Scholarship Requirements

The Arizona Board of Regents, at the recommendation of Superintendent Horne, approved the following program for graduating students in Arizona.

Arizona students receiving High Honors endorsements will be recommended for tuition scholarships. The following guidelines will be used by Arizona Department of Education to determine which students will receive the High Honors endorsement .

In order to qualify for tuition waiver, students must meet the following criteria:

Part 1:   Students must complete all 16 Core Competency Courses by graduation with a B or better in each course. (16 Core Competency Courses: 4 units English; 4 units Math; 3 units Lab Science; 2 units Social Science; 2 units Foreign Language; and 1 unit Fine Arts.)

AND

Part 2:   Students must meet at least one of the following academic requirements:

• Option 1 - GPA:   Cumulative GPA of 3.5 on an unweighted 4.0 scale
• Option 2 - Class Rank:   Student is in the top 5% of high school graduating class upon graduation.

AND

Part 3:   Students must meet at least one of the following assessment options:

• Option 1:  EXCEED Standards on all 3 of the AIMS Tests
• Option 2:  EXCEED Standards on 2 of the AIMS Tests and MEET Standards on 1 of the AIMS Tests. Additionally , they would either need to receive at least a score of 3 on two Advanced Placement tests or a score of at least 4 on two International Baccalaureate exams.

For more information visit www.ade.az.gov/asd/tuitionwaiver/.

Honors Tuition Scholarship Award*

Qualified students will receive a full state university tuition waiver valid for one year following graduation from high school. The scholarship is renewable for four years based upon university-determined criteria. The actual dollar amount of the scholarship will vary based upon the tuition charged by the State University in which they have enrolled.

*The university may choose not to award a scholarship to any student who receives other scholarship assistance intended to cover the cost of tuition.

Resources

• Arizona State University
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Arizona
• College Board/Advanced Placement
• International Baccalaureate

• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• www.fastweb.com
• www.freschinfo.com
• www.salliemae.org
• www.nelliemar.org