1. (a) To receive a scholarship, an appointed student must:

   1. (1) Be enrolled in an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as the terms are defined in §22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), as certified by that institution;

   2. (2) Be certified by the student's institution that the student:

      1. (A) Is enrolled in and a member in good standing of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program or another undergraduate officer commissioning program at the student's institution;
      2. (B) Completed an ROTC program or another undergraduate officer commissioning program while the student was enrolled as an undergraduate; or
      3. (C) Has been accepted into the officer commissioning program for the Texas State Guard, as defined by Texas Government Code, §437.001;
   3. (3) Enter into a written agreement with the Coordinating Board, set forth in §22.168 of this subchapter (relating to Promissory Note); and
   4. (4) Maintain the satisfactory academic progress requirements as indicated by the financial aid office at the recipient's institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education.

2. (b) In addition to the requirements described by subsection (a) of this section, to receive an initial scholarship, the student must meet the following academic criteria.

   1. (1) For an undergraduate student receiving the scholarship in the student's first year of study at the institution, the student must:

      1. (A) Have a high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher; or
      2. (B) Meet the college readiness standard established by §4.57 of this title (relating to Texas Success Initiative Assessment College Readiness Standards) or meet the standard for exemption under §4.54 of this title (relating to Exemption).

   2. (2) For an undergraduate student receiving the scholarship in a year after the student's first year of study at the institution, the student must:

      1. (A) Have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on the student's postsecondary coursework;
      2. (B) Have a high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher; or
      3. (C) Meet the college readiness standard established by §4.57 of this title (relating to Texas Success Initiative Assessment College Readiness Standards) or meet the standard for exemption under §4.54 of this title (relating to Exemption).
   3. (3) For a graduate student nominated to receive the scholarship, the student must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on the student's undergraduate coursework.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.167 adopted to be effective November 30, 2009, 34 TexReg 8530; amended to be effective September 6, 2011, 36 TexReg 5686; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1332; transferred effective June 1, 2017, as published in the Texas Register May 19, 2017, 42 TexReg 2739; amended to be effective November 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 6625; amended to be effective August 3, 2020, 45 TexReg 5341; amended to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3276; amended to be effective May 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 763; amended to be effective November 13, 2025, 50 TexReg 7268.