15.1-21-02.10. North Dakota scholarship

15.1-21-02.10. North Dakota scholarship

A resident student who meets the requirements of section 15.1-21-02.6 is eligible to receive

a North Dakota scholarship if the student:

1. Completed an individual consultative process or a nine-week course under

subsection 2 of section 15.1-21-18;

2. Completed the civics test under section 15.1-21-27;

3. Completed a four-year rolling plan, as determined by the superintendent of public

instruction;

4. Obtained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale, or an

equivalent course proficiency score if the student was enrolled in a school district

participating in an approved innovative education program under section 15.1-06-08.2

and the school district obtained a waiver under section 15.1-06-08.1;

5. Completed the requirements in at least four of the following while enrolled in grades

nine through twelve:

a. Twenty-five hours of community service;

b. A ninety-five percent attendance rate as determined under section 15.1-20-02.1,

not including any school-related absences;

c. A career exploration experience, as determined by the superintendent of public

instruction;

d. At least two years in organized cocurricular activities;

e. At least two years in organized extracurricular activities;

f. A capstone project, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction;

g. An online learning course; and

h. Successful demonstration of competency in twenty-first century skills, as

determined by the superintendent of public instruction; and

6. Completed the requirements in two of the following subdivisions while enrolled in

grades nine through twelve:

a. (1) Received:

(a) A scale score on the state's annual accountability assessment

administered under subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-08, which is

determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be of equal

academic rigor to the score under subparagraph b;

(b) A composite score of at least twenty-four on an ACT; or

(c) A score of at least 1180 on an SAT; and

(2) Completed the requirements in at least two of the following:

(a) A grade of at least "C" in an advanced placement course, or an

equivalent course proficiency score;

(b) A grade of at least "C" in a dual-credit English or mathematics course,

or an equivalent course proficiency score;

(c) A grade of at least "C" in one unit of algebra II, or an equivalent course

proficiency score;

(d) A grade of at least "C" in three fine arts courses;

(e) A score of at least three on an advanced placement examination;

(f) A score of at least four on an international baccalaureate examination;

and

(g) A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading

scale, or an equivalent course proficiency score if the student was

enrolled in a school district participating in an approved innovative

education program under section 15.1-06-08.2 and the school district

obtained a waiver under section 15.1-06-08.1, in core courses

required for admission to institutions of higher education under the

control of the state board of higher education;

b. (1) Earned:

(a) Four units of career and technical education, including two units from

a coordinated plan of study recommended by the department of

career and technical education and approved by the superintendent of

public instruction;

(b) Three units of the same world language, indigenous language, or sign

language; or

(c) Two units of career and technical education, one unit of teaching

profession education or educational methodology and one unit of

advanced placement psychology, dual-credit psychology, child

development, peer-to-peer leadership, child-related careers, or any

combination thereof;

(2) Received:

(a) A scale score on the state's annual accountability assessment

administered under subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-08, which is

determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be of equal

academic rigor to the score under subparagraph b;

sychology, dual-credit psychology, child

development, peer-to-peer leadership, child-related careers, or any

combination thereof;

(2) Received:

(a) A scale score on the state's annual accountability assessment

administered under subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-08, which is

determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be of equal

academic rigor to the score under subparagraph b;

(b) A composite score of at least twenty-four on an ACT;

(c) A score of at least 1180 on an SAT; or

(d) A score of at least five on each of three WorkKeys assessments

recommended by the department of career and technical education

and approved by the superintendent of public instruction; and

(3) Successfully completed the requirements in at least two of the following:

(a) A career-ready practices course developed and recommended by the

department of career and technical education and approved by the

superintendent of public instruction;

(b) A grade of at least "C" in a dual-credit course, or an equivalent course

proficiency score;

(c) A technical assessment or industry credential, as determined by the

department of career and technical education;

(d) Forty hours in a workplace learning experience, approved by the

superintendent of public instruction;

(e) Forty hours in a work-based learning experience aligned to the

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century

Act [Pub. L. 115-224; 132 Stat. 1563; 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.]; and

(f) Received a score of at least three on a reading and mathematics

assessment administered under subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-08

while enrolled in grades nine through twelve; or

c. (1) Received:

(a) A score of at least fifty on an ASVAB test; or

(b) A score of at least thirty-one on an ASVAB test and successfully

completed basic training in one of the branches of the United States

military before high school graduation or within ninety days of

graduating from high school. Upon successful completion from basic

training, the student must provide a certificate of completion from

basic training to the department of public instruction;

(2) Obtained a grade of at least "C" in a physical education course, or an

equivalent course proficiency score; and

(3) Completed:

(a) Any two of subparagraphs a through f of paragraph 2 of subdivision a,

or any two of subparagraphs a through f of paragraph 3 of

subdivision b;

(b) Two units of junior reserve officers' training corps;

(c) Phase one of the cadet civil air patrol program; or

(d) Two units of any combination of the following courses:

[1] Introduction to military careers;

[2] ASVAB essentials: skills for military success;

[3] Military health and fitness;

[4] Career foundations in military leadership; or

[5] Military leadership capstone.