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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Academic Scholars Program, established by the state Legislature and governor in 1988 and operated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, provides scholarships
to academically outstanding students who attend an Oklahoma college or university. The 2023-2024 Academic Scholars application for automatic qualifiers (students qualifying from options 1 and 2 on the list below) is attached. The application will also soon
be available online at </span><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">www.okhighered.org/academic-scholars</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></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">2023 Oklahoma high school graduates may qualify for the program in one of three ways:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> <b> 1. ACT/SAT Scores</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ACT:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> For fall 2023, the
required ACT score is a total sum score of the ACT subject areas of 137. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SAT:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> For fall 2023, the
required SAT score is a total sum score of the critical reading and math subject areas of 1520.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> 2. Nationally Recognized Awards</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3. Institutional Nominee Slots</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Public colleges and universities may also nominate students attending their institution for the program based on criteria established
by each institution.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<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" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">OSRHE
Residency Policy</span></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">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">If you have any questions, please let me know.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Linette McMurtrey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Scholarship Programs Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#1F497D">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 </span></u><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
<u>Oklahoma City, OK 73104</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#1F497D">(405) 225-9131</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Fax <u>(405) 225-9392</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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