§ 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 score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national
percentile rank of forty-three (43) on a college entrance
examination administered throughout the United States and relied
upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance
of students for attendance, a Hathaway opportunity scholarship
for:
(A) Eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) 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;
(C) For students enrolled in a program at a
Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training and
credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled in less
than six (6) hours per semester, 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).
(ii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0
and a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national
percentile rank of fifty-six (56) on a college entrance
examination administered throughout the United States and relied
upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance
of students for attendance, a Hathaway performance scholarship
for:
(A) One thousand two hundred sixty dollars
($1,260.00) 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;
(C) For students enrolled in a program at a
Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training and
credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled in less
than six (6) hours per semester, 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).
(iii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of
3.5 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national
percentile rank of seventy-nine (79) on an examination
administered throughout the United States and relied upon by
institutions of higher education to determine acceptance of
students for attendance, a Hathaway honor scholarship for:
(A) One thousand six hundred eighty dollars
($1,680.00) 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;
(C) For students enrolled in a program at a
Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training and
credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled in less
than six (6) hours per semester, 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).
(b) Scholarships under this section shall be for a maximum
of the equivalent of eight (8) full-time semesters. 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, except as
follows:
(i) As specified under subsection (g) of this
section; or
(ii) A scholarship for a student enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree program at a Wyoming community college
shall be for a maximum of the equivalent of eight (8) 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) and
subsection (h) of this section, make satisfactory academic
progress toward a certificate or 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
subsections (f) and (h) 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 for which the student enrolled in at least
six (6) semester hours 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.
(h) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a)(i)(B), (ii)(B) and
(iii)(B) of this section, the applicable scholarship amount
awarded to any eligible student may be available to that
student, upon election, for enrollment in up to six (6) semester
hours during any summer academic term or other academic term
offered by an eligible institution outside of the regular fall
or spring semester, subject to the following:
(i) The amount provided under subparagraph (a)(i)(A),
(ii)(A) or (iii)(A) of this section, as applicable, for
enrollment in up to six (6) hours during any summer term or
other academic term offered by an eligible institution shall be
available in an amount equal to the proportion of the per
semester scholarship amount that the number of semester hours
enrolled bears to twelve (12);
(ii) The computation under paragraph (i) of this
subsection shall be based upon that scholarship amount for which
the student is qualified under this section at the time of his
enrollment in the summer or other academic term pursuant to this
subsection;
(iii) The amount paid under this subsection shall be
included in computing the student's total maximum scholarship
amount under this section, as applied to that scholarship amount
for which the student qualifies under this section at the time
of his last eligible academic semester or semesters, as
applicable;
(iv) Scholarships under this subsection shall not be
included in computations for that student's six (6) academic
year limitation on scholarships under this section, his eight
(8) or four (4) full-time semester equivalency limitation under
subsection (b) of this section, as applicable, his satisfactory
academic progress requirements under paragraph (c)(i) of this
section, his continuous enrollment requirements under paragraph
(c)(ii) of this section or in reinstating lost scholarships
under paragraph (f)(iii) of this section;
(v) The student's hours of enrollment under this
subsection shall be used to determine the state's obligation to
reimburse the eligible institution for the student's scholarship
as applied under this subsection, subject to W.S.
21-16-1308(a)(v) and rules and regulations of the department.