Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Web Site
  Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS) Florida Medallion* Scholars Award (FMS) Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award (GSV)
Award Amount 100% of tuition and fees 75% of tuition and fees 75% of tuition and fees
Grade Point Average 3.5 weighted GPA 3.0 weighted GPA 3.0 weighted GPA using the 15.5 core credits required for high school graduation with a 4-year diploma (listed below), and a 3.5 unweighted GPA in a minimum of three vocational credits in one vocational program.
Required Credits Courses must include 15 credits of college preparatory academic courses.
  • 4 English (3 with substantial writing)
  • 3 Mathematics (Algebra I and above)
  • 3 Natural Science (2 with substantial lab)
  • 3 Social Science
  • 2 Foreign Language (in the same language)
    15 Credits

 

Courses must include 15 credits of college preparatory academic courses.
  • 4 English (3 with substantial writing)
  • 3 Mathematics (Algebra I and above)
  • 3 Natural Science (2 with substantial lab)
  • 3 Social Science
  • 2 Foreign Language (in the same language)
    15 Credits

 

4-year Diploma
Credits must include the 15.5 core credits required for high school graduation.
  • 4 English
  • 3 Mathematics
  • 3 Natural Science
  • 3 Social Science (Am. Hist., World Hist., Am. Govt. and Economics)
  • 1 Practical Arts;  OR 1 Performing Arts;  OR .5 credit in each
  • .5 Life Management Skills
  • .5 Personal Fitness
  • .5  Physical Education
    15.5 Credits
     
Plus a minimum of three Vocational Job-Preparatory or Technology Education Program credits in one vocational program

 

Community Service 75 hours No Requirement No Requirement
Test Scores SAT - 1270

ACT - 28

SAT - 970

ACT - 20

Students must earn the minimum score on each subsection of either the CPT or SAT or ACT.  Composite scores are not accepted.  A student must qualify on the ACT alone, the SAT alone, or the CPT alone.  Test types cannot be combined.
 
CPT: Reading
Sentence Skills
Algebra
  83
  83
  72
OR
SAT Reasoning Test: Critical Reading
Math
440
440
OR
ACT:
 
English
Reading
Math
  17
  18
  19