(b) A high school that prior to its students' senior year has offered to all such students seeking Regents credit at the school either a Regents examination or a single approved substitute assessment, but not both, in each of the following subjects: comprehensive English, global studies, U.S. history/government, level 3 math; and in two or more of the following four science subjects: earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics, shall select scholarship nominees on the basis of the following criteria:

1. (1) The high school shall select scholarship nominees by computing a weighted average of the scores on the Regents examinations and/or approved substitute assessments taken by its students prior to their senior year, in all of the following subjects: comprehensive English, global studies, U.S. history/government, and level 3 math, and science, which shall consist of the weighted average score on Regents examinations and/or approved substitute assessments in two or more of the four science subjects of earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Students shall be ranked by weighted average score highest to lowest, and students achieving the highest weighted average scores shall be selected as scholarship nominees.
2. (2) The high school shall use the following weighting for scores on the Regents examinations or approved substitute assessments in the following subjects: comprehensive English, weight of three; global studies, weight of one; U.S. history/government, weight of one; level 3 math, weight of three; and science, as defined in paragraph (1) of this subdivision, weight of two if two subjects are taken, weight of three if three subjects are taken, and weight of four if four subjects are taken.
3. (3) If the approved substitute assessment is not scored on a one-hundred point scale, the high school shall convert the scores on the approved substitute assessment to a one-hundred point scale.

(c) High schools other than those described in subdivision (b) of this section shall select scholarship nominees on the following basis:

1. (1) for high schools that can determine class rank because of their grading system, class rank of students at the end of their junior year; and

2. (2) for high schools that cannot determine class rank because of their grading system, a locally developed and administered assessment of academic performance which shall test the subjects of English and mathematics and shall be conducted prior to the end of the junior year, except for selection of nominees for scholarships to be awarded in the 1998 competition for use in the 1998-99 college academic year in which case such assessment shall be conducted on or before December 31, 1997.

   (d) Procedures for tie breaking.

3. (1) In the case of a tie in the weighted average score that is used for the selection of a scholarship nominee, pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, the high school shall use the students' class rank at the end of their junior year, to determine the priority ranking of tied scholarship nominees. If the high school cannot determine class rank because of the grading system of the high school or in case of a tie in class rank, the high school shall determine priority order by lottery among tied individuals.
4. (2) In the case of a tie in class rank that is used for selection of a scholarship nominee, pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the high school shall determine priority order by lottery among individuals having the same class rank.
5. (3) In the case of a tie in the score on the locally developed and administered assessment of academic performance that is used for selection of a scholarship nominee, pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the high school shall determine priority order by lottery among individuals having the same score.