Here is some new information regarding the Georgia HOPE Scholarship:
Beginning with students graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2015, in order to be eligible to receive a HOPE scholarship, a student must receive atleast two credits in courses from a list of "rigor" courses prior to graduating from high school. For students graduating on or after May 1, 2016, the number of credits required is atleast three from the rigor course list. For students graduating on or after May 1, 2017, the number of rigor credits required is atleast four from the rigor course list.
From what I understand, the new standards will be required to be met by accredited homeschoolers, but my question is, what about non-accredited homeschoolers. (?) From what I can gather, non-accredited homeschoolers do not have to meet the "rigor requirements" to be eligible for HOPE, but it seems to me that it would be wise to meet these requirements if at all possible because you never know how the Lord might lead your child further down the road. From what I can see, some of the "rigor courses" are courses that may have already been in your high school plan anyway such as: Chemistry I, Physics I, Spanish II, ASL II and Statistics. It also looks as though a child taking dual enrollment courses in core subjects (English, math, science, social studies and foreign language) at a University System of Georgia unit could meet the requirements that way as well.
Please checkout the links below, and let me know your thoughts.
GA HOPE Scholarship Program
- *Georgia Student Finance Commission
- 1. Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program Overview
- 2. HOPE Scholarship Rigor Explanation (2015-2017) PDF
- 3. HOPE Scholarship Rigor Requirements (2015-2017) PDF
- 4. HOPE Scholarship Rigor Course List (2015-2017) PDF
- 5. HOPE Eligible Institutions PDF
- 6. HOPE and Accredited Home Study Program
- 7. HOPE and Unaccredited Home Study Program
- 8. Georgia's HOPE Program
- 9. Links to Admissions to HOPE Eligible Institutions
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