GA HOPE Scholarship

For students with a 3.0 GPA

GPA means Grade Point Average

Students must maintain a 3.0 in college

Checks are done at 30 credit hours, 60 credit hours, & 90 credit hours

In 2011, changes were made to the HOPE Scholarship.

Now, very few students get all of their tuition paid.

That means college will cost students more out of their own pocket.

ACT score of 24

SAT score of 1160 (after March 2016)

Must graduate high school with a 3.0 GPA in math, science, social studies, English, & foreign language

A gets you a 4

B gets you a 3

C gets you a 2

F gets you a 0

If you take an Honors class, you get 5 points added when we calculate class rank, honor graduate, etc.

Those 5 points will not be included when HOPE is calculated.

If you took an AP class, 5 points are added.

For HOPE, they take away 5 points. For instance:

92 - 5 = 87 (B which is a 3.0)

Then, they will add .5 back to the GPA.

3.0 + .5 = 3.5

HOPE now pays about 90% of tuition at Georgia public colleges.

After 2011-2012, HOPE Scholarship and Grant will be adjusted based on lottery revenues.

For technical college tuition

Can have a 2.0 GPA to qualify

This increases the amount of students who are eligble for the HOPE Grant.