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1 | AN ACT concerning higher education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing
Section 8 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
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7 | Sec. 8. Admissions.
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8 | (a) No student shall be admitted to instruction in any of
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9 | the departments of the University who shall not have attained | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | to the age of
fifteen (15) years, and who shall not previously | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | undergo a satisfactory
examination in each of the branches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ordinarily taught in the common schools
of the state.
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13 | (b) In addition, commencing in the fall of 1993, no new | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | student shall
then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | any of the departments or
colleges of the University unless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | such student also has satisfactorily
completed:
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17 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the following
5 categories:
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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;
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22 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | and government);
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1 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
2 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
3 | fundamentals of computer programming);
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4 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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5 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
6 | music, vocational
education or art;
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7 | (2) except that institutions may admit individual | ||||||
8 | applicants if the
institution determines through | ||||||
9 | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||||||
10 | outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational | ||||||
11 | education
courses and courses taken in a charter school | ||||||
12 | established under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the | ||||||
13 | applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
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14 | equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be | ||||||
15 | acquired in the high
school courses required for admission. | ||||||
16 | The Board of Trustees of the
University of Illinois shall | ||||||
17 | not discriminate in the University's admissions
process | ||||||
18 | against an applicant for admission because of the | ||||||
19 | applicant's
enrollment
in a charter school established | ||||||
20 | under Article 27A of the School Code.
Institutions
may also | ||||||
21 | admit 1)
applicants who did not have an opportunity to | ||||||
22 | complete the minimum college
preparatory curriculum in | ||||||
23 | high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged
applicants | ||||||
24 | who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||||||
25 | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||||||
26 | providing that in
either case, the institution |
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1 | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||||||
2 | courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||||||
3 | course
deficiencies; and
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4 | (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework | ||||||
5 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
6 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
7 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
8 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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9 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
10 | (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
11 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
12 | coursework required by
subsection (b).
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13 | (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
14 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
15 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
16 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
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17 | admission.
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18 | (e) In this subsection (e), "approved high school" means a
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19 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
20 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
21 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
22 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
23 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
24 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
25 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
26 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
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1 | subsection (e) had at least 10 students graduate.
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2 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
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3 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
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4 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
5 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
6 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
7 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
8 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
9 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
10 | admission under
this subsection (e), an applicant must submit | ||||||
11 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
12 | deadline established by the
University. The University may | ||||||
13 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
14 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
15 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
16 | to the University under this subsection (e) does not entitle | ||||||
17 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
18 | or department at the University.
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19 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (e), the
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20 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
21 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
22 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
23 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
24 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
25 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
26 | student is
admitted under this subsection (e) to participate in |
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1 | appropriate
developmental and enrichment courses and | ||||||
2 | orientation programs. This subsection (e)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
3 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
4 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
5 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
6 | under this subsection (e).
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7 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
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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) 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;
| ||||||
21 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
22 | and government);
| ||||||
23 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
24 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
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1 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
2 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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3 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
4 | music, vocational
education or art;
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5 | (2) except that institutions may admit individual | ||||||
6 | applicants if the
institution determines through | ||||||
7 | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||||||
8 | outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational | ||||||
9 | education
courses and courses taken in a charter school | ||||||
10 | established under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the | ||||||
11 | applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
| ||||||
12 | equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be | ||||||
13 | acquired in the high
school courses required for admission. | ||||||
14 | The Board of Trustees of Southern
Illinois University shall | ||||||
15 | not discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
16 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
17 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
18 | under Article 27A of the
School Code. Institutions may also | ||||||
19 | admit 1)
applicants who did not have an opportunity to | ||||||
20 | complete the minimum college
preparatory curriculum in | ||||||
21 | high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged
applicants | ||||||
22 | who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||||||
23 | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||||||
24 | providing that in
either case, the institution | ||||||
25 | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||||||
26 | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
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1 | course
deficiencies; and
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2 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
3 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
4 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
5 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
6 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
7 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
8 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
9 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
10 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
11 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
12 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
13 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
14 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
15 | admission.
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16 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
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17 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
18 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
19 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
20 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
21 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
22 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
23 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
24 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
25 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
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26 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
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1 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
2 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
3 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
4 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
5 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
6 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
7 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
8 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
9 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
10 | deadline established by the
University. The University may | ||||||
11 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
12 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
13 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
14 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
15 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
16 | or department at the University.
| ||||||
17 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
18 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
19 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
20 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
21 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
22 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
23 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
24 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
25 | appropriate
developmental and enrichment courses and | ||||||
26 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a |
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1 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
2 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
3 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
4 | under this subsection (d).
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5 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
6 | Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | ||||||
7 | changing
Section 5-85 as follows:
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8 | (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
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9 | Sec. 5-85. Admission requirements.
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10 | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
11 | of the departments or
colleges of the Chicago State University | ||||||
12 | unless such student also has
satisfactorily completed:
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13 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
14 | the following
5 categories:
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15 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
16 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
17 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
18 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
19 | and government);
| ||||||
20 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
21 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
22 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
23 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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24 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, |
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1 | music, vocational
education or art;
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2 | (2) except that Chicago State University may admit | ||||||
3 | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||||||
4 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
5 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
6 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
7 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
8 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
9 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
10 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
11 | Trustees of Chicago State University
shall not | ||||||
12 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
13 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
14 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
15 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Chicago State | ||||||
16 | University may also admit
(i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
17 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
18 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
19 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
20 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
21 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
22 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
23 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
24 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
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
| ||||||
4 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
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).
| ||||||
8 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
9 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
10 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
11 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
12 | admission.
| ||||||
13 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
| ||||||
14 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
15 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
16 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
17 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
18 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
19 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
20 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
21 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
22 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
| ||||||
23 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
| ||||||
24 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
25 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
26 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant |
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1 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
2 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
3 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
4 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
5 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
6 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
7 | deadline established by the
University.
The University may | ||||||
8 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
9 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
10 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
11 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
12 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
13 | or department at the University.
| ||||||
14 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
15 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
16 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
17 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
18 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
19 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
20 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
21 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
22 | appropriate
developmental and enrichment courses and | ||||||
23 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
24 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
25 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
26 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | under this subsection (d).
| ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
3 | Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
4 | by changing
Section 10-85 as follows:
| ||||||
5 | (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
| ||||||
6 | Sec. 10-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
7 | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
8 | of the departments or
colleges of the Eastern 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); and
| ||||||
22 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
23 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
24 | (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit |
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| |||||||
1 | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||||||
2 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
3 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
4 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
5 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
6 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
7 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
8 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
9 | Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
shall not | ||||||
10 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
11 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
12 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
13 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Eastern Illinois | ||||||
14 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
15 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
16 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
17 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
18 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
19 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
20 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
21 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
22 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
23 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
24 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
25 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
26 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
2 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
3 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
4 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
5 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
6 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
7 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
8 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
9 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
10 | admission.
| ||||||
11 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
| ||||||
12 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
13 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
14 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
15 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
16 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
17 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
18 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
19 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
20 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
| ||||||
21 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
| ||||||
22 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
23 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
24 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
25 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
26 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
2 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
3 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
4 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
5 | deadline established by the
University.
The University may | ||||||
6 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
7 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
8 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
9 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
10 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
11 | or department at the University.
| ||||||
12 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
13 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
14 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
15 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
16 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
17 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
18 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
19 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
20 | appropriate
developmental and enrichment courses and | ||||||
21 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
22 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
23 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
24 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
25 | under this subsection (d).
| ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended | ||||||
2 | by changing
Section 15-85 as follows:
| ||||||
3 | (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 15-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
5 | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
6 | of the departments or
colleges of the Governors State | ||||||
7 | University unless such student also has
satisfactorily | ||||||
8 | completed:
| ||||||
9 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
10 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
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;
| ||||||
14 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
15 | and government);
| ||||||
16 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
17 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
18 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
19 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
20 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
21 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
22 | (2) except that Governors State University may admit | ||||||
23 | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||||||
24 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
2 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
3 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
4 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
5 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
6 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
7 | Trustees of Governors State University
shall not | ||||||
8 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
9 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
10 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
11 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Governors State | ||||||
12 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
13 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
14 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
15 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
16 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
17 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
18 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
19 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
20 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
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
| ||||||
26 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
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).
| ||||||
4 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
5 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
6 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
7 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
8 | admission.
| ||||||
9 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
| ||||||
10 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
11 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
12 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
13 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
14 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
15 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
16 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
17 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
18 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
| ||||||
19 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
| ||||||
20 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
21 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
22 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
23 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
24 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
25 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
26 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
2 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
3 | deadline established by the
University.
The University may | ||||||
4 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
5 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
6 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
7 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
8 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
9 | or department at the University.
| ||||||
10 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
11 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
12 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
13 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
14 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
15 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
16 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
17 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
18 | appropriate developmental and
enrichment courses and | ||||||
19 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
20 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
21 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
22 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
23 | under this subsection (d).
| ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
25 | Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | changing
Section 20-85 as follows:
| ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
| ||||||
3 | Sec. 20-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
4 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
5 | of the
departments or colleges of the Illinois State University | ||||||
6 | unless such student
also has satisfactorily completed:
| ||||||
7 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
8 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
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;
| ||||||
12 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
13 | and government);
| ||||||
14 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
15 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
16 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
17 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
18 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
19 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
20 | (2) except that Illinois State University may admit | ||||||
21 | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||||||
22 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
23 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
24 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
25 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
2 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
3 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
4 | Trustees of Illinois State University
shall not | ||||||
5 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
6 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
7 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
8 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Illinois State | ||||||
9 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
10 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
11 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
12 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
13 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
14 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
15 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
16 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
17 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
18 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
19 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
20 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
21 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
22 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
23 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
24 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
25 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
26 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
2 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
3 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
4 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
5 | admission.
| ||||||
6 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
| ||||||
7 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
8 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
9 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
10 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
11 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
12 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
13 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
14 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
15 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
| ||||||
16 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
| ||||||
17 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
18 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
19 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
20 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
21 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
22 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
23 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
24 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
25 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
26 | deadline established by the
University. The University may |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
2 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
3 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
4 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
5 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
6 | or department at the University.
| ||||||
7 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
8 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
9 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
10 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
11 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
12 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
13 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
14 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
15 | appropriate developmental and
enrichment courses and | ||||||
16 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
17 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
18 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
19 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
20 | under this subsection (d).
| ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
22 | Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | ||||||
23 | amended by changing
Section 25-85 as follows:
| ||||||
24 | (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Sec. 25-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
2 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
3 | of the
departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois | ||||||
4 | University unless such
student also has satisfactorily | ||||||
5 | completed:
| ||||||
6 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
7 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
8 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
9 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
10 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
11 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
12 | and government);
| ||||||
13 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
14 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
15 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
16 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
17 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
18 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
19 | (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may | ||||||
20 | admit individual
applicants
if it determines through | ||||||
21 | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||||||
22 | outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational | ||||||
23 | education
courses and courses taken in a charter school | ||||||
24 | established under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the | ||||||
25 | applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
| ||||||
26 | equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | acquired in the high
school courses required for admission.
| ||||||
2 | The Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
| ||||||
3 | shall not discriminate in the University's admissions | ||||||
4 | process against an
applicant for admission because of the | ||||||
5 | applicant's enrollment in a charter
school established | ||||||
6 | under Article 27A of the School Code. Northeastern Illinois
| ||||||
7 | University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have | ||||||
8 | an opportunity to
complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
9 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
10 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
11 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
12 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
13 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
14 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
15 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
16 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
17 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
18 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
19 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
20 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
21 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
22 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
23 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
24 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
25 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
26 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | shall not be required to take the
high school level General | ||||||
2 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
to | ||||||
3 | admission.
| ||||||
4 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
| ||||||
5 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
6 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
7 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
8 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
9 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
10 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
11 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
12 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
13 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
| ||||||
14 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
| ||||||
15 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
16 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
17 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
18 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
19 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
20 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
21 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
22 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
23 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
24 | deadline established by the
University. The University may | ||||||
25 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
26 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
2 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
3 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
4 | or department at the University.
| ||||||
5 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
6 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
7 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
8 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
9 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
10 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
11 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
12 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
13 | appropriate
developmental and enrichment courses and | ||||||
14 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
15 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
16 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
17 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
18 | under this subsection (d).
| ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
20 | Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
21 | by changing
Section 30-85 as follows:
| ||||||
22 | (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
| ||||||
23 | Sec. 30-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
24 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | of the
departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois | ||||||
2 | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily | ||||||
3 | completed:
| ||||||
4 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
5 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
6 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
7 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
8 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
9 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
10 | and government);
| ||||||
11 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
12 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
13 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
14 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
15 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
16 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
17 | (2) except that Northern 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 vocational education
courses | ||||||
21 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
22 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
23 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
24 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
25 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
26 | Trustees of Northern Illinois University
shall not |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
2 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
3 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
4 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Northern Illinois | ||||||
5 | University may also admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
6 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
7 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
8 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
9 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
10 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
11 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
12 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
13 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
14 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
15 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
16 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
17 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
18 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
19 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
20 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
21 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
22 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
23 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
24 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
25 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
26 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | admission.
| ||||||
2 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
| ||||||
3 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
4 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
5 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
6 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
7 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
8 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
9 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
10 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
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11 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
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12 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
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13 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
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14 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
15 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
16 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
17 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
18 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
19 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
20 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
21 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
22 | deadline established by the
University. The University may | ||||||
23 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
24 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
25 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
26 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle |
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1 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
2 | or department at the University.
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3 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
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4 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
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5 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
6 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
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7 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
8 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
9 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
10 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
11 | appropriate developmental and
enrichment courses and | ||||||
12 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
13 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
14 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
15 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
16 | under this subsection (d).
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17 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
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18 | Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
19 | by changing
Section 35-85 as follows:
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20 | (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
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21 | Sec. 35-85. Admission requirements.
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22 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
23 | of the
departments or colleges of the Western Illinois | ||||||
24 | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily |
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1 | completed:
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2 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
3 | the following
5 categories:
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4 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
5 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
6 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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7 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
8 | and government);
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9 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
10 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
11 | fundamentals of computer programming);
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12 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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13 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language, | ||||||
14 | music, vocational
education or art;
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15 | (2) except that Western Illinois 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 vocational education
courses | ||||||
19 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
20 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
21 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
22 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
23 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
24 | Trustees of Western Illinois University
shall not | ||||||
25 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
26 | against an applicant for admission because of the
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1 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
2 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Western Illinois | ||||||
3 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
4 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
5 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
6 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
7 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
8 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
9 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
10 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
11 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
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12 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
13 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
14 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
15 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
16 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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17 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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18 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
19 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
20 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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21 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
22 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
23 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
24 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
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25 | admission.
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26 | (d) In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means a
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1 | public high school located in this State or a high school | ||||||
2 | located in this
State (whether designated as a high school, | ||||||
3 | secondary school,
academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) | ||||||
4 | that, in the judgment of
the State Superintendent of Education, | ||||||
5 | provides a course of instruction
at the secondary level and | ||||||
6 | maintains standards of instruction
substantially equivalent to | ||||||
7 | those of the public high schools located in
this State, | ||||||
8 | provided that the graduating class of an applicant under this
| ||||||
9 | subsection (d) had at least 10 students graduate.
| ||||||
10 | Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for the
| ||||||
11 | 2009-2010 academic year and each academic year thereafter, the
| ||||||
12 | University shall admit an applicant for admission to the | ||||||
13 | University as
an undergraduate student if the applicant | ||||||
14 | graduated in one of the 2
school years preceding the academic | ||||||
15 | year for which the applicant is
applying for admission from an | ||||||
16 | approved high school
with a grade point average in the top 10% | ||||||
17 | of the student's
high school graduating class.
To qualify for | ||||||
18 | admission under
this subsection (d), an applicant must submit | ||||||
19 | an application before the
expiration of any application filing | ||||||
20 | deadline established by the
University.
The University may | ||||||
21 | require the applicant to take the ACT, SAT, or another entrance | ||||||
22 | examination, but the University may not use the applicant's | ||||||
23 | scores on any of these tests for admission purposes. Admission | ||||||
24 | to the University under this subsection (d) does not entitle | ||||||
25 | the applicant to be admitted into a particular college of study | ||||||
26 | or department at the University.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
| ||||||
2 | University shall review the applicant's record and any other
| ||||||
3 | factor the University considers appropriate to determine | ||||||
4 | whether
the applicant may require additional preparation for
| ||||||
5 | college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a | ||||||
6 | retention
program. The University may require a student so | ||||||
7 | identified to
enroll during the summer immediately after the | ||||||
8 | student is
admitted under this subsection (d) to participate in | ||||||
9 | appropriate
developmental and enrichment courses and | ||||||
10 | orientation programs. This subsection (d)
does not prohibit a | ||||||
11 | student who is not determined to need additional
preparation | ||||||
12 | for college-level work from enrolling, if the student
chooses, | ||||||
13 | during the summer immediately after the student is
admitted | ||||||
14 | under this subsection (d).
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15 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
|