1. (a) In order to participate in the Inspired to Teach program and be eligible for a scholarship, prospective teachers must meet the following requirements:

   1. (1) Graduate from high school, complete high school level instruction at home or complete General Educational Development (GED) test requirements;
   2. (2) Meet higher education admission standards at 1) a public or private Oklahoma university with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program or 2) a public community college with an approved articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program;
   3. (3) Declare a major at an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program in a degree leading to a standard teaching certificate or declare a major at a community college with an approved Inspired to Teach Program articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program leading to a standard Oklahoma teaching certificate;
   4. (4) Maintain enrollment as a full-time student at a participating higher education institution during each semester of scholarship eligibility until a baccalaureate degree for teaching is obtained;
   5. (5) Maintain SAP and a minimum 2.5 GPA throughout matriculation; and
   6. (6) Prior to entry into the Inspired to Teach Program, agree to complete the program and to teach in an Oklahoma public prekindergarten through 12th grade (PK-12) school for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years upon graduation and certification as a teacher.
2. (b) Traditionally certified teachers who graduated from a teacher education program without participating in the Inspired to Teach program during undergraduate study are not eligible for the Inspired to Teach program.

Added at 40 Ok Reg 144, eff 10-12-22 (emergency)

Added at 40 Ok Reg 1198, eff 8-11-23

Amended at 41 Ok Reg, Number 21, effective 7-25-24