# N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.8: 15.1-21-02.8. North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception (Effective through July 31, 2030) > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T15.1_C15.1-21_S15.1-21-02.8 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.8 - **Heading:** 15.1-21-02.8. North Dakota scholarship - Eligibility - One-time exception (Effective through July 31, 2030) - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-02.8 ## Text 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. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-01 15.1-21-01. Elementary and middle schools - Required instruction (Effective through July 31, 2027)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T15.1_C15.1-21_S15.1-21-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02 15.1-21-02. 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