Proposed bill could make students with low ACT scores eligible for TOPS
Proposed bill could make students with low ACT scores eligible for TOPS
Updated: May. 4, 2018 at 6:01 AM CDT
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Students with lower ACT scores could be eligible for TOPS scholarships under a plan advancing in the state legislature.
A House committee unanimously passed the "TOPS second chance" bill.
The bill would make students eligible for TOPS if they finish high school with a GPA of at least 2.5 and ACT score of at least a 17.
Students would have to maintain a college GPA of at least a 3.2
The measure heads to the House.
Copyright 2018 WVUE. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/DLZPLBC5RVA4XE46RXLK6RASNI.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PE7DT5FGYZEDZDPPONZWSNHRJU.JPG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NLBJR5YQXBENLBE5A7S33Z65X4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BJHLD7ZSRBHAHB2KOJUW2OBSGE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/A6JSK6F6SRDWRCCDIPMXNMFXWI.jpg)