{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-907","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-907","heading":"Eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarship","body":"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.\nTo 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:\n(1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905 ;\n(2) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and\n(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.\n(A) Achieve a final overall high school grade point average of at least 3.0; or\n(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.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"c8702e6a6377a3912e25e2d1e99d893944dc795b027371f8d635490b4a13a159","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-906","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}