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92_HB0290

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning higher education.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The University of Illinois Act is amended by
 5    changing Section 8 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
 7        Sec. 8.  Admissions.
 8        (a)  No student shall be admitted to instruction  in  any
 9    of  the  departments  of  the  University  who shall not have
10    attained to the age of fifteen (15) years, and who shall  not
11    previously  undergo a satisfactory examination in each of the
12    branches ordinarily taught  in  the  common  schools  of  the
13    state.
14        (b)  In  addition, commencing in the fall of 1993, no new
15    student shall then or thereafter be admitted  to  instruction
16    in  any  of  the  departments  or  colleges of the University
17    unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
18             (1)  at least 15 units  of  high  school  coursework
19        from the following 5 categories:
20                  (A)  4  years  of  English (emphasizing written
21             and oral communications and literature), of which up
22             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
23                  (B)  3 years  of  social  studies  (emphasizing
24             history and government);
25                  (C)  3   years   of  mathematics  (introductory
26             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
27             fundamentals of computer programming);
28                  (D)  3 years of science (laboratory  sciences);
29             and
30                  (E)  2  years of electives in foreign language,
31             music, vocational education or art;
 
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 1             (2)  except that institutions may  admit  individual
 2        applicants   if   the   institution   determines  through
 3        assessment  or  through  evaluation  based  on   learning
 4        outcomes  of  the  coursework taken, including vocational
 5        education courses and courses taken in a  charter  school
 6        established  under  Article  27A of the School Code, that
 7        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
 8        substantially equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and  skills
 9        expected  to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school courses
10        required for admission.  The Board  of  Trustees  of  the
11        University  of  Illinois  shall  not  discriminate in the
12        University's admissions process against an applicant  for
13        admission  because  of  the  applicant's enrollment  in a
14        charter school  established  under  Article  27A  of  the
15        School  Code.   Institutions may also admit 1) applicants
16        who did not have an opportunity to complete  the  minimum
17        college  preparatory  curriculum  in  high school, and 2)
18        educationally disadvantaged applicants who  are  admitted
19        to  the formal organized special assistance programs that
20        are tailored to the needs  of  such  students,  providing
21        that  in either case, the institution incorporates in the
22        applicant's baccalaureate  curriculum  courses  or  other
23        academic    activities   that   compensate   for   course
24        deficiencies; and
25             (3)  except  that  up  to  3  of  the  15  units  of
26        coursework required by paragraph (1) of  this  subsection
27        may  be  distributed  by  deducting no more than one unit
28        each from the categories of social studies,  mathematics,
29        sciences  and  electives  and completing those 3 units in
30        any of  the  5  categories  of  coursework  described  in
31        paragraph (1).
32        (c)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
33    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
34    the coursework required by subsection (b).
 
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 1        (d)  A student who has graduated from high school and has
 2    scored  within  the University's accepted range on the ACT or
 3    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
 4    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
 5    to admission.
 6        (e)  In this subsection (e), "approved high school" means
 7    a 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
11    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
12    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
13    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
14    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
15    applicant under this subsection (e) had at least 10  students
16    graduate.
17        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
18    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
19    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
20    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
21    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
22    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
23    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
24    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
25    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
26    particular academic year under this subsection (e)  shall  be
27    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
28    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (e),  whether
29    applying for admission to this University or any other public
30    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
31    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
32    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
33    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
34    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
 
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 1    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
 2    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
 3    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
 4    University is required to admit under this subsection (e) for
 5    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
 6    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
 7    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
 8    (e), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
 9    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
10    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
11    any other entrance examination.
12        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (e),
13    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
14    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
15    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
16    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
17    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
18    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
19    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
20    subsection  (e)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
21    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (e)  does
22    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
23    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
24    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
25    the student is admitted under this subsection (e).
26    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

27        Section 10.  The Southern Illinois University  Management
28    Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:

29        (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
30        Sec. 8e.  Admissions.
31        (a)  Commencing in the fall of 1993, no new student shall
32    then  or  thereafter be admitted to instruction in any of the
 
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 1    departments or colleges of the University unless such student
 2    also has satisfactorily completed:
 3             (1)  at least 15 units  of  high  school  coursework
 4        from the following 5 categories:
 5                  (A)  4  years  of  English (emphasizing written
 6             and oral communications and literature), of which up
 7             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
 8                  (B)  3 years  of  social  studies  (emphasizing
 9             history and government);
10                  (C)  3   years   of  mathematics  (introductory
11             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
12             fundamentals of computer programming);
13                  (D)  3 years of science (laboratory  sciences);
14             and
15                  (E)  2  years of electives in foreign language,
16             music, vocational education  or art;
17             (2)  except that institutions may  admit  individual
18        applicants   if   the   institution   determines  through
19        assessment  or  through  evaluation  based  on   learning
20        outcomes  of  the  coursework taken, including vocational
21        education courses and courses taken in a  charter  school
22        established  under  Article  27A of the School Code, that
23        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
24        substantially equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and  skills
25        expected  to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school courses
26        required  for  admission.   The  Board  of  Trustees   of
27        Southern  Illinois  University  shall not discriminate in
28        the University's admissions process against an  applicant
29        for  admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
30        charter school  established  under  Article  27A  of  the
31        School  Code.   Institutions may also admit 1) applicants
32        who did not have an opportunity to complete  the  minimum
33        college  preparatory  curriculum  in  high school, and 2)
34        educationally disadvantaged applicants who  are  admitted
 
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 1        to  the formal organized special assistance programs that
 2        are tailored to the needs  of  such  students,  providing
 3        that  in either case, the institution incorporates in the
 4        applicant's baccalaureate  curriculum  courses  or  other
 5        academic    activities   that   compensate   for   course
 6        deficiencies; and
 7             (3)  except that up to 3 of 15 units  of  coursework
 8        required  by  paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection may be
 9        distributed by deducting no more than one unit each  from
10        the  categories  of social studies, mathematics, sciences
11        and electives and completing those 3 units in any of  the
12        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
13        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
14    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
15    the coursework required by subsection (a).
16        (c)  A student who has graduated from high school and has
17    scored  within  the University's accepted range on the ACT or
18    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
19    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
20    to admission.
21        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
22    a public high school located in this State or a  high  school
23    located  in  this State (whether designated as a high school,
24    secondary school, academy, preparatory school, or  otherwise)
25    that,   in  the  judgment  of  the  State  Superintendent  of
26    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
27    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
28    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
29    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
30    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
31    graduate.
32        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
33    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
34    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
 
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 1    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
 2    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
 3    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
 4    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
 5    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
 6    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
 7    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
 8    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
 9    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
10    applying for admission to this University or any other public
11    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
12    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
13    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
14    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
15    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
16    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
17    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
18    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
19    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
20    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
21    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
22    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
23    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
24    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
25    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
26    any other entrance examination.
27        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
28    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
29    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
30    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
31    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
32    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
33    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
34    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
 
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 1    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
 2    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
 3    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
 4    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
 5    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
 6    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
 7    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

 8        Section 15.  The Chicago State University Law is  amended
 9    by changing Section 5-85 as follows:

10        (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
11        Sec. 5-85.  Admission requirements.
12        (a)  No  new  student shall be admitted to instruction in
13    any of the departments  or  colleges  of  the  Chicago  State
14    University   unless  such  student  also  has  satisfactorily
15    completed:
16             (1)  at least 15 units  of  high  school  coursework
17        from the following 5 categories:
18                  (A)  4  years  of  English (emphasizing written
19             and oral communications and literature), of which up
20             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
21                  (B)  3 years  of  social  studies  (emphasizing
22             history and government);
23                  (C)  3   years   of  mathematics  (introductory
24             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
25             fundamentals of computer programming);
26                  (D)  3 years of science (laboratory  sciences);
27             and
28                  (E)  2  years of electives in foreign language,
29             music, vocational education  or art;
30             (2)  except that Chicago State University may  admit
31        individual applicants if it determines through assessment
32        or  through  evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
 
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 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
 5        equivalent to the knowledge and  skills  expected  to  be
 6        acquired   in   the  high  school  courses  required  for
 7        admission.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Chicago   State
 8        University  shall  not  discriminate  in the University's
 9        admissions process against  an  applicant  for  admission
10        because of the applicant's enrollment in a charter school
11        established under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago
12        State  University  may  also admit (i) applicants who did
13        not have an opportunity to complete the  minimum  college
14        preparatory   curriculum   in   high   school,  and  (ii)
15        educationally disadvantaged applicants who  are  admitted
16        to  the formal organized special assistance programs that
17        are tailored to the needs  of  such  students,  providing
18        that  in either case, the institution incorporates in the
19        applicant's baccalaureate  curriculum  courses  or  other
20        academic    activities   that   compensate   for   course
21        deficiencies; and
22             (3)  except that up to 3 of 15 units  of  coursework
23        required  by  paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection may be
24        distributed by deducting no more than one unit each  from
25        the  categories  of social studies, mathematics, sciences
26        and electives and completing those 3 units in any of  the
27        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
28        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
29    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
30    the coursework required by subsection (a).
31        (c)  A student who has graduated from high school and has
32    scored  within  the University's accepted range on the ACT or
33    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
34    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
 
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 1    to admission.
 2        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
 3    a 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
 7    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
 8    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
 9    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
10    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
11    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
12    graduate.
13        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
14    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
15    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
16    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
17    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
18    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
19    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
20    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
21    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
22    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
23    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
24    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
25    applying for admission to this University or any other public
26    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
27    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
28    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
29    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
30    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
31    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
32    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
33    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
34    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
 
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 1    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
 2    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
 3    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
 4    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
 5    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
 6    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
 7    any other entrance examination.
 8        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
 9    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
10    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
11    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
12    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
13    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
14    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
15    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
16    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
17    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
18    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
19    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
20    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
21    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
22    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

23        Section 20.   The  Eastern  Illinois  University  Law  is
24    amended by changing Section 10-85 as follows:

25        (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
26        Sec. 10-85.  Admission requirements.
27        (a)  No  new  student shall be admitted to instruction in
28    any of the departments or colleges of  the  Eastern  Illinois
29    University   unless  such  student  also  has  satisfactorily
30    completed:
31             (1)  at least 15 units  of  high  school  coursework
32        from the following 5 categories:
 
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 1                  (A)  4  years  of  English (emphasizing written
 2             and oral communications and literature), of which up
 3             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
 4                  (B)  3 years  of  social  studies  (emphasizing
 5             history and government);
 6                  (C)  3   years   of  mathematics  (introductory
 7             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
 8             fundamentals of computer programming);
 9                  (D)  3 years of science (laboratory  sciences);
10             and
11                  (E)  2  years of electives in foreign language,
12             music, vocational education  or art;
13             (2)  except that  Eastern  Illinois  University  may
14        admit  individual  applicants  if  it  determines through
15        assessment  or  through  evaluation  based  on   learning
16        outcomes  of  the  coursework taken, including vocational
17        education courses and courses taken in a  charter  school
18        established  under  Article  27A of the School Code, that
19        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
20        substantially equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and  skills
21        expected  to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school courses
22        required for admission. The Board of Trustees of  Eastern
23        Illinois   University   shall  not  discriminate  in  the
24        University's admissions process against an applicant  for
25        admission  because  of  the  applicant's  enrollment in a
26        charter school  established  under  Article  27A  of  the
27        School  Code.  Eastern Illinois University may also admit
28        (i)  applicants  who  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to
29        complete the minimum college  preparatory  curriculum  in
30        high   school,   and   (ii)  educationally  disadvantaged
31        applicants who  are  admitted  to  the  formal  organized
32        special  assistance  programs  that  are  tailored to the
33        needs of such students, providing that  in  either  case,
34        the   institution   incorporates   in   the   applicant's
 
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 1        baccalaureate   curriculum   courses  or  other  academic
 2        activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
 3             (3)  except that up to 3 of 15 units  of  coursework
 4        required  by  paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection may be
 5        distributed by deducting no more than one unit each  from
 6        the  categories  of social studies, mathematics, sciences
 7        and electives and completing those 3 units in any of  the
 8        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
 9        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
10    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
11    the coursework required by subsection (a).
12        (c)  A student who has graduated from high school and has
13    scored  within  the University's accepted range on the ACT or
14    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
15    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
16    to admission.
17        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
18    a public high school located in this State or a  high  school
19    located  in  this State (whether designated as a high school,
20    secondary school, academy, preparatory school, or  otherwise)
21    that,   in  the  judgment  of  the  State  Superintendent  of
22    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
23    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
24    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
25    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
26    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
27    graduate.
28        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
29    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
30    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
31    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
32    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
33    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
34    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
 
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 1    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
 2    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
 3    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
 4    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
 5    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
 6    applying for admission to this University or any other public
 7    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
 8    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
 9    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
10    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
11    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
12    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
13    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
14    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
15    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
16    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
17    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
18    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
19    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
20    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
21    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
22    any other entrance examination.
23        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
24    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
25    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
26    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
27    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
28    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
29    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
30    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
31    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
32    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
33    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
34    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
 
                            -15-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
 2    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
 3    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

 4        Section  25.   The  Governors  State  University  Law  is
 5    amended by changing Section 15-85 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
 7        Sec. 15-85.  Admission requirements.
 8        (a)  No new student shall be admitted to  instruction  in
 9    any  of  the  departments  or colleges of the Governors State
10    University  unless  such  student  also  has   satisfactorily
11    completed:
12             (1)  at  least  15  units  of high school coursework
13        from the following 5 categories:
14                  (A)  4 years of  English  (emphasizing  written
15             and oral communications and literature), of which up
16             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
17                  (B)  3  years  of  social  studies (emphasizing
18             history and government);
19                  (C)  3  years  of   mathematics   (introductory
20             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
21             fundamentals of computer programming);
22                  (D)  3  years of science (laboratory sciences);
23             and
24                  (E)  2 years of electives in foreign  language,
25             music, vocational education  or art;
26             (2)  except  that  Governors  State  University  may
27        admit  individual  applicants  if  it  determines through
28        assessment  or  through  evaluation  based  on   learning
29        outcomes  of  the  coursework taken, including vocational
30        education courses and courses taken in a  charter  school
31        established  under  Article  27A of the School Code, that
32        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
 
                            -16-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1        substantially equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and  skills
 2        expected  to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school courses
 3        required  for  admission.  The  Board  of   Trustees   of
 4        Governors  State University shall not discriminate in the
 5        University's admissions process against an applicant  for
 6        admission  because  of  the  applicant's  enrollment in a
 7        charter school  established  under  Article  27A  of  the
 8        School  Code.  Governors  State University may also admit
 9        (i)  applicants  who  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to
10        complete the minimum college  preparatory  curriculum  in
11        high   school,   and   (ii)  educationally  disadvantaged
12        applicants who  are  admitted  to  the  formal  organized
13        special  assistance  programs  that  are  tailored to the
14        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
23        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
24        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
25    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
26    the coursework required by subsection (a).
27        (c)  A student who has graduated from high school and has
28    scored  within  the University's accepted range on the ACT or
29    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
30    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
31    to admission.
32        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
33    a public high school located in this State or a  high  school
34    located  in  this State (whether designated as a high school,
 
                            -17-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    secondary school, academy, preparatory school, or  otherwise)
 2    that,   in  the  judgment  of  the  State  Superintendent  of
 3    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
 4    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
 5    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
 6    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
 7    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
 8    graduate.
 9        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
10    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
11    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
12    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
13    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
14    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
15    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
16    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
17    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
18    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
19    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
20    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
21    applying for admission to this University or any other public
22    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
23    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
24    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
25    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
26    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
27    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
28    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
29    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
30    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
31    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
32    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
33    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
34    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
 
                            -18-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
 2    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
 3    any other entrance examination.
 4        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
 5    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
 6    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
 7    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
 8    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
 9    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
10    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
11    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
12    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
13    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
14    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
15    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
16    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
17    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
18    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

19        Section 30.  The Illinois State University Law is amended
20    by changing Section 20-85 as follows:

21        (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
22        Sec. 20-85.  Admission requirements.
23        (a)  No new student shall be admitted to  instruction  in
24    any  of  the  departments  or  colleges of the Illinois State
25    University  unless  such  student  also  has   satisfactorily
26    completed:
27             (1)  at  least  15  units  of high school coursework
28        from the following 5 categories:
29                  (A)  4 years of  English  (emphasizing  written
30             and oral communications and literature), of which up
31             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
32                  (B)  3  years  of  social  studies (emphasizing
 
                            -19-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1             history and government);
 2                  (C)  3  years  of   mathematics   (introductory
 3             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
 4             fundamentals of computer programming);
 5                  (D)  3  years of science (laboratory sciences);
 6             and
 7                  (E)  2 years of electives in foreign  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
16        equivalent to the knowledge and  skills  expected  to  be
17        acquired   in   the  high  school  courses  required  for
18        admission.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Illinois  State
19        University shall not  discriminate  in  the  University's
20        admissions  process  against  an  applicant for admission
21        because of the applicant's enrollment in a charter school
22        established  under  Article  27A  of  the  School   Code.
23        Illinois  State  University may also admit (i) applicants
24        who did not have an opportunity to complete  the  minimum
25        college  preparatory  curriculum in high school, and (ii)
26        educationally disadvantaged applicants who  are  admitted
27        to  the formal organized special assistance programs that
28        are tailored to the needs  of  such  students,  providing
29        that  in either case, the institution incorporates in the
30        applicant's baccalaureate  curriculum  courses  or  other
31        academic    activities   that   compensate   for   course
32        deficiencies; and
33             (3)  except that up to 3 of 15 units  of  coursework
34        required  by  paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection may be
 
                            -20-               LRB9203785NTsb
 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
 4        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
 5        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
 6    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
 7    the 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
10    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
11    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
12    to admission.
13        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
14    a 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
18    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
19    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
20    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
21    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
22    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
23    graduate.
24        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
25    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
26    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
27    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
28    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
29    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
30    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
31    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
32    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
33    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
34    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
 
                            -21-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
 2    applying for admission to this University or any other public
 3    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
 4    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
 5    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
 6    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
 7    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
 8    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
 9    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
10    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
11    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
12    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
13    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
14    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
15    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
16    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
17    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
18    any other entrance examination.
19        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
20    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
21    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
22    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
23    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
24    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
25    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
26    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
27    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
28    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
29    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
30    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
31    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
32    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
33    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
 
                            -22-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1        Section 35.  The Northeastern Illinois University Law  is
 2    amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:

 3        (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
 4        Sec. 25-85.  Admission requirements.
 5        (a)  No  new  student shall be admitted to instruction in
 6    any of  the  departments  or  colleges  of  the  Northeastern
 7    Illinois    University   unless   such   student   also   has
 8    satisfactorily completed:
 9             (1)  at least 15 units  of  high  school  coursework
10        from the following 5 categories:
11                  (A)  4  years  of  English (emphasizing written
12             and oral communications and literature), of which up
13             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
14                  (B)  3 years  of  social  studies  (emphasizing
15             history and government);
16                  (C)  3   years   of  mathematics  (introductory
17             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
18             fundamentals of computer programming);
19                  (D)  3 years of science (laboratory  sciences);
20             and
21                  (E)  2  years of electives in foreign language,
22             music, vocational education  or art;
23             (2)  except that  Northeastern  Illinois  University
24        may  admit individual applicants if it determines through
25        assessment  or  through  evaluation  based  on   learning
26        outcomes  of  the  coursework taken, including vocational
27        education courses and courses taken in a  charter  school
28        established  under  Article  27A of the School Code, that
29        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
30        substantially equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and  skills
31        expected  to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school courses
32        required  for  admission.  The  Board  of   Trustees   of
33        Northeastern  Illinois  University shall not discriminate
 
                            -23-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1        in  the  University's  admissions  process   against   an
 2        applicant   for  admission  because  of  the  applicant's
 3        enrollment in a charter school established under  Article
 4        27A of the School Code.  Northeastern Illinois University
 5        may  also  admit  (i)  applicants  who  did  not  have an
 6        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
10        to the needs of such students, providing that  in  either
11        case,  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
19        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
20        (b)  When allocating funds,  local  boards  of  education
21    shall  recognize  their obligation to their students to offer
22    the 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
25    SAT  shall  not  be  required  to  take the high school level
26    General Educational Development (GED) Test as a  prerequisite
27    to admission.
28        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
29    a  public  high school located in this State or a high school
30    located in this State (whether designated as a  high  school,
31    secondary  school, academy, preparatory school, or otherwise)
32    that,  in  the  judgment  of  the  State  Superintendent   of
33    Education,  provides a course of instruction at the secondary
34    level and maintains standards  of  instruction  substantially
 
                            -24-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    equivalent  to  those  of  the public high schools located in
 2    this  State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of   an
 3    applicant  under this subsection (d) had at least 10 students
 4    graduate.
 5        Subject to the other provisions of this Section, for  the
 6    2002-2003  academic  year  and each academic year thereafter,
 7    the University shall admit an applicant for admission to  the
 8    University  as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the applicant
 9    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
10    year for which the applicant is applying for  admission  from
11    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
12    5%  of the student's high school graduating class. The number
13    of applicants that the University is required to admit for  a
14    particular  academic  year under this subsection (d) shall be
15    limited as provided under this paragraph.  The  total  number
16    of  persons  who  qualify  under this subsection (d), whether
17    applying for admission to this University or any other public
18    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
19    particular academic year, shall be multiplied by  the  number
20    of  openings for admission as an undergraduate student at the
21    University for that academic year.   This  product  shall  be
22    divided  by  the total number of openings for admission as an
23    undergraduate student at all of the  public  universities  in
24    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
25    constitute   the   maximum  number  of  applicants  that  the
26    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
27    that academic year.  The figures set forth in this  paragraph
28    shall  be  determined  and  calculated by the Board of Higher
29    Education. To qualify for  admission  under  this  subsection
30    (d),  an  applicant  must  submit  an  application before the
31    expiration of any application filing deadline established  by
32    the  University,  but  does not have to take the ACT, SAT, or
33    any other entrance examination.
34        After admitting an applicant under this  subsection  (d),
 
                            -25-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    the  University  shall  review the applicant's record and any
 2    other  factor  the  University   considers   appropriate   to
 3    determine   whether  the  applicant  may  require  additional
 4    preparation for college-level  work  or  would  benefit  from
 5    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
 6    a   student   so  identified  to  enroll  during  the  summer
 7    immediately  after  the  student  is  admitted   under   this
 8    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
 9    courses  and  orientation programs.  This subsection (d) does
10    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
11    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
12    if the student chooses, during the summer  immediately  after
13    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
14    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

15        Section  40.   The  Northern  Illinois  University Law is
16    amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:

17        (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
18        Sec. 30-85.  Admission requirements.
19        (a)  No new student shall be admitted to  instruction  in
20    any  of  the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
21    University  unless  such  student  also  has   satisfactorily
22    completed:
23             (1)  at  least  15  units  of high school coursework
24        from the following 5 categories:
25                  (A)  4 years of  English  (emphasizing  written
26             and oral communications and literature), of which up
27             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
28                  (B)  3  years  of  social  studies (emphasizing
29             history and government);
30                  (C)  3  years  of   mathematics   (introductory
31             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
32             fundamentals of computer programming);
 
                            -26-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1                  (D)  3  years of science (laboratory sciences);
 2             and
 3                  (E)  2 years of electives in foreign  language,
 4             music, vocational education  or art;
 5             (2)  except  that  Northern  Illinois University may
 6        admit individual  applicants  if  it  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
11        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
12        substantially  equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and skills
13        expected to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school  courses
14        required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Northern
15        Illinois   University   shall  not  discriminate  in  the
16        University's admissions process against an applicant  for
17        admission  because  of  the  applicant's  enrollment in a
18        charter school  established  under  Article  27A  of  the
19        School  Code. Northern Illinois University may also admit
20        (i)  applicants  who  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to
21        complete the minimum college  preparatory  curriculum  in
22        high   school,   and   (ii)  educationally  disadvantaged
23        applicants who  are  admitted  to  the  formal  organized
24        special  assistance  programs  that  are  tailored to the
25        needs of such students, providing that  in  either  case,
26        the   institution   incorporates   in   the   applicant's
27        baccalaureate   curriculum   courses  or  other  academic
28        activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
29             (3)  except that up to 3 of 15 units  of  coursework
30        required  by  paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection may be
31        distributed by deducting no more than one unit each  from
32        the  categories  of social studies, mathematics, sciences
33        and electives and completing those 3 units in any of  the
34        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
 
                            -27-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
 2    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
 3    the 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
 6    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
 7    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
 8    to admission.
 9        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
10    a 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
14    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
15    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
16    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
17    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
18    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
19    graduate.
20        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
21    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
22    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
23    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
24    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
25    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
26    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
27    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
28    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
29    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
30    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
31    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
32    applying for admission to this University or any other public
33    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
34    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
 
                            -28-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
 2    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
 3    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
 4    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
 5    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
 6    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
 7    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
 8    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
 9    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
10    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
11    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
12    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
13    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
14    any other entrance examination.
15        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
16    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
17    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
18    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
19    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
20    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
21    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
22    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
23    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
24    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
25    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
26    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
27    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
28    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
29    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

30        Section 45.   The  Western  Illinois  University  Law  is
31    amended by changing Section 35-85 as follows:

32        (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
 
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 1        Sec. 35-85.  Admission requirements.
 2        (a)  No  new  student shall be admitted to instruction in
 3    any of the departments or colleges of  the  Western  Illinois
 4    University   unless  such  student  also  has  satisfactorily
 5    completed:
 6             (1)  at least 15 units  of  high  school  coursework
 7        from the following 5 categories:
 8                  (A)  4  years  of  English (emphasizing written
 9             and oral communications and literature), of which up
10             to 2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
11                  (B)  3 years  of  social  studies  (emphasizing
12             history and government);
13                  (C)  3   years   of  mathematics  (introductory
14             through advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
15             fundamentals of computer programming);
16                  (D)  3 years of science (laboratory  sciences);
17             and
18                  (E)  2  years of electives in foreign language,
19             music, vocational education  or art;
20             (2)  except that  Western  Illinois  University  may
21        admit  individual  applicants  if  it  determines through
22        assessment  or  through  evaluation  based  on   learning
23        outcomes  of  the  coursework taken, including vocational
24        education courses and courses taken in a  charter  school
25        established  under  Article  27A of the School Code, that
26        the   applicant   demonstrates   knowledge   and   skills
27        substantially equivalent  to  the  knowledge  and  skills
28        expected  to  be  acquired  in  the  high  school courses
29        required for admission. The Board of Trustees of  Western
30        Illinois   University   shall  not  discriminate  in  the
31        University's admissions process against an applicant  for
32        admission  because  of  the  applicant's  enrollment in a
33        charter school  established  under  Article  27A  of  the
34        School  Code.  Western Illinois University may also admit
 
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 1        (i)  applicants  who  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to
 2        complete the minimum college  preparatory  curriculum  in
 3        high   school,   and   (ii)  educationally  disadvantaged
 4        applicants who  are  admitted  to  the  formal  organized
 5        special  assistance  programs  that  are  tailored to the
 6        needs of such students, providing that  in  either  case,
 7        the   institution   incorporates   in   the   applicant's
 8        baccalaureate   curriculum   courses  or  other  academic
 9        activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
10             (3)  except that up to 3 of 15 units  of  coursework
11        required  by  paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection may be
12        distributed by deducting no more than one unit each  from
13        the  categories  of social studies, mathematics, sciences
14        and electives and completing those 3 units in any of  the
15        5 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
16        (b)  When  allocating  funds,  local  boards of education
17    shall recognize their obligation to their students  to  offer
18    the coursework required by subsection (a).
19        (c)  A student who has graduated from high school and has
20    scored  within  the University's accepted range on the ACT or
21    SAT shall not be required  to  take  the  high  school  level
22    General  Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
23    to admission.
24        (d)  In this subsection (d), "approved high school" means
25    a public high school located in this State or a  high  school
26    located  in  this State (whether designated as a high school,
27    secondary school, academy, preparatory school, or  otherwise)
28    that,   in  the  judgment  of  the  State  Superintendent  of
29    Education, provides a course of instruction at the  secondary
30    level  and  maintains  standards of instruction substantially
31    equivalent to those of the public  high  schools  located  in
32    this   State,  provided  that  the  graduating  class  of  an
33    applicant under this subsection (d) had at least 10  students
34    graduate.
 
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 1        Subject  to the other provisions of this Section, for the
 2    2002-2003 academic year and each  academic  year  thereafter,
 3    the  University shall admit an applicant for admission to the
 4    University as  an  undergraduate  student  if  the  applicant
 5    graduated in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic
 6    year  for  which the applicant is applying for admission from
 7    an approved high school with a grade point average in the top
 8    5% of the student's high school graduating class. The  number
 9    of  applicants that the University is required to admit for a
10    particular academic year under this subsection (d)  shall  be
11    limited  as  provided under this paragraph.  The total number
12    of persons who qualify under  this  subsection  (d),  whether
13    applying for admission to this University or any other public
14    university in this State as an undergraduate student for that
15    particular  academic  year, shall be multiplied by the number
16    of openings for admission as an undergraduate student at  the
17    University  for  that  academic  year.  This product shall be
18    divided by the total number of openings for admission  as  an
19    undergraduate  student  at  all of the public universities in
20    this  State  for  that  academic  year.   This  number  shall
21    constitute  the  maximum  number  of  applicants   that   the
22    University is required to admit under this subsection (d) for
23    that  academic year.  The figures set forth in this paragraph
24    shall be determined and calculated by  the  Board  of  Higher
25    Education.  To  qualify  for  admission under this subsection
26    (d), an applicant  must  submit  an  application  before  the
27    expiration  of any application filing deadline established by
28    the University, but does not have to take the  ACT,  SAT,  or
29    any other entrance examination.
30        After  admitting  an applicant under this subsection (d),
31    the University shall review the applicant's  record  and  any
32    other   factor   the   University  considers  appropriate  to
33    determine  whether  the  applicant  may  require   additional
34    preparation  for  college-level  work  or  would benefit from
 
                            -32-               LRB9203785NTsb
 1    inclusion in a retention program.  The University may require
 2    a  student  so  identified  to  enroll  during   the   summer
 3    immediately   after   the  student  is  admitted  under  this
 4    subsection  (d)  to  participate  in  appropriate  enrichment
 5    courses and orientation programs.  This subsection  (d)  does
 6    not  prohibit  a  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need
 7    additional preparation for college-level work from enrolling,
 8    if  the  student chooses, during the summer immediately after
 9    the student is admitted under this subsection (d).
10    (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)

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