ok-5292: State Regents for Higher Education — Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

Summary

Oklahoma’s Promise was established in 1992 to help eligible Oklahoma students earn a college education. Students generally must enroll in the program while in the eighth, ninth, tenth, or eleventh grade and must satisfy program requirements, including completion of a college preparatory curriculum, achievement of at least a 2.50 GPA in both the required curriculum and overall coursework, regular school attendance, and compliance with conduct standards related to substance abuse and delinquent acts. Students who successfully complete the program requirements may qualify for an award equal to public college tuition. The proposed revisions are intended to support the State Regents’ goal of increasing the number of college graduates in Oklahoma by clarifying and modernizing the administration of Oklahoma’s Promise. The amendments address areas in which existing procedures or eligibility provisions may be unclear, outdated, or difficult to apply consistently across varying applicant circumstances. By making eligibility requirements, documentation expectations, application deadlines, verification procedures, and related standards more explicit, the proposed amendments should reduce ambiguity for students, parents, participating institutions, and OSRHE staff. These changes will promote more consistent eligibility determinations, reduce the risk of differing interpretations, and lessen unnecessary administrative burden while preserving the integrity and statutory purpose of the Oklahoma’s Promise program.

The agency’s own summary, as published.