2018 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 4 - Financial Aid
Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds
§ 49-4-908. Requirements for home schooled students, GED(R) or HiSET(R) recipients or graduates of ineligible high schools.
(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 GED(R) or HiSET(R) credential 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; or
(B) Pass the GED(R) tests with an average score of at least 525, the revised GED(R) tests with an average score of at least 170, or the HiSET(R) 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; 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 GED(R) or HiSET(R), or graduating from high school.
(b) A student who, after January 1, 2014, met the requirements of subdivision (a)(3)(B) shall be awarded a Tennessee HOPE scholarship in the 2014-2015 academic year for the 2013-2014 academic year; provided, that the student:
(1) Was not ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 and met the requirements of § 49-4-905 in the 2013-2014 academic year while enrolled at an eligible institution;
(2) Did not receive the Tennessee HOPE scholarship in the 2013-2014 academic year; and
(3) Is enrolled in the 2014-2015 academic year in an eligible postsecondary institution.
(c) A student who met the requirements of subdivision (a)(3)(B) shall be awarded a Tennessee HOPE scholarship in the 2014-2015 academic year; provided, that the student:
(1) Is not ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;
(2) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-905; and
(3) Is enrolled in the 2014-2015 academic year in an eligible postsecondary institution.
