Alaska Admin. Code tit. 4, § 43.020 – Standardized examination and grade point average requirements

(a) A student is eligible for an Alaska performance honors scholarship if the student meets the curriculum requirements of 4 AAC 43.030, obtains a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and provides proof of
1. (1) an ACT composite score of 25 or higher;
2. (2) an SAT combined score of 1680 or higher on an assessment taken before March 1, 2016, or a combined score of 1210 or higher on an assessment taken on or after March 1, 2016; or
3. (3) a combined WorkKeys score of 13 or higher, with no single score lower than four in each of the following areas:
  1. (A) applied mathematics;
  2. (B) reading for information;
  3. (C) locating information.
(b) A student is eligible for an Alaska performance achievement scholarship if the student meets the curriculum requirements of 4 AAC 43.030, obtains a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and provides proof of
1. (1) an ACT composite score of 23 or higher;
2. (2) an SAT combined score of 1560 or higher on an assessment taken before March 1, 2016, or a combined score of 1130 or higher on an assessment taken on or after March 1, 2016; or
3. (3) a combined WorkKeys score of 13 or higher, with no single score lower than four in each of the following areas:
  1. (A) applied mathematics;
  2. (B) reading for information;
  3. (C) locating information.
(c) A student is eligible for an Alaska performance opportunity scholarship if the student meets the curriculum requirements of 4 AAC 43.030, obtains a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, and provides proof of
1. (1) an ACT composite score of 21 or higher;
2. (2) an SAT combined score of 1450 or higher on an assessment taken before March 1, 2016, or a combined score of 1060 or higher on an assessment taken on or after March 1, 2016; or
3. (3) a combined WorkKeys score of 13 or higher, with no single score lower than four in each of the following areas:
  1. (A) applied mathematics;
  2. (B) reading for information;
  3. (C) locating information.
(d) A student who qualifies for a scholarship using the WorkKeys examination must use the scholarship award in a career and technical program that results in the award of a certificate.

(Eff. 11/4/2010, Register 196; am 9/7/2012, Register 203; am 2/16/2013, Register 205; am 8/20/2016, Register 219)