Section R765-628-5 - Funding Applicants(1) The number of new students funded in each approved field shall be determined by available funding.(2) The certifying officer shall give priority for funding, before new applicants are considered, to each returning PSEP student who was awarded in prior academic years and who has remained in good academic standing.(3) WICHE shall: (a) track academic progress; and(b) report concerns to the certifying officer.(4)(a) If insufficient funding exists to award each new applicant with an admission offer, the certifying officer shall rank each new applicant, as follows:(i) Certified/Incoming students shall be given first consideration;(ii) then Alternate Certified/Enrolled students;(iii) then Alternate Late Certified/Incoming, and(iv) lastly Alternate Late Certified/Enrolled students.(b) If further ranking is required within the groups set forth in Subsection R765-628-4(2), the certifying officer shall rank each student by the following categories until all available funding is awarded:(i) student institutional rankings for Utah applicants, provided to WICHE confidentially;(ii) application submission date;(iii) cumulative undergraduate GPA; and(iv) length of Utah residency.(5) If offered funding, each student shall return the following documents no later than the deadline set by the certifying officer: (a) a signed contract accepting the funding, agreeing to the terms of funding, and acknowledging intent to return to Utah to practice their profession upon completion of the program; and(b) a copy of the student's final acceptance letter to an approved optometry or podiatry program.(6) If the student fails to submit the required documentation by the established deadline, the student may forfeit the student's PSEP eligibility.(7) Each student receiving military, federal, or private scholarships or full fellowships that cover tuition shall be ineligible to receive WICHE support.(8) The certifying officer shall consider each case in which tuition is partially covered on an individual basis.Utah Admin. Code R765-628-5
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/14/2024