(a) In addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a current achiever student if the applicant:

(1) Entered postsecondary education before the 2010-2011 academic year:

(A) As a full-time first-time freshman student; and

(B) Within twelve (12) months after graduating high school; and

(2) At the time of applying for the scholarship:

(A)

(i) Has been continuously enrolled at an institution of higher education as a full-time student.

(ii) In calculating continuous enrollment under this section, the Department of Higher Education may include one (1) or more courses taken during the summer that meet the criteria for a course under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(ii) of this section;

(B)

(i) Has successfully completed at least twelve (12) semester hours of courses granting three (3) or more hours of credit per course at an approved institution of higher education.

(ii) A course granting less than three (3) hours of credit may be counted toward the twelve (12) semester hours under this subdivision (2)(B) if it is related to a credit course required for a degree; and

(C) Has achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5.

(b) The department may waive the requirements of subdivision (a)(1)(B) or (a)(2) for eligibility under this section if an applicant does not meet those eligibility requirements due to the applicant's full-time duty in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces on active duty orders.

(c) This section also applies to an applicant who:

(1) Applied for a scholarship as a current achiever in the 2010-2011 academic year;

(2) Did not meet the eligibility requirements for a current achiever based on the continuous enrollment requirement of subdivision (a)(2) of this section as it existed on June 1, 2010; and

(3) Either:

(A) Received a scholarship under § 6-85-208 as a nontraditional student; or

(B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter.