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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

ACADEMIC SCHOLARS AP P LICAN T IN F ORMATION F OR F ALL 2014 Th e Oklah om a St at e Regen ts’ Academ ic Sch olar s P r ogra m wa s creat ed an d fu n ded by th e Oklah om a Legisla tu r e a s an in cen t ive for stu den t s of h igh academ ic ability t o at t en d both pu blic an d priva te h igh er edu cat ion in st it u t ion s in Oklah om a . Th e pr ogr am is cr ea t ed t o en h an ce th e academ ic en vir on m en t , to r et ain with in Oklah om a academ ica lly ta len t ed stu den t s an d t o a t tr act oth er s of equ al t alen t t o th e st at e.

ADMINIS TRATION Th e pr ovision s of 70 O.S. 1991, Section 2401 et seq., n am e th e Oklah om a St at e Regen ts for H igh er Edu cat ion a s th e adm in istr at or of th e Academ ic Sch olar s Pr ogr am . Th e St at e Regen ts’ office wor ks closely with in stitu t ion al per son n el an d program coordin a t or s design at ed on each cam pu s in th e adm in ist ra tion of th is pr ogra m . Gen era lly, stu den t s m a y 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. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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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 SAT , 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 , 2 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 , 2 be design a t ed a Na tio n a l Me rit Fin a lis t by th e Na tion a l Merit Sch olar sh ip Corpor at ion , 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 No m in e e .

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ACT a n d SAT t est scor es m u st be fr om a sin gle na t ion a l t est da t e. ACT t est s t a ken on Dist r ict Ch oice St a t e Test in g (DCST) da t es m eet t h e defin it ion of n a t ion a l t est da t e. P a r t ia l scor es fr om m or e t h a n on e t est will n ot be con sider ed. 2

Ou t-of-sta t e stu den t par ticipa tion is lim it ed, an d ach ievin g design a tion a s a Pr esiden t ia l Sch olar, Nat ion al Merit Sch olar , or Na tion al Mer it F in a list does n ot a u tom a tically qu alify stu den ts for th e pr ogram . Ou t -of-st at e stu den t s wish in g t o par ticipa t e in th e progr am sh ou ld con t act th eir college of ch oice dir ectly for addit ion a l in for m a tion r egar din g eligibility.

THE AP P LICATION P ROCESS

 Oklah om a r esiden t s au tom at ica lly qu alifyin g for th e pr ogr am by scor in g at or above th e 99.5 percen t ile on th e ACT or SAT sh ou ld obtain an applica tion from th eir h igh sch ool cou n selor or on lin e a t h ttp://www.okh igh er ed.or g/academ ic-sch olar s.

 St u den t s design a t ed a s a P r esiden t ia l Sch ola r , Na t ion a l Mer it Sch ola r , or Na t ion a l Mer it F in a list sh ou ld con t a ct t h eir college of ch oice dir ect ly for in for m a t ion on a pplyin g t o t h e pr ogr a m .

 Stu den t s wa n t in g t o apply t o be con sider ed as an In stitu t ion a l 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 Sta t e Regen t s’ st aff. Upon a ppr oval, th e Sta t e Regen t s’ office will sen d an awar d lett er . Pr ior t o each sem est er , th e St at e Regen t s’ office will forward 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 .

AMO U N T O F S CHO LAR S HIP Th e sch olar sh ip will be a war ded for u p t o 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 cat ion in accordan ce with th e con tin u in g eligibilit y requ ir em en ts, u n less pr ovision h a s been m ade by t h e Okla h om a

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St at e Regen t s an d th e in st itu tion for ad dit ion al sem est er s of award. An y sem est er du r in g wh ich th e stu den t is deficien t in grade poin t aver age or th e n u m ber of ea rn ed cr edit h ou r s, an d th u s in eligible for th e sch olar sh ip award, will be cou n t ed aga in st th e sem est er s ava ilable in th e progr am . 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 awa rd level for In st itu tion al Nom in ees is a pproxim a t ely fifty percen t of th e design a ted am ou n t for stu den t s au t om at ica lly qu alifyin g for th e pr ogr am . 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://www.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 aft er h igh sch ool gradu a tion .

 GP A R eq u i r em en t - Stu den ts awa r ded a sch olar sh ip u n der th is pr ogram m u st m a in t ain a 3.25 r et en t ion or cu m u lat ive gr ade poin t aver age, wh ich will be verified between t h e su m m er a n d fall t er m . Th e gr ade poin t aver age will r eflect all cou r sewor k a tt em pt ed. Fa ilu r e t o m eet a 3.25 cu m u la tive grade poin t average will resu lt in rem oval fr om th e pr ogr am u n til t h e stu den t ach ieves a 3.25 cu m u la tive or r et en tion grade poin t aver 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 erm .

 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 t s’ policy, at a r egion a lly or St at e Regen ts’ accr edit ed pu blic, in depen den t or pr opr iet ar y h igh er edu cat ion in st it u t ion in th e St at e of Oklah om a . “Fu ll -tim e” is defin ed as 12 h ou r s in th e fa ll an d spr in g sem est ers. Stu den t s m u st ea rn 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 earn in g t wen ty-fou r (24) sem ester cr edit h ou r s in th e pr ecedin g fall an d sprin g sem ester s ar e eligible for su m m er su pport. Stu den t s receivin g a part -tim e award, for 6-11 cr edit h ou r s of en rollm en t, m u st ear n th ir ty (30) sem est er cr edit h ou r s for t h e academ ic yea r. Stu den t s r eceivin g a fu ll-t im e awar d, for at least 12 cr edit h ou r s of en rollm en t, m u st earn th ir t y -six (36) cr edit h ou r s for th e academ ic year . F ailu r e t o m eet th e twen ty-fou r, th irty, or th ir ty six cr edit h ou r r equ ir em en t will r esu lt in rem oval fr om th e pr ogr am .

 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 avera ge an d/or cr edit h ou r deficien cy in th e followin g fall or spr in g sem est er or su m m er t erm , will be eligible for rein sta t em en t. Rem edy of an y credit h ou r deficien cy for r ein sta t em en t pu rposes requ ir es fu ll-tim e en r ollm en t in addition t o th e n u m ber of h ou r s by wh ich th e stu den t is deficien t, except in t h e su m m er t er m , wh en en rollm 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 a tin g circu m stan ces su ch a s su dden illn ess, death in th e fam ily, or part icipat ion in a special pr ogr am su ch as cert ain in t ern sh ips or a r eligiou s m ission , th e stu 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 allot t ed for th e pr ogr am u n less th e stu den t h a s already r eceived paym en t for th a t t erm for wh ich th e leave h as been requ est ed.

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

ACADEMIC SCHOLARS Application for 2014-15 Ok lah om a Re s id e n ts On ly OSRHE Residency Policy (OSRHE Policy and Procedures Manual, Chapter 3 - Academic Affairs. View Section 3.17 of PDF file.)

Fir st Na m 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 _____________

Responses t o t h e followin g qu est ion s a r e volu n t a r y. Th e infor 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

Fem ale

Oklah om a Re side n ts On ly: ACT SCORES *

SAT SCORES *

English Mat h Reading Science

Cr it ical Reading Mat h

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Sum of ACT skill ar ea scor es ________ (m ust equal 134 or gr eat er )

Sum of SAT skill ar ea scor es _________ (m ust equal 1570 or gr eat er )

Dat e of ACT

Dat e of SAT _________

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*Test scor es m u st be fr om a sin gle n a tion al t est da te.

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 cha nges, please be sur e t o not ify t he St at e Regent s’ Academ ic Scholar s Pr ogr am office of t he change so paym ent can be m ade t o t he cor r ect inst it ut ion.

REQU IRED DOCU MEN TATION St udent s qualifying by ACT or SAT scor es m ust include a copy of t he official ACT/SAT st udent t est r eport .

S IGN ATU 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 knowledge 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 will be subject to suspension from the program and from the attending college or university. In addition, I have read and fully u nderstand the program provisions outlined in the application as w ell as the program rules available online at w w w .okhighered.org/ academ ic-scholars. It is m y personal responsibility to m aintain program eligibility and fam iliarity w ith the ru les. I further agree to assist the S tate R egents 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 ___________________________________ Par ent / Guar dian Signat ur e

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By signing this form , I, the un dersigned 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 th at the penalty for subm ission of fraudulent inform ation on this form m ay be program ineligibility of the applicant. _________________________________ School Official

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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.