A. Each scholarship is for a period of one semester, including the summer semester. A scholarship may be renewed if the eligible student continues to meet the conditions of eligibility.B. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student until the eligible student receives a credit-bearing certificate or certificates.C. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student for up to ninety credit hours for the completion of one associate degree; provided that dual credit courses that an eligible student previously completed shall not count toward the credit-hour cap.D. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student for up to one hundred sixty credit hours for the completion of one bachelor's degree; provided that dual credit courses that an eligible student previously completed shall not count toward the credit-hour cap.History: Laws 2022, ch. 42, § 5; 2024, ch. 63, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2024 amendment, effective May 15, 2024, exempted dual credit classes from counting towards the opportunity scholarship credit-hour cap; in Subsections C and D, after 'degree', added 'provided that dual credit courses that an eligible student previously completed shall not count toward the the opportunity scholarship credit-hour cap; in Subsections C and D, after 'degree', added 'provided that dual credit courses that an eligible student previously completed shall not count toward the credit-hour cap'; and deleted Subsection E, which provided 'Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student until the eligible student graduates from a four year public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college.'.
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