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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Dear High School Counselors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">The Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program was established by the State Regents in 1988 and formalized by statute
in 1989 to enhance academic quality in Oklahoma colleges and universities. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">2020 Oklahoma high school graduates may qualify for the program in one of two ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> ACT/SAT Scores<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Students may qualify by scoring at or above the 99.5 percentile on the ACT or SAT.
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For fall 2020, the ACT required score is a total sum score of the ACT skill areas of 135.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> For fall 2020, the SAT required score is a total sum score of the critical reading and math skill areas of 1540.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Nationally Recognized Awards</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Students may also qualify by achieving one of the following designations: National Merit Scholar, National Merit Finalist, or United States Presidential Scholar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Students are required to be Oklahoma Residents according to
<a href="http://www.okhighered.org/state-system/policy-procedures/part3.shtml">OSRHE Residency Policy</a>
</span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(OSRHE Policy and Procedures Manual, Chapter 3 - Academic Affairs. View Section 3.18 of PDF file.)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">.
Attached is the 2020-21 Academic Scholars Program Application. It is also available online at
<a href="http://www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars">www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">If you should have any questions, please contact Linette McMurtrey at (405) 225-9131.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Thank you,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Linette McMurtrey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Scholarship Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 <br>
Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(405) 225-9131<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax (405) 225-9392<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mailing Address: <br>
PO Box 108850 <br>
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 <o:p></o:p></p>
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