In addition to the basic eligibility requirements an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant:
- (1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent;
(2) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and either had:
- (A) A minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT; or
- (B) The equivalent score on an ACT equivalent;
(3) Achieved a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and:
- (A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or
- (B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Division of Workforce Services instead of receiving a diploma; or
(4) Meets the following criteria:
- (A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman;
- (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this part as a first-time, full-time freshman;
- (C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of “D” at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and
- (D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first–time freshman.