§ 21-16-1305 — Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarships

(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S.
21-16-1303 is eligible to receive a Hathaway provisional
opportunity scholarship to pursue a certificate or degree as
follows:
(i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50
and either a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016
national percentile rank of thirty (30) 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 or a qualifying cumulative score on a
career-technical aptitude test as determined by the department,
a scholarship for:
(A) Eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) per
semester at a Wyoming community college 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 a Wyoming community
college 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) Scholarships under paragraph (i) of this
subsection shall be for a maximum of the equivalent of four (4)
full-time semesters;
(iii) A student who receives a scholarship under
paragraph (i) of this subsection and who earns a certificate
from the community college with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25
may extend the provisional opportunity scholarship to pursue
either a certificate or a degree at a Wyoming community college
or if the student earns a degree from the community college with
a minimum GPA of 2.25, may extend the scholarship to pursue a
degree at the University of Wyoming if the student maintains a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 and otherwise remains eligible
for a scholarship under this article. A student who receives a
scholarship under paragraph (i) of this subsection, is enrolled
in a community college applied baccalaureate program and has
received a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 after four (4) full-
time semesters may extend the provisional opportunity
scholarship for an additional four (4) full-time semesters to
complete the baccalaureate degree if the student maintains a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 and otherwise remains eligible
for a scholarship under this article. The scholarship under this
paragraph shall be for the same amounts and subject to the same
limitations as provided for scholarships under paragraph (a)(i)
of this section, except that the student may continue a
baccalaureate program or pursue either an additional certificate
or a degree and the student may use this scholarship while
attending a Wyoming community college or the University of
Wyoming.
(b) To remain eligible for the scholarship award under
this section, the student shall:
(i) Except as provided by W.S. 21-16-1303(f) and
subsection (e) 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
provided in paragraph (iii) of 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 (d) 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 by W.S. 21-16-1303(f) and
subsections (d) and (e) 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 of at
least 2.25 GPA, as evaluated at the end of each spring academic
term for certificates or degrees that require more than one (1)
academic year.
(c) 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).
(d) 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 paragraph (a)(ii) 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 for failure to
meet the requirements of paragraph (b)(i) of this section; or
(ii) Achieves the cumulative grade point average
required under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section for a
scholarship lost for failure to meet the requirements of
paragraph (b)(iii) of this section; or
(iii) For a scholarship lost for failure to meet the
requirements of paragraph (b)(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.
(e) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)(i)(B) of this
section, the 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)
of this section 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 his scholarship under this section, his four
(4) year full-time semester equivalency limitation or extension
thereof under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section, his
satisfactory academic progress requirements under paragraph
(b)(i) of this section, his continuous enrollment requirements
under paragraph (b)(ii) of this section or in reinstating lost
scholarships under paragraph (d)(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.