HOPE Scholarship Information
HOPE Information
- Your high school GPA is not the same as your HOPE GPA.
- The HOPE GPA calculation is used for both the HOPE Scholarship and the Zell Miller Scholarship.
- Your HOPE GPA is calculated using grades for core coursework in English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language.
- By law, the HOPE GPA is not rounded.
- The HOPE Scholarship minimum GPA requirement is 3.00 and the Zell Miller Scholarship minimum GPA requirement is 3.70.
- By law, there is no exception to the minimum 3.00 (HOPE)/3.70 (Zell Miller) GPA requirement. GSFC cannot alter or forgive grades issued by your high school.
- Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and core dual enrollment courses are weighted 0.5 for grades of B, C, D and F only
- You must earn a minimum of four full academic rigor credits in addition to the minimum HOPE GPA requirements for the HOPE Scholarship and the Zell Miller Scholarship.
- In addition to the minimum 3.7 HOPE GPA for Zell Miller Scholarship eligibility, you must earn, on a single test administration, a minimum score of 1200 on the SAT or a composite score of 26 on the ACT before your high school graduation.
- To have your SAT scores sent to the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) for scholarship eligibility, a request may be submitted at www.collegeboard.org or by calling 866.630.9305.
- To have your ACT scores sent to GSFC for scholarship eligibility, a request may be submitted at www.act.org or by calling 319.337.1270.
- Georgia high schools report preliminary 12th grade transcripts by Feb 15th and the final transcripts by June 30th.
- Georgia high schools annually report 9th, 10th and 11th grade transcript progress reports.
- If there is a discrepancy with a course and/or grade on your transcript, contact your high school.
- Your chosen college or university may have additional application requirements. Be sure to contact the admissions office for more information.