Repeat Option Request Form Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (Tels) (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

MTSU Repeat Option Request Form Instructions

Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship

TSAC’s TELS Policies and Procedures (1640-1-19-.22) states that “credit hours that were repeated

shall be included in the postsecondary cumulative grade point average calculation, and are counted

towards the limitation on credit hours.” The policy allows for a student to have a “one time option to

repeat one course and utilize only the higher of the two grades in the calculation of their

postsecondary grade point average for purposes of determining continued eligibility for a TELS

award.”

1. Determine which repeated class you wish to exclude.

You may use a GPA calculator (such as the GPA predictor at

) to estimate your GPA without the excluded class.

Remember to use your TELS quality points and quality hours, instead of your MTSU figures. You

can find the TELS information in the TELS Eligibility section of RaiderNet. (To find the TELS

Eligibility section: Log in to PipelineMT, then click on the RaiderNet tab. Click on the Financial Aid

tab, then on “View TELS Eligibility”.)

2. Complete the Repeat Option Request Form.

Read each question carefully before answering. Remember that you will not be able to make

changes or withdraw your request after you submit it. You may exercise your Repeat Option one

time only; use it wisely!

3. Talk with an Enrollment Counselor at the MT One Stop.

An enrollment counselor at the MT One Stop will counsel you on the potential impact of using the

Repeat Option. The counselor cannot guarantee that your TELS GPA will meet requirements

after you submit the repeat form; however, he or she will help you choose the best option for

increasing your GPA. Please visit our website ( ) to find out who your

enrollment counselor is. Remember to take your completed Repeat Option Request Form for the

advisor to sign!

4. Submit the Repeat Option Request Form.

Submit the form to your enrollment counselor at the end of the counseling session. Completing

step 3 by phone or e-mail? Be sure to ask about how to submit the completed form, as the

counselor’s signature is required for the form to be processed!

5. Let us know if you are also using your Regain Option at this time.

If you previously lost lottery scholarship eligibility due to GPA, it will be necessary to utilize your

Regain Option at a 24-hour bracket before you can regain eligibility, even if using your Repeat

Option raises your GPA to the required level. You may submit the Regain Option Form or notify

Lottery personnel in the Financial Aid Office of your status change. Please note: If the class

submitted on your Repeat Option Request Form was retaken during a semester after you

reached a TELS bracket, you must wait until after the next bracket to regain the

scholarship.

Please visit our Web site at

for

information about the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program and continuing eligibility

requirements. Please visit TSAC’s Web site at for more information about

the TELS rules and requirements.

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