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HOPE & Zell Miller Scholarships
HOPE Scholarship
- 3.0 HOPE GPA
- calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission
- core classes only: English, math, science, foreign language, social science
- .5 quality point added for AP/IB/DE courses (never goes above 4.0)
- 4 HOPE RIGOR COURSES
Zell Miller Scholarship
- 3.7 HOPE GPA (calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission)
- core classes only: English, math, science, foreign language, social science
- .5 quality point added for AP/IB/DE courses (never goes above 4.0)
- 4 HOPE RIGOR COURSES
- total test score of 1200 SAT (single administration of test) or composite test score of 26 on ACT (single administration of test)
*Completion of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) also serves as the application for the HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship. The FAFSA can be completed after October 1 of the students senior year. If you are not planning to complete the FAFSA, students can complete the GSFAPPS (Georgia Student Finance APP) on www.gafutures.org. Applications must be completed before the student graduates from high school.
- 3.0 HOPE GPA
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