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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5changing Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/8)  (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
7    Sec. 8. Admissions.
8    (a) (Blank).
9    (b) In addition, commencing in the fall of 1993, no new
10student shall then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in
11any of the departments or colleges of the University unless
12such student also has satisfactorily completed:
13        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
14    the following 5 categories:
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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1            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
2        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
3        music, vocational education or art;
4        (2) except that institutions may admit individual
5    applicants if the institution determines through
6    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
7    outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational
8    education courses and courses taken in a charter school
9    established under Article 27A of the School Code, that the
10    applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially
11    equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be
12    acquired in the high school courses required for admission.
13    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall
14    not discriminate in the University's admissions process
15    against an applicant for admission because of the
16    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
17    under Article 27A of the School Code. Institutions may also
18    admit 1) applicants who did not have an opportunity to
19    complete the minimum college preparatory curriculum in
20    high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged applicants
21    who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
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 the 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
6    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
7    (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
8recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
9coursework required by subsection (b).
10    (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has
11scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
12shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
13a prerequisite to admission.
14    (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions
15process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to
16submit an application for admission to the University as a
17freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the
18veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The
19University may request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs
20confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably discharged
21veteran who was on active duty during the fall semester.
22(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
23    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
24Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 520/8e)  (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
2    Sec. 8e. Admissions.
3    (a) Commencing in the fall of 1993, no new student shall
4then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in any of the
5departments or colleges of the University unless such student
6also 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 (which
19        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
20        music, vocational education or art;
21        (2) except that institutions may admit individual
22    applicants if the institution determines through
23    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
24    outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational
25    education courses and courses taken in a charter school
26    established under Article 27A of the School Code, that the

 

 

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1    applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially
2    equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be
3    acquired in the high school courses required for admission.
4    The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University shall
5    not 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. Institutions may also
9    admit 1) applicants who did not have an opportunity to
10    complete the minimum college preparatory curriculum in
11    high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged applicants
12    who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
13    programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
14    providing that in either case, the institution
15    incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
16    courses or other academic activities that compensate for
17    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
25recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
26coursework required by subsection (a).

 

 

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1    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
2scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
3shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
4a prerequisite to admission.
5    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
6which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
7application for admission to the University as a freshman
8student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
9active duty during the fall semester. The University may
10request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
11status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
12was on active duty during the fall semester.
13(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
14    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
15changing Section 5-85 as follows:
 
16    (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
17    Sec. 5-85. Admissions Admission requirements.
18    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
19of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
20unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
21        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
22    the following 5 categories:
23            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
24        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

 

 

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1        years may be collegiate level instruction;
2            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
3        and government);
4            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
5        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
6        fundamentals of computer programming);
7            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
8            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
9        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
10        music, vocational education or art;
11        (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
12    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
13    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
14    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
15    and courses taken in a charter school established under
16    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
17    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
18    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
19    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
20    Trustees of Chicago State University shall not
21    discriminate in the University's admissions process
22    against an applicant for admission because of the
23    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
24    under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
25    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
26    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory

 

 

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1    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
2    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
3    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
4    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
5    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
6    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
7    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
8        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
9    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
10    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
11    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
12    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
13    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
14    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
15recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
16coursework required by subsection (a).
17    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
18scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
19shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
20a prerequisite to admission.
21    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
22which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
23application for admission to the University as a freshman
24student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
25active duty during the fall semester. The University may
26request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

 

 

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1status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
2was on active duty during the fall semester.
3(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
4    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
5by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
7    Sec. 10-85. Admissions Admission requirements.
8    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
9of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
10University unless such student also has satisfactorily
11completed:
12        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
13    the following 5 categories:
14            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
15        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
16        years may be collegiate level instruction;
17            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
18        and government);
19            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
20        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
21        fundamentals of computer programming);
22            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
23            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
24        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),

 

 

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1        music, vocational education or art;
2        (2) except that Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois 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. Eastern Illinois
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
6recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
7coursework required by subsection (a).
8    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
9scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
10shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
11a prerequisite to admission.
12    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
13which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
14application for admission to the University as a freshman
15student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
16active duty during the fall semester. The University may
17request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
18status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
19was on active duty during the fall semester.
20(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
21    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
22by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
 
23    (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
24    Sec. 15-85. Admissions Admission requirements.

 

 

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1    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
2of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
3University unless such student also has satisfactorily
4completed:
5        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
6    the following 5 categories:
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;
10            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
11        and government);
12            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
13        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
14        fundamentals of computer programming);
15            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
16            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
17        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
18        music, vocational education or art;
19        (2) except that Governors State University may admit
20    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
21    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
22    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
23    and courses taken in a charter school established under
24    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
25    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
26    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the

 

 

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1    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
2    Trustees of Governors State University shall not
3    discriminate in the University's admissions process
4    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. Governors State
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
23recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
24coursework required by subsection (a).
25    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
26scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT

 

 

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1shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
2a prerequisite to admission.
3    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
4which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
5application for admission to the University as a freshman
6student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
7active duty during the fall semester. The University may
8request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
9status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
10was on active duty during the fall semester.
11(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
12    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
13changing Section 20-85 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
15    Sec. 20-85. Admissions Admission requirements.
16    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
17of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State University
18unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
19        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
20    the following 5 categories:
21            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
22        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
23        years may be collegiate level instruction;
24            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

 

 

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1        and government);
2            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
3        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
4        fundamentals of computer programming);
5            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
6            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
7        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
8        music, vocational education or art;
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 vocational education courses
13    and courses taken in a charter school established under
14    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
15    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
16    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
17    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
18    Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
19    discriminate in the University's admissions process
20    against an applicant for admission because of the
21    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
22    under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
23    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
24    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
25    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
26    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal

 

 

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1    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
2    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
3    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
4    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
5    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
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
11    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
12    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
13recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
14coursework required by subsection (a).
15    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
16scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
17shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
18a prerequisite to admission.
19    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
20which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
21application for admission to the University as a freshman
22student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
23active duty during the fall semester. The University may
24request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
25status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
26was on active duty during the fall semester.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
2    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
3amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
5    Sec. 25-85. Admissions Admission requirements.
6    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
7of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
8University unless such student also has satisfactorily
9completed:
10        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
11    the following 5 categories:
12            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
13        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
14        years may be collegiate level instruction;
15            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
16        and government);
17            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
18        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
19        fundamentals of computer programming);
20            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
21            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
22        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
23        music, vocational education or art;
24        (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may

 

 

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1    admit individual applicants if it determines through
2    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
3    outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational
4    education courses and courses taken in a charter school
5    established under Article 27A of the School Code, that the
6    applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially
7    equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be
8    acquired in the high school courses required for admission.
9    The Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
10    shall not discriminate in the University's admissions
11    process 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. Northeastern 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

 

 

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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
4recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
5coursework required by subsection (a).
6    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
7scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
8shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
9a prerequisite to admission.
10    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
11which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
12application for admission to the University as a freshman
13student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
14active duty during the fall semester. The University may
15request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
16status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
17was on active duty during the fall semester.
18(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
19    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
20by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
22    Sec. 30-85. Admissions Admission requirements.
23    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
24of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois

 

 

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1University unless such student also has satisfactorily
2completed:
3        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
4    the following 5 categories:
5            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
6        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
7        years may be collegiate level instruction;
8            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
9        and government);
10            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
11        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
12        fundamentals of computer programming);
13            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
14            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
15        may be deemed to include American Sign 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

 

 

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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
21recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
22coursework required by subsection (a).
23    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
24scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
25shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
26a prerequisite to admission.

 

 

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1    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
2which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
3application for admission to the University as a freshman
4student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
5active duty during the fall semester. The University may
6request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
7status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
8was on active duty during the fall semester.
9(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
10    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
11by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
 
12    (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
13    Sec. 35-85. Admissions Admission requirements.
14    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
15of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
16University unless such student also has satisfactorily
17completed:
18        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
19    the following 5 categories:
20            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
21        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
22        years may be collegiate level instruction;
23            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
24        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);
4            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
5            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
6        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
7        music, vocational education or art;
8        (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
9    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
10    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
11    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
12    and courses taken in a charter school established under
13    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
14    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
15    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
16    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
17    Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
18    discriminate in the University's admissions process
19    against an applicant for admission because of the
20    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
21    under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
22    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
23    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
24    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
25    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
26    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to

 

 

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1    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
2    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
3    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
4    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
5        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
6    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
7    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
8    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
9    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
10    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
11    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
12recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
13coursework required by subsection (a).
14    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
15scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
16shall not be required to take a high school equivalency test as
17a prerequisite to admission.
18    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
19which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
20application for admission to the University as a freshman
21student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
22active duty during the fall semester. The University may
23request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
24status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
25was on active duty during the fall semester.
26(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.