[Okepas] Additional & clarifying information

[Brown, Cynthia]

Greetings in the New Year,
 
In the spirit of providing accurate, relevant and up-to-date
information, the Student Preparation Team continues to offer our
services to you by phone, email or in person.  This purpose of this note
is providing additional and clarifying information on two issues that
came up during our Fall Workshops.
 
1.	Academic Competitiveness Grants and Smart Grants  
<http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp
>
 "An Academic Competitiveness Grant will provide up to $750 for the
first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300 for the second year
of undergraduate study to full-time students who are U.S citizens,
eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, and who had successfully completed a
rigorous high school program
<http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/about/ac-smart/state-programs06.html> ,
as determined by the state or local education agency and recognized by
the Secretary of Education. Second year students must also have
maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0."  
Oklahoma's rigorous high school programs list -
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/about/ac-smart/ok06.doc
 
"A National SMART Grant will provide up to $4,000 for each of the third
and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are
U.S. citizens, eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, and majoring in
physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or
engineering or in a foreign language determined critical to national
security. The student must also have maintained a cumulative grade point
average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in coursework required for the major. The
National SMART Grant award is in addition to the student's Pell Grant
award."
list of eligible majors -
http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/GENO615Attach1.pdf
 
For the latest information on these two programs, watch:
<http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp
>
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp
 
2.	New ACE (Achieving Classroom Excellence) graduation
requirements, Oklahoma's Promise-OHLAP requirements and college
admission requirements 
For high school graduates in 2010 and thereafter, the 4 core (English,
Mathematics, Science and Social Studies/History-Citizenship Skills) will
be aligned for all three sets of curricular requirements.  The
Oklahoma's Promise-OHLAP curriculum will mirror the ACE college
preparatory/work ready curriculum with the minor exception that the
Oklahoma's Promise-OHLAP curriculum (and college admission curriculum)
does not specifically mandate the half unit of Oklahoma History and half
unit of U.S. Government within the History/Citizenship Skills category.
As the college entrance requirements increase the science by 1 unit to 3
as is OHLAP and ACE, the "Other" category will decrease by 1 unit so
that the total remains 15 units. 
 
Please let us know if you have questions or need information related to
Student Preparation for college and the workplace as well as questions
related to EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT.  We are here to serve you as you work
with students.
Cindy
 
Cynthia N. Brown, Ed.D.
Director of Student Preparation
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
Ph: 405-225-9156
 
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