15.1-21-02.8. North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception (Effective through July 31, 2030)

15.1-21-02.8. North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception. (Effective

through July 31, 2030)

1. a. Notwithstanding section 15.1-21-02.6, if a student's cumulative grade point

average as determined by the state board of higher education at the conclusion

of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is below 2.75, the board shall grant an

exception and provide the North Dakota scholarship to which the student would

otherwise be entitled for the next semester, quarter, or clock-hour term in which

the student is enrolled full time. The exception provided by this section is

applicable to a student only one time.

b. If a student's cumulative grade point average as determined by the state board of

higher education at the conclusion of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is

below 2.75 for a second time, the student is no longer eligible to receive a North

Dakota, North Dakota academic, or North Dakota career and technical education

scholarship.

2. For purposes of scholarship eligibility under this section, "clock-hour term" has the

same meaning as the term is defined by the state board of higher education. The state

board of higher education shall determine the conversion of:

a. Clock hours to credit hours; and

b. Percentage-based grading to grade point average.

North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception. (Effective after July 31,

2030)

1. a. Notwithstanding section 15.1-21-02.6, if a student's cumulative grade point

average as determined by the state board of higher education at the conclusion

of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is below 2.75, the board shall grant an

exception and provide the North Dakota scholarship to which the student would

otherwise be entitled for the next semester, quarter, or clock-hour term in which

the student is enrolled full time. The exception provided by this section is

applicable to a student only one time.

b. If a student's cumulative grade point average as determined by the state board of

higher education at the conclusion of a semester, quarter, or clock-hour term is

below 2.75 for a second time, the student is no longer eligible to receive a North

Dakota scholarship.

2. For purposes of scholarship eligibility under this section, "clock-hour term" has the

same meaning as the term is defined by the state board of higher education. The state

board of higher education shall determine the conversion of:

a. Clock hours to credit hours; and

b. Percentage-based grading to grade point average.