Ark. Code Ann. § 6-85-207: Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students

In addition to the basic eligibility requirements of § 6-85-206 , an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant: (1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; (2) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and either: (A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or (B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy; (3) Achieved a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and: (A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or (B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or (4) Meets the following criteria: (A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of "D" at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and (D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman. Amended by Act 2021, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 4/12/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 549,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 549,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2163, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 719,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 315,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1105,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1115,§ 19, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1263,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 2009, No. 605, § 4; 2009, No. 606, § 4; 2009, No. 1405, §§ 5-8; 2010, No. 265, § 6; 2010, No. 294, § 6; 2011, No. 207, § 7.

In addition to the basic eligibility requirements of § 6-85-206 , an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant:

(1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent;

(2) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and either: (A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or (B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;

(A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or

(B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;

rse assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;

(A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or

(B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;

(i) Algebra I;

(ii) Geometry;

(iii) Biology; and

(iv) Literacy;

(3) Achieved a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and: (A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or (B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or

(A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or

(B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or

(4) Meets the following criteria: (A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of "D" at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and (D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.

(A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman;

(B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman;

(C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of "D" at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and

(D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.