98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB1944

 

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 205/9.07  from Ch. 144, par. 189.07
110 ILCS 305/8  from Ch. 144, par. 28
110 ILCS 520/8e  from Ch. 144, par. 658e
110 ILCS 660/5-85
110 ILCS 665/10-85
110 ILCS 670/15-85
110 ILCS 675/20-85
110 ILCS 680/25-85
110 ILCS 685/30-85
110 ILCS 690/35-85

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities in Illinois. Provides that, beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, a university must admit an applicant for admission to the university as an undergraduate student if the applicant (1) will graduate from an approved high school in the school year immediately preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission; (2) has a high school cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, at the time of application; (3) has received a composite score of 28 or higher on the ACT national college admissions examination; (4) enters into an agreement with the university that he or she will major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field; and (5) submits the application before the expiration of any application filing deadline established by the university. Makes related changes, including in the Board of Higher Education Act.


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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
5changing Section 9.07 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 205/9.07)  (from Ch. 144, par. 189.07)
7    Sec. 9.07. Admission standards.
8    (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), to
9establish minimum admission standards for public community
10colleges, colleges and state universities. However,
11notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or any
12other law of this State, the minimum admission standards
13established by the Board shall not directly or indirectly
14authorize or require a State college or university to
15discriminate in the admissions process against an applicant for
16admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a charter
17school established under Article 27A of the School Code.
18Admission standards for out-of-state students may be higher
19than for Illinois residents.
20    The minimum admission standards for State universities
21shall incorporate the provisions of subsection (e) of Section 8
22of the University of Illinois Act, subsection (d) of Section 8e
23of the Southern Illinois University Management Act, subsection

 

 

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1(d) of Section 5-85 of the Chicago State University Law,
2subsection (d) of Section 10-85 of the Eastern Illinois
3University Law, subsection (d) of Section 15-85 of the
4Governors State University Law, subsection (d) of Section 20-85
5of the Illinois State University Law, subsection (d) of Section
625-85 of the Northeastern Illinois University Law, subsection
7(d) of Section 30-85 of the Northern Illinois University Law,
8and subsection (d) of Section 35-85 of the Western Illinois
9University Law.
10    (b) Implementation of the new statewide minimum admission
11requirements and standards for public colleges and
12universities in Illinois established and announced by the Board
13in December, 1985 shall be deferred as provided in this
14subsection. The Board shall not attempt to implement or
15otherwise effect adoption and establishment of those minimum
16admission requirements and standards in any public community
17college, college or State university prior to the fall of 1993,
18and no public community college, college or State university
19shall be under any duty or obligation to implement, establish
20or otherwise apply those minimum admission requirements and
21standards to any entering freshmen prior to the fall of 1993.
22The Board of Higher Education shall provide the State
23Superintendent of Education, on or before January 1, 1990,
24descriptions of course content, and such other criteria as are
25necessary to determine and certify whether all school districts
26maintaining grades 9-12 are offering courses which satisfy the

 

 

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1minimum admission requirements and standards established and
2announced by the Board. In addition, there shall be established
3a 9 member committee composed of 3 members selected by the
4Board of Higher Education, 3 members selected by the State
5Superintendent of Education and 3 members selected by the
6President of the Illinois Vocational Association. The
7committee shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective
8date of this amendatory Act. It shall be the duty and
9responsibility of the committee to identify and develop courses
10and curricula in the vocational education area which meet the
11minimum admission requirements and standards to be established
12and implemented under this Section. The first meeting of the
13committee shall be called by the Executive Director of the
14Board of Higher Education within 10 days after the committee is
15appointed. At its first meeting the committee shall organize
16and elect a chairperson. The committee's report shall be
17prepared and submitted by the committee to the Board of Higher
18Education, the Illinois State Board of Education and the
19General Assembly by April 1, 1989.
20    (c) By March 1, 1980, the Boards shall develop guidelines
21which: (1) place the emphasis on postsecondary remedial
22programs at Public Community Colleges and (2) reduces the role
23of the state universities in offering remedial programs. By
24June 30, 1981, the Board shall report to the General Assembly
25the progress made toward this transition in the emphasis on
26remedial programs at the postsecondary level and any

 

 

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1legislative action that it deems appropriate. Under the
2guidelines, if a State university determines that a student
3needs remedial coursework, then the university must require
4that the student complete the remedial coursework before
5pursuing his or her major course of study.
6(Source: P.A. 95-272, eff. 8-17-07.)
 
7    Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
8changing Section 8 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 305/8)  (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
10    Sec. 8. Admissions.
11    (a) (Blank).
12    (b) Commencing In addition, commencing in the fall of 1993,
13no new student shall then or thereafter be admitted to
14instruction in any of the departments or colleges of the
15University unless such student also has satisfactorily
16completed:
17        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
18    the following 5 categories:
19            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
20        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
21        years may be collegiate level instruction;
22            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
23        and government);
24            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

 

 

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1        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
2        fundamentals of computer programming);
3            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
4            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
5        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
6        music, vocational education or art;
7        (2) except that institutions may admit individual
8    applicants if the institution determines through
9    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
10    outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational
11    education courses and courses taken in a charter school
12    established under Article 27A of the School Code, that the
13    applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially
14    equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be
15    acquired in the high school courses required for admission.
16    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall
17    not discriminate in the University's admissions process
18    against an applicant for admission because of the
19    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
20    under Article 27A of the School Code. Institutions may also
21    admit 1) applicants who did not have an opportunity to
22    complete the minimum college preparatory curriculum in
23    high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged applicants
24    who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
25    programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
26    providing that in either case, the institution

 

 

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1    incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
2    courses or other academic activities that compensate for
3    course deficiencies; and
4        (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework
5    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
6    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
7    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
8    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
9    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
10    (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
11recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
12coursework required by subsection (b).
13    (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has
14scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
15shall not be required to take the high school level General
16Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
17admission.
18    (e) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
19University must admit an applicant for admission to the
20University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
21all of the following requirements:
22        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
23    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
24    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
25    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
26    admission.

 

 

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1        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
2    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
3    equivalent, at the time of application.
4        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
5    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
6        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
7    University that he or she will major in a science,
8    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
9        (5) He or she submits the application before the
10    expiration of any application filing deadline established
11    by the University.
12    Admission to the University under this subsection (e)
13entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
14of study or department at the University to fulfill the
15agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (e).
16The Board of Trustees shall determine in what manner an
17applicant must fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a
18failure to fulfill the agreement, and what the consequences are
19for failing to fulfill the agreement.
20    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (e), the
21University shall review the applicant's record and any other
22factors the University considers appropriate to determine
23whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
24college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
25retention program.
26(Source: P.A. 96-203, eff. 8-10-09; 96-843, eff. 6-1-10;

 

 

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196-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
2    Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
3Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 520/8e)  (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
5    Sec. 8e. Admissions.
6    (a) Commencing in the fall of 1993, no new student shall
7then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in any of the
8departments or colleges of the University unless such student
9also has satisfactorily completed:
10        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
11    the following 5 categories:
12            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
13        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
14        years may be collegiate level instruction;
15            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
16        and government);
17            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
18        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
19        fundamentals of computer programming);
20            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
21            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
22        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
23        music, vocational education or art;
24        (2) except that institutions may admit individual

 

 

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1    applicants if the institution determines through
2    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
3    outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational
4    education courses and courses taken in a charter school
5    established under Article 27A of the School Code, that the
6    applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially
7    equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be
8    acquired in the high school courses required for admission.
9    The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University shall
10    not discriminate in the University's admissions process
11    against an applicant for admission because of the
12    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
13    under Article 27A of the School Code. Institutions may also
14    admit 1) applicants who did not have an opportunity to
15    complete the minimum college preparatory curriculum in
16    high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged applicants
17    who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
18    programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
19    providing that in either case, the institution
20    incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
21    courses or other academic activities that compensate for
22    course deficiencies; and
23        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
24    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
25    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
26    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

 

 

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1    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
2    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
3    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
4recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
5coursework required by subsection (a).
6    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
7scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
8shall not be required to take the high school level General
9Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
10admission.
11    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
12University must admit an applicant for admission to the
13University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
14all of the following requirements:
15        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
16    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
17    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
18    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
19    admission.
20        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
21    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
22    equivalent, at the time of application.
23        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
24    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
25        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
26    University that he or she will major in a science,

 

 

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1    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
2        (5) He or she submits the application before the
3    expiration of any application filing deadline established
4    by the University.
5    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
6entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
7of study or department at the University to fulfill the
8agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
9The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
10fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
11the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
12fulfill the agreement.
13    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
14University shall review the applicant's record and any other
15factors the University considers appropriate to determine
16whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
17college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
18retention program.
19(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
20    Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
21changing Section 5-85 as follows:
 
22    (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
23    Sec. 5-85. Admission requirements.
24    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

 

 

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1of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
2unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
3        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
4    the following 5 categories:
5            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
6        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
7        years may be collegiate level instruction;
8            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
9        and government);
10            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
11        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
12        fundamentals of computer programming);
13            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
14            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
15        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
16        music, vocational education or art;
17        (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
18    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
19    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
20    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
21    and courses taken in a charter school established under
22    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
23    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
24    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
25    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
26    Trustees of Chicago State University shall not

 

 

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1    discriminate in the University's admissions process
2    against an applicant for admission because of the
3    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
4    under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
5    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
6    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
7    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
8    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
9    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
10    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
11    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
12    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
13    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
14        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
15    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
16    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
17    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
18    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
19    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
20    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
21recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
22coursework required by subsection (a).
23    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
24scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
25shall not be required to take the high school level General
26Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to

 

 

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1admission.
2    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
3University must admit an applicant for admission to the
4University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
5all of the following requirements:
6        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
7    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
8    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
9    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
10    admission.
11        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
12    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
13    equivalent, at the time of application.
14        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
15    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
16        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
17    University that he or she will major in a science,
18    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
19        (5) He or she submits the application before the
20    expiration of any application filing deadline established
21    by the University.
22    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
23entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
24of study or department at the University to fulfill the
25agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
26The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must

 

 

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1fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
2the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
3fulfill the agreement.
4    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
5University shall review the applicant's record and any other
6factors the University considers appropriate to determine
7whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
8college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
9retention program.
10(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
11    Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
12by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
14    Sec. 10-85. Admission requirements.
15    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
16of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
17University unless such student also has satisfactorily
18completed:
19        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
20    the following 5 categories:
21            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
22        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
23        years may be collegiate level instruction;
24            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

 

 

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

 

 

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1    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
2    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
3    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
4    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
5    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
6        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
7    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
8    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
9    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
10    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
11    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
12    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
13recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
14coursework required by subsection (a).
15    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
16scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
17shall not be required to take the high school level General
18Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
19admission.
20    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
21University must admit an applicant for admission to the
22University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
23all of the following requirements:
24        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
25    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
26    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding

 

 

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1    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
2    admission.
3        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
4    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
5    equivalent, at the time of application.
6        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
7    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
8        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
9    University that he or she will major in a science,
10    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
11        (5) He or she submits the application before the
12    expiration of any application filing deadline established
13    by the University.
14    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
15entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
16of study or department at the University to fulfill the
17agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
18The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
19fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
20the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
21fulfill the agreement.
22    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
23University shall review the applicant's record and any other
24factors the University considers appropriate to determine
25whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
26college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a

 

 

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1retention program.
2(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
3    Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
4by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
6    Sec. 15-85. Admission requirements.
7    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
8of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
9University unless such student also has satisfactorily
10completed:
11        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
12    the following 5 categories:
13            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
14        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
15        years may be collegiate level instruction;
16            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
17        and government);
18            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
19        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
20        fundamentals of computer programming);
21            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
22            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
23        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
24        music, vocational education or art;

 

 

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1        (2) except that Governors State University may admit
2    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
3    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
4    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
5    and courses taken in a charter school established under
6    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
7    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
8    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
9    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
10    Trustees of Governors State University shall not
11    discriminate in the University's admissions process
12    against an applicant for admission because of the
13    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
14    under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State
15    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
16    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
17    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
18    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
19    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
20    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
21    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
22    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
23    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
24        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
25    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
26    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

 

 

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1    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
2    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
3    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
4    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
5recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
6coursework required by subsection (a).
7    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
8scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
9shall not be required to take the high school level General
10Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
11admission.
12    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
13University must admit an applicant for admission to the
14University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
15all of the following requirements:
16        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
17    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
18    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
19    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
20    admission.
21        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
22    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
23    equivalent, at the time of application.
24        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
25    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
26        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the

 

 

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1    University that he or she will major in a science,
2    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
3        (5) He or she submits the application before the
4    expiration of any application filing deadline established
5    by the University.
6    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
7entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
8of study or department at the University to fulfill the
9agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
10The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
11fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
12the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
13fulfill the agreement.
14    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
15University shall review the applicant's record and any other
16factors the University considers appropriate to determine
17whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
18college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
19retention program.
20(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
21    Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
22changing Section 20-85 as follows:
 
23    (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
24    Sec. 20-85. Admission requirements.

 

 

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

 

 

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1    Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
2    discriminate in the University's admissions process
3    against an applicant for admission because of the
4    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
5    under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
6    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
7    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
8    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
9    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
10    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
11    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
12    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
13    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
14    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
15        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
16    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
17    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
18    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
19    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
20    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
21    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
22recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
23coursework required by subsection (a).
24    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
25scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
26shall not be required to take the high school level General

 

 

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1Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
2admission.
3    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
4University must admit an applicant for admission to the
5University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
6all of the following requirements:
7        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
8    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
9    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
10    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
11    admission.
12        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
13    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
14    equivalent, at the time of application.
15        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
16    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
17        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
18    University that he or she will major in a science,
19    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
20        (5) He or she submits the application before the
21    expiration of any application filing deadline established
22    by the University.
23    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
24entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
25of study or department at the University to fulfill the
26agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).

 

 

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1The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
2fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
3the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
4fulfill the agreement.
5    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
6University shall review the applicant's record and any other
7factors the University considers appropriate to determine
8whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
9college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
10retention program.
11(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
12    Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
13amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
15    Sec. 25-85. Admission requirements.
16    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
17of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
18University unless such student also has satisfactorily
19completed:
20        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
21    the following 5 categories:
22            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
23        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
24        years may be collegiate level instruction;

 

 

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

 

 

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1    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
2    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
3    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
4    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
5    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
6    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
7        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
8    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
9    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
10    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
11    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
12    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
13    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
14recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
15coursework required by subsection (a).
16    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
17scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
18shall not be required to take the high school level General
19Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
20admission.
21    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
22University must admit an applicant for admission to the
23University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
24all of the following requirements:
25        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
26    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student

 

 

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1    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
2    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
3    admission.
4        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
5    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
6    equivalent, at the time of application.
7        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
8    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
9        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
10    University that he or she will major in a science,
11    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
12        (5) He or she submits the application before the
13    expiration of any application filing deadline established
14    by the University.
15    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
16entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
17of study or department at the University to fulfill the
18agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
19The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
20fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
21the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
22fulfill the agreement.
23    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
24University shall review the applicant's record and any other
25factors the University considers appropriate to determine
26whether the applicant may require additional preparation for

 

 

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1college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
2retention program.
3(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
4    Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
5by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
7    Sec. 30-85. Admission requirements.
8    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
9of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
10University unless such student also has satisfactorily
11completed:
12        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
13    the following 5 categories:
14            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
15        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
16        years may be collegiate level instruction;
17            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
18        and government);
19            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
20        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
21        fundamentals of computer programming);
22            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
23            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
24        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),

 

 

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1        music, vocational education or art;
2        (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit
3    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
4    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
5    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
6    and courses taken in a charter school established under
7    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
8    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
9    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
10    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
11    Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not
12    discriminate in the University's admissions process
13    against an applicant for admission because of the
14    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
15    under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois
16    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
17    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
18    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
19    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
20    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
21    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
22    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
23    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
24    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
25        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
26    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

 

 

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1    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
2    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
3    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
4    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
5    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
6recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
7coursework required by subsection (a).
8    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
9scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
10shall not be required to take the high school level General
11Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
12admission.
13    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
14University must admit an applicant for admission to the
15University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
16all of the following requirements:
17        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
18    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
19    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
20    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
21    admission.
22        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
23    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
24    equivalent, at the time of application.
25        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
26    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.

 

 

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1        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
2    University that he or she will major in a science,
3    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
4        (5) He or she submits the application before the
5    expiration of any application filing deadline established
6    by the University.
7    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
8entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college
9of study or department at the University to fulfill the
10agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
11The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
12fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
13the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
14fulfill the agreement.
15    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
16University shall review the applicant's record and any other
17factors the University considers appropriate to determine
18whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
19college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
20retention program.
21(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
22    Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
23by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
 
24    (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 any
3of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
4University unless such student also has satisfactorily
5completed:
6        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
7    the following 5 categories:
8            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
9        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
10        years may be collegiate level instruction;
11            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
12        and government);
13            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
14        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
15        fundamentals of computer programming);
16            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
17            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language (which
18        may be deemed to include American Sign Language),
19        music, vocational education or art;
20        (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
21    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
22    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
23    coursework taken, including vocational education courses
24    and courses taken in a charter school established under
25    Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
26    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent

 

 

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1    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
2    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
3    Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
4    discriminate in the University's admissions process
5    against an applicant for admission because of the
6    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
7    under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
8    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
9    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
10    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
11    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
12    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
13    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
14    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
15    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
16    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
17        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
18    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
19    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
20    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
21    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
22    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
23    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
24recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
25coursework required by subsection (a).
26    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

 

 

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1scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT
2shall not be required to take the high school level General
3Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
4admission.
5    (d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, the
6University must admit an applicant for admission to the
7University as an undergraduate student if the applicant meets
8all of the following requirements:
9        (1) He or she will graduate from an approved high
10    school, as defined in the Higher Education Student
11    Assistance Act, in the school year immediately preceding
12    the academic year for which the applicant is applying for
13    admission.
14        (2) He or she has a high school cumulative grade point
15    average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its
16    equivalent, at the time of application.
17        (3) He or she has received a composite score of 28 or
18    higher on the ACT national college admissions examination.
19        (4) He or she enters into an agreement with the
20    University that he or she will major in a science,
21    technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
22        (5) He or she submits the application before the
23    expiration of any application filing deadline established
24    by the University.
25    Admission to the University under this subsection (d)
26entitles the applicant to be admitted into a particular college

 

 

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1of study or department at the University to fulfill the
2agreement entered into under item (5) of this subsection (d).
3The Board shall determine in what manner an applicant must
4fulfill the agreement, what constitutes a failure to fulfill
5the agreement, and what the consequences are for failing to
6fulfill the agreement.
7    After admitting an applicant under this subsection (d), the
8University shall review the applicant's record and any other
9factors the University considers appropriate to determine
10whether the applicant may require additional preparation for
11college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a
12retention program.
13(Source: P.A. 96-843, eff. 6-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)