2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 21 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 16 - HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY
21-16-1304. Hathaway opportunity, performance and honor scholarships.

(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21-16-1303 is eligible to receive a scholarship to pursue a degree or certificate as follows:

(i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and a composite ACT score of at least nineteen (19), a Hathaway opportunity scholarship for:

(A) Eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

(B) The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve (12), if enrolled at an eligible institution for at least six (6) and less than twelve (12) semester hours.

(ii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 and a composite ACT score of at least twenty-one (21), a Hathaway performance scholarship for:

(A) One thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

(B) The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve (12), if enrolled at an eligible institution for at least six (6) and less than twelve (12) semester hours.

(iii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 and a composite ACT score of at least twenty-five (25), a Hathaway honor scholarship for:

(A) One thousand six hundred dollars ($1,600.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

(B) The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve (12), if enrolled at an eligible institution for at least six (6) and less than twelve (12) semester hours.

(b) Scholarships under this section shall be for a maximum of the equivalent of eight (8) full-time semesters. Except as specified under subsection (g) of this section, a scholarship under this section shall be available for attendance at a Wyoming community college for not more than a maximum of the equivalent of four (4) full-time semesters.

(c) To remain eligible for the scholarship under this section, the student shall:

(i) Except as provided in W.S. 21-16-1303(f), make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree. If a student fails to make satisfactory academic progress or maintain the cumulative grade point average required for continuation in the program as provided in this subsection, the student shall become ineligible for the scholarship in subsequent semesters unless granted an exception for cause by the department or except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section. The department may delegate to any eligible institution the department's authority to grant an exception for cause, but shall only do so in accordance with department rules establishing procedures and criteria for granting an exception and any eligible institution acting pursuant to such delegation shall grant exceptions only in accordance with those rules;

(ii) Except as provided in W.S. 21-16-1303(f) and subsection (f) of this section, maintain continuous enrollment for not less than two (2) semesters in each successive academic year. The department shall by rule and regulation establish exceptions to the requirement of this paragraph for military service, religious service and other good cause shown; and

(iii) Maintain a cumulative grade point average as evaluated at the end of each spring academic term as follows:

(A) For Hathaway opportunity scholarships, at least a 2.25 GPA;

(B) For Hathaway performance scholarships and Hathaway honor scholarships, at least a 2.50 GPA.

(d) A student receiving a Hathaway honor scholarship or a Hathaway performance scholarship who fails to meet the GPA requirements of subsection (c) of this section necessary to maintain that scholarship may be awarded a Hathaway opportunity scholarship for attendance at an appropriate eligible institution if he meets the requirements necessary to maintain that scholarship.

(e) The cumulative grade point average required under this section to maintain a scholarship shall be the student's grade point average achieved at all eligible institutions after the student's initial eligibility as determined under W.S. 21-16-1303(d).

(f) If a student is otherwise eligible under this article and neither the applicable number of full-time equivalent semesters nor the maximum scholarship eligibility time period specified under subsection (b) of this section and W.S. 21-16-1303(d), including semesters for which a scholarship was not received, has been reached, a scholarship under this section which is lost may be reinstated if the student meets the applicable requirements imposed by this subsection and successfully completes courses at an eligible institution in a summer school session or an academic term occurring during the period the scholarship is lost. A lost scholarship shall be reinstated in the first academic term following the academic term or summer school session during which the student:

(i) Attains satisfactory academic progress as defined by W.S. 21-16-1301(a)(xiv) for a scholarship lost under this subsection for failure to meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(i) of this section; or

(ii) Achieves the cumulative grade point average required of the applicable scholarship under paragraph (c)(iii) of this section for a scholarship lost for failure to meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(iii) of this section; or

(iii) For a scholarship lost for failure to meet the requirements of (c)(ii) of this section, enrolls and completes one (1) academic term as a full-time or part-time student, whichever is applicable, occurring during the period in which the scholarship is lost.

(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a scholarship received under this section for attendance at a Wyoming community college for four (4) full-time semesters may be extended for continued attendance at a Wyoming community college by a student who otherwise remains eligible for that scholarship under this article, and that student has earned a certificate or degree from a Wyoming community college or has otherwise successfully completed sufficient courses for eligibility to enroll in courses within a program offered by a Wyoming community college which leads to a professional degree. A scholarship extended under this subsection shall not exceed the maximum equivalent of eight (8) full-time semesters when combined with the four (4) full-time semesters of initial community college attendance under the scholarship and shall not support enrollment in coursework at an institution other than a Wyoming community college or the University of Wyoming.