The Georgia Student Finance Commission on Friday approved a plan that extends the timeline for aspiring college students to take an exam required to get the prestigious Zell Miller Scholarship.
Georgia high school students, among other academic requirements, must have a minimum ACT score of 26 or 1200 on the SAT exam before graduation to be eligible for the scholarship, which can cover all tuition costs at state colleges and universities. ACT and SAT tests were halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The board voted to allow students from this spring’s graduating class until Dec. 30 to submit qualifying test scores for retroactive scholarship eligibility.
The commission on Friday approved a similar extension for tenth grade students interested in participating some classes that are part of the state's dual enrollment program, which allows them to take several college courses for free. Those students now have academic eligibility requirements similar to the Zell Miller Scholarship as part of changes to Georgia's dual enrollment program. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill approving the changes.
Tenth graders can still take Career Technical Agricultural and Education courses from any Technical College System of Georgia institution with no test scores required, commission officials said.
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