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1 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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2 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
3 | | and government);
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4 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
5 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
6 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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7 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
8 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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9 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
10 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
11 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
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12 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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13 | | (2) except that institutions may admit individual |
14 | | applicants if the
institution determines through |
15 | | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning |
16 | | outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and |
17 | | technical vocational education
courses and courses taken |
18 | | in a charter school established under Article 27A
of the |
19 | | School Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and |
20 | | skills
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and |
21 | | skills expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
22 | | required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
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23 | | University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the |
24 | | University's admissions
process against an applicant for |
25 | | admission because of the applicant's
enrollment
in a |
26 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the School |
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1 | | Code.
Institutions
may also admit 1)
applicants who did |
2 | | not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
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3 | | preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) |
4 | | educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to |
5 | | the formal organized special assistance
programs that are |
6 | | tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
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7 | | either case, the institution incorporates in the |
8 | | applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other |
9 | | academic activities that compensate for course
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10 | | deficiencies; and
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11 | | (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework |
12 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
13 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
14 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
15 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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16 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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17 | | (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
18 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
19 | | coursework required by
subsection (b).
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20 | | (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
21 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
22 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
23 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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24 | | (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions |
25 | | process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted |
26 | | to submit an application for admission to the University as a |
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1 | | freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the |
2 | | veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The |
3 | | University may request that the Department of Veterans' |
4 | | Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably |
5 | | discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall |
6 | | semester. |
7 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.) |
8 | | Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management |
9 | | Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
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10 | | (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
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11 | | Sec. 8e. Admissions.
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12 | | (a) No Commencing in the fall of 1993, no new student shall
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13 | | then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in any of the |
14 | | departments or
colleges of the University unless such student |
15 | | also has satisfactorily
completed:
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16 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
17 | | the following
5 categories:
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18 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
19 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
20 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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21 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
22 | | and government);
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23 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
24 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
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1 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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2 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
3 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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4 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
5 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
6 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
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7 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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8 | | (2) except that institutions may admit individual |
9 | | applicants if the
institution determines through |
10 | | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning |
11 | | outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and |
12 | | technical vocational education
courses and courses taken |
13 | | in a charter school established under Article 27A
of the |
14 | | School Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and |
15 | | skills
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and |
16 | | skills expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
17 | | required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
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18 | | Illinois University shall not discriminate in the |
19 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
20 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
21 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
22 | | Code. Institutions may also admit 1)
applicants who did |
23 | | not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
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24 | | preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) |
25 | | educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to |
26 | | the formal organized special assistance
programs that are |
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1 | | tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
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2 | | either case, the institution incorporates in the |
3 | | applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other |
4 | | academic activities that compensate for course
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5 | | deficiencies; and
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6 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
7 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
8 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
9 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
10 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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11 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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12 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
13 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
14 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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15 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
16 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
17 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
18 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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19 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
20 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
21 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
22 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
23 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
24 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
25 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
26 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
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1 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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2 | | Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by |
3 | | changing Section 5-85 as follows:
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4 | | (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
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5 | | Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
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6 | | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any |
7 | | of the departments or
colleges of the Chicago State University |
8 | | unless such student also has
satisfactorily completed:
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9 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
10 | | the following
5 categories:
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11 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
12 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
13 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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14 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
15 | | and government);
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16 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
17 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
18 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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19 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
20 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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21 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
22 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
23 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
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24 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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1 | | (2) except that Chicago State University may admit |
2 | | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment |
3 | | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
4 | | coursework taken, including career and technical |
5 | | vocational education
courses and courses taken in a |
6 | | charter school established under Article 27A
of the School |
7 | | Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
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8 | | substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
9 | | expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
10 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Chicago |
11 | | State University
shall not discriminate in the |
12 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
13 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
14 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
15 | | Code.
Chicago State University may also admit
(i)
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16 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
17 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
18 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
19 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
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20 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
21 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
22 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
23 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
24 | | course
deficiencies; and
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25 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
26 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
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1 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
2 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
3 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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4 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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5 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
6 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
7 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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8 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
9 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
10 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
11 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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12 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
13 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
14 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
15 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
16 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
17 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
18 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
19 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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21 | | Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended |
22 | | by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
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23 | | (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
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24 | | Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
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1 | | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any |
2 | | of the departments or
colleges of the Eastern Illinois |
3 | | University unless such student also has
satisfactorily |
4 | | completed:
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5 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
6 | | the following
5 categories:
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7 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
8 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
9 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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10 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
11 | | and government);
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12 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
13 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
14 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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15 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
16 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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17 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
18 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
19 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
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20 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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21 | | (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit |
22 | | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment |
23 | | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
24 | | coursework taken, including career and technical |
25 | | vocational education
courses and courses taken in a |
26 | | charter school established under Article 27A
of the School |
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1 | | Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
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2 | | substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
3 | | expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
4 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Eastern |
5 | | Illinois University
shall not discriminate in the |
6 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
7 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
8 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
9 | | Code.
Eastern Illinois University may also
admit (i)
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10 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
11 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
12 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
13 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
|
14 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
15 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
16 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
17 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
18 | | course
deficiencies; and
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19 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
20 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
21 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
22 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
23 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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24 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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25 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
26 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
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1 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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2 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
3 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
4 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
5 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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6 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
7 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
8 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
9 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
10 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
11 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
12 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
13 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
14 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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15 | | Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended |
16 | | by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
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17 | | (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
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18 | | Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
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19 | | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any |
20 | | of the departments or
colleges of the Governors State |
21 | | University unless such student also has
satisfactorily |
22 | | completed:
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23 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
24 | | the following
5 categories:
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1 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
2 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
3 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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4 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
5 | | and government);
|
6 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
7 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
8 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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9 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
10 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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11 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
12 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
13 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
|
14 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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15 | | (2) except that Governors State University may admit |
16 | | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment |
17 | | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
18 | | coursework taken, including career and technical |
19 | | vocational education
courses and courses taken in a |
20 | | charter school established under Article 27A
of the School |
21 | | Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
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22 | | substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
23 | | expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
24 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Governors |
25 | | State University
shall not discriminate in the |
26 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
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1 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
2 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
3 | | Code.
Governors State University may also
admit (i)
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4 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
5 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
6 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
7 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
|
8 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
9 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
10 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
11 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
12 | | course
deficiencies; and
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13 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
14 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
15 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
16 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
17 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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18 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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19 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
20 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
21 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
|
22 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
23 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
24 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
25 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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26 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
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1 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
2 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
3 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
4 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
5 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
6 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
7 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
8 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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9 | | Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended |
10 | | by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
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11 | | (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
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12 | | Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
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13 | | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
14 | | of the
departments or colleges of the Illinois State |
15 | | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily |
16 | | completed:
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17 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
18 | | the following
5 categories:
|
19 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
20 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
21 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
|
22 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
23 | | and government);
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24 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
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1 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
2 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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3 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
4 | | agricultural sciences ); and
|
5 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
6 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
7 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
|
8 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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9 | | (2) except that Illinois State University may admit |
10 | | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment |
11 | | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
12 | | coursework taken, including career and technical |
13 | | vocational education
courses and courses taken in a |
14 | | charter school established under Article 27A
of the School |
15 | | Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
|
16 | | substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
17 | | expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
18 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Illinois |
19 | | State University
shall not discriminate in the |
20 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
21 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
22 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
23 | | Code.
Illinois State University may also
admit (i)
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24 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
25 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
26 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
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1 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
|
2 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
3 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
4 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
5 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
6 | | course
deficiencies; and
|
7 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
8 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
9 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
10 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
11 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
|
12 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
|
13 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
14 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
15 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
|
16 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
17 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
18 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
19 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
|
20 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
21 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
22 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
23 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
24 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
25 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
26 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
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1 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
2 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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3 | | Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is |
4 | | amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
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5 | | (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
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6 | | Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
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7 | | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
8 | | of the
departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois |
9 | | University unless such
student also has satisfactorily |
10 | | completed:
|
11 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
12 | | the following
5 categories:
|
13 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
14 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
15 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
|
16 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
17 | | and government);
|
18 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
19 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
20 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
|
21 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
22 | | agricultural sciences ); and
|
23 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
24 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
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1 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
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2 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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3 | | (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may |
4 | | admit individual
applicants
if it determines through |
5 | | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning |
6 | | outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and |
7 | | technical vocational education
courses and courses taken |
8 | | in a charter school established under Article 27A
of the |
9 | | School Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and |
10 | | skills
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and |
11 | | skills expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
12 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of |
13 | | Northeastern Illinois University
shall not discriminate in |
14 | | the University's admissions process against an
applicant |
15 | | for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a |
16 | | charter
school established under Article 27A of the School |
17 | | Code. Northeastern Illinois
University may also admit (i) |
18 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to
complete the |
19 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
20 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
21 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
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22 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
23 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
24 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
25 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
26 | | course
deficiencies; and
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1 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
2 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
3 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
4 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
5 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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6 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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7 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
8 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
9 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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10 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
11 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
12 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
13 | | test as a prerequisite
to admission.
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14 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
15 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
16 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
17 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
18 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
19 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
20 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
21 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
22 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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23 | | Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is |
24 | | amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
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1 | | (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
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2 | | Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
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3 | | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
4 | | of the
departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois |
5 | | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily |
6 | | completed:
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7 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
8 | | the following
5 categories:
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9 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
10 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
11 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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12 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
13 | | and government);
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14 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
15 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
16 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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17 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
18 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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19 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
20 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
21 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
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22 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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23 | | (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit |
24 | | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment |
25 | | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
26 | | coursework taken, including career and technical |
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1 | | vocational education
courses and courses taken in a |
2 | | charter school established under Article 27A
of the School |
3 | | Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
|
4 | | substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
5 | | expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
6 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Northern |
7 | | Illinois University
shall not discriminate in the |
8 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
9 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
10 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
11 | | Code.
Northern Illinois University may also admit (i)
|
12 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
13 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
14 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
15 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
|
16 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
17 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
18 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
19 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
20 | | course
deficiencies; and
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21 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
22 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
23 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
24 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
25 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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26 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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1 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
2 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
3 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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4 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
5 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
6 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
7 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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8 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
9 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
10 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
11 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
12 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
13 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
14 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
15 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
16 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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17 | | Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended |
18 | | by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
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19 | | (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
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20 | | Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
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21 | | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
22 | | of the
departments or colleges of the Western Illinois |
23 | | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily |
24 | | completed:
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1 | | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
2 | | the following
5 categories:
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3 | | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
4 | | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
5 | | years may be collegiate level instruction;
|
6 | | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
7 | | and government);
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8 | | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
9 | | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
10 | | fundamentals of computer programming);
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11 | | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
12 | | agricultural sciences ); and
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13 | | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
14 | | (which may be deemed to include American Sign |
15 | | Language), music, career and technical vocational
|
16 | | education , agricultural education, or art;
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17 | | (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit |
18 | | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment |
19 | | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
20 | | coursework taken, including career and technical |
21 | | vocational education
courses and courses taken in a |
22 | | charter school established under Article 27A
of the School |
23 | | Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
|
24 | | substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
25 | | expected to be acquired in the high
school courses |
26 | | required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Western |
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1 | | Illinois University
shall not discriminate in the |
2 | | University's
admissions process against an applicant for |
3 | | admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
4 | | charter school established under Article 27A of the
School |
5 | | Code.
Western Illinois University may also
admit (i)
|
6 | | applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
7 | | minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
8 | | (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are |
9 | | admitted to the formal organized special assistance
|
10 | | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
11 | | providing that in
either case, the institution |
12 | | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum |
13 | | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
14 | | course
deficiencies; and
|
15 | | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
16 | | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
17 | | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
18 | | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
19 | | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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20 | | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
|
21 | | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
22 | | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the |
23 | | coursework required by
subsection (a).
|
24 | | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
25 | | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or |
26 | | SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
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1 | | test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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2 | | (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
3 | | which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
4 | | application for admission to the University as a freshman |
5 | | student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
6 | | active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
7 | | request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
8 | | status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
9 | | was on active duty during the fall semester. |
10 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)".
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