Tennessee § 49-4-908 Requirements for home schooled students, high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education recipients or graduates of ineligible high schools

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§ 49-4-908 — Requirements for home schooled students, high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education recipients or graduates of ineligible high schools

Tennessee § 49-4-908

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-908 (2026).

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(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 s

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(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.]

Legislative History

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.