N.M. Admin. Code § 5.7.9.8

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 5.7.9.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

A. First year eligibility. A scholarship may be awarded to a New Mexico high school graduate who:

(1) is a citizen of the United States or an eligible non-citizen and resident of New Mexico as defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC;

(2) will graduate or has graduated from a New Mexico high school and who enrolls in an eligible institution by the end of his twenty-first year provided that the graduate meets the resident requirements defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC;

(3) has met the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at an eligible institution;

(4) has maintained a level of performance in high school reflected by a junior or senior score or placement level of:

(a) a composite score of at least twenty-five on the American college test (ACT) or a total of at least one thousand one hundred and forty on the scholastic aptitude test (SAT); or

(b) top five percent of the student's high school graduating class in either the student's junior or senior year;

(5) has a total combined family income of no more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) per year in either of the calendar years ending within the student's junior or senior years in high school; in the case of a student whose immediate family has more than one family member enrolled full-time in an eligible institution of post-secondary education, the total combined family income shall be an amount as determined by the department as of August 19, 1991; and

(6) has complied with all the rules and regulations adopted by the department for award of the scholarship and the provisions regarding the administration of scholarships adopted pursuant to the New Mexico Scholars Act.

B. Continuing eligibility. A New Mexico scholars award may be re-awarded to a student who:

(1) maintains satisfactory academic progress as defined in these rules and regulations;

(2) stays enrolled for consecutive academic years.

N.M. Admin. Code § 5.7.9.8

7/15/98; 5.7.9.8 NMAC - Rn & A, 5 NMAC 7.9.8, 8/30/2007; A, 10/31/2013