PROMISE Eligibility Requirements for 2008: Home Schooled Students
A person who has been home-schooled pursuant to the exemption allowed by W.Va. Code § 18-8-1 for both the 11th and 12th grades as documented by registration with the county school board system is eligible for a PROMISE award, but only if he or she has passed the GED examination with a minimum score of 2500 or a score determined by the PROMISE Board. A home-schooled student must apply for a PROMISE award within two years of the earlier of attaining a GED or the date the tudent’s high school class would normally have graduated and meet all other criteria established by the PROMISE Board, including required scores on national standardized tests. The parents or legal guardian and the applicant must meet the residency requirements set out in Section 2.1.6 of this rule.