{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-908","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-908","heading":"Requirements for home schooled students, high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education recipients or graduates of ineligible high schools","body":"(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, a student who completes high school in a Tennessee home school program, who graduates from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school, or who obtains a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education shall: (1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905 ; (3) (A) 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, if the student completed high school in a Tennessee home school program or graduated from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school; (B) Pass the GED ® tests with an average score of at least 525, the revised GED ® tests with an average score of at least 170, or the HiSET ® tests with an average score of at least 15, and 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; or (C) Complete at least two (2) dual enrollment courses totaling at least six (6) semester hours credit at an eligible postsecondary institution and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 in each of two (2) dual enrollment courses and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in all dual enrollment courses attempted; and (4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school in a Tennessee home school program, obtaining a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education, or graduating from high school. (b) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (c) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114, s 19, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114, s 18, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 15, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 467, s 3, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 328, s 2, eff. 5/9/2017. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 495, s 5, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2003 , ch. 298, § 1; 2004, ch. 840, §§ 8, 9, 10, 11b; 2005, ch. 481, §§ 7, 8.\n(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, a student who completes high school in a Tennessee home school program, who graduates from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school, or who obtains a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education shall: (1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905 ; (3) (A) 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, if the student completed high school in a Tennessee home school program or graduated from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school; (B) Pass the GED ® tests with an average score of at least 525, the revised GED ® tests with an average score of at least 170, or the HiSET ® tests with an average score of at least 15, and 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; or (C) Complete at least two (2) dual enrollment courses totaling at least six (6) semester hours credit at an eligible postsecondary institution and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 in each of two (2) dual enrollment courses and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in all dual enrollment courses attempted; and (4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school in a Tennessee home school program, obtaining a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education, or graduating from high school.\nnt courses and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in all dual enrollment courses attempted; and (4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school in a Tennessee home school program, obtaining a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education, or graduating from high school.\n(1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ;\n(2) Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905 ;\n(3) (A) 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, if the student completed high school in a Tennessee home school program or graduated from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school; (B) Pass the GED ® tests with an average score of at least 525, the revised GED ® tests with an average score of at least 170, or the HiSET ® tests with an average score of at least 15, and 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; or (C) Complete at least two (2) dual enrollment courses totaling at least six (6) semester hours credit at an eligible postsecondary institution and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 in each of two (2) dual enrollment courses and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in all dual enrollment courses attempted; and\n(A) 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, if the student completed high school in a Tennessee home school program or graduated from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school;\n(B) Pass the GED ® tests with an average score of at least 525, the revised GED ® tests with an average score of at least 170, or the HiSET ® tests with an average score of at least 15, and 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; or\n(C) Complete at least two (2) dual enrollment courses totaling at least six (6) semester hours credit at an eligible postsecondary institution and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 in each of two (2) dual enrollment courses and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in all dual enrollment courses attempted; and\n(4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school in a Tennessee home school program, obtaining a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education, or graduating from high school.\n(b) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]\n(c) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]","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":"b39dbefa634483d4bbb373f8ee9b2d0cd757059a697dd99c84e8b7965d8f43de","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-907","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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