KEES Renewal Requirements

Renewal Eligibility for Students who are Enrolling as First Time First Year Students

Ƶ is required to report to KHEAA your “on track to graduate” status (SB 75 – KEES -Sponsored by Senator Ken Winters (R) during the 2008 Kentucky General Assembly) in order to calculate your renewal eligibility from year to year.

Ƶ defines “on track to graduate” as:

  • Completed 24 cumulative hours after the first year (enrollment in two Fall/Spring semesters)
  • Completed 57 cumulative hours after the second year (enrollment in four Fall/Spring semesters)
  • Completed 90 cumulative hours after the third year (enrollment in six Fall/Spring semesters)

KHEAA renewal requirements for students first enrolling after 2009 – 2010 are:

End of student’s first year

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher = full renewal for the following year.
  • Cumulative GPA less than 2.50 = loss of award for the following year.

End of student’s second and subsequent year

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher = full renewal for the following year.
  • Cumulative GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 AND “on track to graduate” = full renewal for the following year.
  • Cumulative GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 AND NOT “on track to graduate” BUT full-time = 50% reduction in award amount for the following year.
  • Cumulative GPA less than 3.0 AND NOT “on track to graduate” AND less than full time = loss of award for the next year.

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