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Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP
(Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
Program)
The "Oklahoma's Promise"
program offers free college
tuition to any student whose family
household income is less than $50,000.
Students must sign up between eighth and tenth grade
to assure they prepare for college during their junior and
senior years by meeting the OHLAP requirements (See below).
Student Requirements
1. The student's family income must be
less than $50,000 at the time of enrollment.
2. Pass 17 units of required high school courses to get ready for college
(see the next section for details).
3.
Make a 2.5 GPA or better in
those courses and a 2.5 GPA for your overall high school career.
4. Don't
skip school.
5. Do
your homework.
6. Don't
abuse drugs or alcohol.
7. Don't
commit criminal or delinquent acts.
8. Meet
with a teacher, counselor or principal to go over your schoolwork and records.
9. Provide
information when requested.
10. Apply
for other financial aid during your senior year of high school.
11. Take
part in OHLAP activities that will prepare you for college.
Required High School Courses
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Units |
Courses |
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4 |
English
Grammar, composition, literature |
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2 |
Lab science
Biology, chemistry, physics or any certified lab science; general science
with our without a lab may not be used to meet this requirement |
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3 |
Mathematics
Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, math analysis, calculus |
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2 |
History
Including 1 unit of American history |
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1 |
Citizenship Skills
Economics, geography, government or non-Western culture |
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2 |
Foreign Language or
non-English Language (two years of the same language)
OR Computer Technology
Courses in programming, hardware or business computer applications such as
word processing, databases, spreadsheets and graphics. (Keyboarding or
typing classes do NOT qualify.)
(1 foreign language and 1 computer course will not meet this requirement.) |
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2 |
Additional units of subjects listed
above |
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1 |
Fine Arts (Music, art, drama) OR
Speech |
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17 |
Total Units |
For more information,
check out
the official OHLAP website.
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