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Public Act 102-0403 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 8 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
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Sec. 8. Admissions.
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(a) (Blank).
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(b) No In addition, commencing in the fall of 1993, no new | ||||
student shall
then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in | ||||
any of the departments or
colleges of the University unless | ||||
such student also has satisfactorily
completed:
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(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||
the following
5 categories:
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(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
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(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||
and government);
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(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||
fundamentals of computer programming);
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(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences ); and
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(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
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education , agricultural education, or art;
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(2) except that institutions may admit individual | ||
applicants if the
institution determines through | ||
assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||
outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and | ||
technical vocational education
courses and courses taken | ||
in a charter school established under Article 27A
of the | ||
School Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and | ||
skills
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and | ||
skills expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
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University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's admissions
process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the applicant's
enrollment
in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the School | ||
Code.
Institutions
may also admit 1)
applicants who did | ||
not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
| ||
preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) | ||
educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to | ||
the formal organized special assistance
programs that are | ||
tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
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either case, the institution incorporates in the |
applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other | ||
academic activities that compensate for course
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deficiencies; and
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(3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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(c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (b).
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(d) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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(e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions | ||
process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted | ||
to submit an application for admission to the University as a | ||
freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the | ||
veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The | ||
University may request that the Department of Veterans' | ||
Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably | ||
discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall | ||
semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.) |
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management | ||
Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
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(110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
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Sec. 8e. Admissions.
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(a) No Commencing in the fall of 1993, no new student shall
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then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in any of the | ||
departments or
colleges of the University unless such student | ||
also has satisfactorily
completed:
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(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
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(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
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(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
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(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
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(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
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(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
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(2) except that institutions may admit individual | ||
applicants if the
institution determines through | ||
assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||
outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and | ||
technical vocational education
courses and courses taken | ||
in a charter school established under Article 27A
of the | ||
School Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and | ||
skills
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and | ||
skills expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
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Illinois University shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code. Institutions may also admit 1)
applicants who did | ||
not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
| ||
preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) | ||
educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to | ||
the formal organized special assistance
programs that are | ||
tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
| ||
either case, the institution incorporates in the | ||
applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other | ||
academic activities that compensate for course
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deficiencies; and
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(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
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(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | ||
changing Section 5-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 660/5-85)
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Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
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(a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the departments or
colleges of the Chicago State University | ||
unless such student also has
satisfactorily completed:
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(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
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(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
| ||
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
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(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
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(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
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(2) except that Chicago State University may admit | ||
individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||
or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||
coursework taken, including career and technical | ||
vocational education
courses and courses taken in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A
of the School | ||
Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
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substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills | ||
expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Chicago | ||
State University
shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code.
Chicago State University may also admit
(i)
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applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and | ||
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
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(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
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(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
| ||
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | ||
by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 665/10-85)
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Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
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(a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the departments or
colleges of the Eastern Illinois | ||
University unless such student also has
satisfactorily | ||
completed:
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(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
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(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
| ||
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
| ||
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
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(2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit | ||
individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||
or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||
coursework taken, including career and technical | ||
vocational education
courses and courses taken in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A
of the School | ||
Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
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substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills | ||
expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Eastern | ||
Illinois University
shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a |
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code.
Eastern Illinois University may also
admit (i)
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applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and | ||
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
| ||
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
| ||
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended | ||
by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 670/15-85)
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Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
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(a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the departments or
colleges of the Governors State | ||
University unless such student also has
satisfactorily | ||
completed:
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(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
| ||
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
| ||
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
| ||
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
| ||
(2) except that Governors State University may admit | ||
individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||
or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||
coursework taken, including career and technical | ||
vocational education
courses and courses taken in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A
of the School | ||
Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
| ||
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills | ||
expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Governors | ||
State University
shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code.
Governors State University may also
admit (i)
| ||
applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and | ||
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
|
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
| ||
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
| ||
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended | ||
by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 675/20-85)
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Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
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(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the
departments or colleges of the Illinois State | ||
University unless such student
also has satisfactorily | ||
completed:
| ||
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
| ||
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
| ||
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
| ||
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
|
education , agricultural education, or art;
| ||
(2) except that Illinois State University may admit | ||
individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||
or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||
coursework taken, including career and technical | ||
vocational education
courses and courses taken in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A
of the School | ||
Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
| ||
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills | ||
expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Illinois | ||
State University
shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code.
Illinois State University may also
admit (i)
| ||
applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and | ||
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
| ||
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
| ||
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
| ||
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | ||
amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 680/25-85)
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Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
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(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the
departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois | ||
University unless such
student also has satisfactorily | ||
completed:
| ||
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
| ||
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
| ||
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
| ||
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
| ||
(2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may | ||
admit individual
applicants
if it determines through | ||
assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||
outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and | ||
technical vocational education
courses and courses taken |
in a charter school established under Article 27A
of the | ||
School Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and | ||
skills
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and | ||
skills expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of | ||
Northeastern Illinois University
shall not discriminate in | ||
the University's admissions process against an
applicant | ||
for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a | ||
charter
school established under Article 27A of the School | ||
Code. Northeastern Illinois
University may also admit (i) | ||
applicants who did not have an opportunity to
complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and | ||
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
| ||
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite
to admission.
| ||
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
| ||
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is | ||
amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
| ||
(110 ILCS 685/30-85)
| ||
Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
| ||
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the
departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois | ||
University unless such student
also has satisfactorily | ||
completed:
| ||
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following
5 categories:
| ||
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
| ||
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
| ||
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
| ||
(2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit | ||
individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||
or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||
coursework taken, including career and technical | ||
vocational education
courses and courses taken in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A
of the School | ||
Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
| ||
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills | ||
expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Northern | ||
Illinois University
shall not discriminate in the |
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code.
Northern Illinois University may also admit (i)
| ||
applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and | ||
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
| ||
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
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(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the | ||
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | ||
by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 690/35-85)
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Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
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(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||
of the
departments or colleges of the Western Illinois | ||
University unless such student
also has satisfactorily | ||
completed:
| ||
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||
the following
5 categories:
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(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||
oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||
years may be collegiate level instruction;
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(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||
and government);
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(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||
advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||
fundamentals of computer programming);
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(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or | ||
agricultural sciences ); and
| ||
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language | ||
(which may be deemed to include American Sign | ||
Language), music, career and technical vocational
| ||
education , agricultural education, or art;
| ||
(2) except that Western Illinois University may admit | ||
individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||
or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||
coursework taken, including career and technical | ||
vocational education
courses and courses taken in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A
of the School | ||
Code, that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
| ||
substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills | ||
expected to be acquired in the high
school courses | ||
required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of Western | ||
Illinois University
shall not discriminate in the | ||
University's
admissions process against an applicant for | ||
admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a | ||
charter school established under Article 27A of the
School | ||
Code.
Western Illinois University may also
admit (i)
| ||
applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the | ||
minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
(ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are | ||
admitted to the formal organized special assistance
| ||
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||
providing that in
either case, the institution | ||
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||
courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||
course
deficiencies; and
| ||
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||
required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||
distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||
the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||
recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||
coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||
scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or | ||
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency | ||
test as a prerequisite to
admission.
| ||
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in | ||
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an | ||
application for admission to the University as a freshman | ||
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on | ||
active duty during the fall semester. The University may | ||
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who | ||
was on active duty during the fall semester. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-806, eff. 8-15-16.)
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