HOPE Scholarship

Eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship

Basic Eligibility

All HOPE programs require students to meet basic requirements. An eligible student must:

  1. Meet HOPE’s U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements;
  2. Be a legal resident of Georgia;
  3. Meet enrollment requirements;
  4. Be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements;
  5. Meet academic achievement standards;
  6. Be in good standing on all student loans or other financial aid programs;
  7. Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990;
  8. Not have exceeded the maximum award limits for any HOPE program.

Program Eligibility

Graduates of an Eligible High School & Graduates of an Accredited Home Study Program

HOPE Scholarship Academic Eligibility Requirements as an entering freshman at an eligible college or university in Georgia (after high school graduation or home study completion)

Meet the following criteria:

  1. Graduate with a minimum 3.0 calculated HOPE GPA.
  2. Earn a minimum of four full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List. 

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Graduates of an Ineligible High School or Unaccredited Home Study Program or Earned a High School Equivalency diploma (HSE)

HOPE Scholarship Academic Eligibility Requirements as an entering freshman at an eligible college or university in Georgia (after high school graduation or home study completion) or earned an HSE diploma from a TCSG institution.

Initial Academic Eligibility

Meet the following criteria:

  1. Graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program or earn an HSE.
  2. Earn a qualifying test score on a single national or state/district administration of the ACT or single national administration of the SAT prior to high school graduation or home study / HSE diploma completion. An initial academic eligibility determination is based on the single highest qualifying score received and recorded in GSFC’s system.

A minimum composite score of 24 is required for the ACT.

A minimum score of 1160 is required for the SAT.

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