§ 6-85-208 - Additional eligibility requirements for a nontraditional student.

6-85-208. Additional eligibility requirements for a nontraditional student.

An applicant is eligible as a nontraditional student if, in addition to the requirements of 6-85-206, the applicant:

(1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and achieved a 2.5 high school grade point average; or

(2) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school, a private high school, an out-of-state high school, a home school high school, or obtained a General Educational Development certificate and either:

(A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or

(B) (i) Has completed at least twelve (12) semester hours of courses granting three (3) or more hours of credit per course at an approved institution of higher education and earned a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5.

(ii) A course granting less than three (3) hours of credit may be counted toward the twelve (12) semester hours under this subdivision (2)(B) if it is related to a credit course required for a degree.