m e in this application is true, com plete, and correct to the best of m y know ledge and belief and is m ade in good faith. If proven guilty of falsification of records associated w ith entry into the Academ ic S cholars Program , I w ill be subject to suspension from the program and from the attendin g college or university. In addition, I have read and fully understand the program provisions outlined in the application as w ell as the program rules available online at w w w . academ ic-scholars. It is m y personal responsibility to m aintain program eligibility and fam iliarity w ith the rules. I furth er agree to assist the S tate R egen ts in follow-up studies of this program and keep the S tate R egents' office advised of m y address.

I understand that I m ust m eet the definition of an Oklahom a resident according to OS R H E policy. In addition, if m y college/ university determ ines that I am a non -resident and I do not m eet the requirem ents of 70 O.S . S ection 3242, I w ill be ineligible for the Academ ic S cholars Program .

___________________________________ Applicant (please pr int )

___________________________________ Applicant Signat ur e

___________________________________ Parent / Guardian Signature

______________________ Date

By signing this form , I, the undersigned high school official, declare under penalty of the crim inal law s of Oklahom a that this form has been exam ined by m e and, to the best of m y know ledge and belief, the answ ers are true, correct, and com plete. I understand that the penalty for subm ission of fraudulent inform ation on this form m ay be program ineligibility of the applicant.

_________________________________ School Official

______________________________ Tit le

Su bm it th is application an d all re qu ire d docu m e n tation to: Academ ic Scholar s Pr ogr am , Oklahom a St at e Regent s for H igher Educat ion, Post Office Box 108850, Oklahom a Cit y, OK 73101 -8850. Phone 800.858.1840 or 405.225.9131.

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