OAR 575-067-0006: Student Eligibility Requirements

(1) In order to be eligible, a student must: (a) Not have achieved a baccalaureate or higher degree from any post-secondary institution; (b) Be enrolled and in good standing in a program or curriculum designed to lead to a certificate of completion, as defined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule, an associate degree granting program, or an undergraduate baccalaureate degree granting program at an eligible institution; (c) Be a member of the Oregon National Guard and attending all scheduled unit training assemblies and annual training periods and not currently the subject of any adverse actions under the provisions of any Army, Air Force or National Guard Regulations; (d) Have completed any military basic training in the United States Armed Forces; (e) Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for each academic year, if eligible to file the application, and accept all state and federal aid grants available; (f) Have completed a National Guard Federal Tuition Assistance or Military Tuition Assistance request, if eligible, and have accepted all state and federal aid grants available, including but not limited to federal grants offered by the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Defense; and (g) Not be in default on any federal Title IV loan or owe a refund on federal Title IV funds previously disbursed, unless the institution disbursing funds determines that the student has made satisfactory arrangements to repay and has regained federal eligibility. (2) The Oregon National Guard will confirm subsections (c), (d) and (f) of section 1 of this rule. Eligible institutions will confirm subsections (b) and (g) of section 1 of this rule. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission will confirm subsections (a) and (e) of section 1 of this rule. (3) A student continues to remain eligible to receive an Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance award until the student has: (a) 90 credit hours completed at an eligible Oregon community college, or (b) 180 credit hours completed at an Oregon public university or the equivalent number of semester credit hours completed at a qualifying private nonprofit institution, calculated cumulatively. (c) If a student is currently enrolled in a degree program when first applying for Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance, only the student’s previous completed credit hours for that specific degree program will be counted towards the maximum allowable completed credit hour limit. (4) In order to remain eligible for the Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance, students must remain in good standing. (5) Students attending eligible institutions may not receive an award in excess of the amount of resident tuition after first subtracting all state and federal US Department of Defense Federal Tuition Assistance aid grants available to the student. The source of the relevant tuition information shall be published annually by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.