Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-907: Eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarship

To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, a student who graduated from an eligible high school after December 1, 2003, upon having completed curriculum requirements of the high school for graduation, shall: (1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905 ; (2) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and (3) (A) Achieve a final overall high school grade point average of at least 3.0; or (B) Attain a composite ACT score of at least 21 on any single ACT test date or a concordant equivalent score on the SAT on any single SAT test date. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 32, eff. 8/1/2020. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 328, s 1, eff. 5/9/2017. Acts 2003 , ch. 298, § 1; 2004, ch. 840, §§ 6, 7, 11a, 19, 20; 2004, ch. 881, §§ 1, 2; 2005, ch. 481, §§ 2, 5, 6.

To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, a student who graduated from an eligible high school after December 1, 2003, upon having completed curriculum requirements of the high school for graduation, shall:

(1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905 ;

(2) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and

(3) (A) Achieve a final overall high school grade point average of at least 3.0; or (B) Attain a composite ACT score of at least 21 on any single ACT test date or a concordant equivalent score on the SAT on any single SAT test date.

(A) Achieve a final overall high school grade point average of at least 3.0; or

(B) Attain a composite ACT score of at least 21 on any single ACT test date or a concordant equivalent score on the SAT on any single SAT test date.