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92_HB0290eng HB0290 Engrossed LRB9203785NTsb 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; HB0290 Engrossed -2- LRB9203785NTsb 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). HB0290 Engrossed -3- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -4- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -5- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -6- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -7- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -8- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -9- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -10- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -11- LRB9203785NTsb 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: HB0290 Engrossed -12- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -13- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -14- LRB9203785NTsb 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, HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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, HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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.) HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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), HB0290 Engrossed -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); HB0290 Engrossed -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). HB0290 Engrossed -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 HB0290 Engrossed -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) HB0290 Engrossed -29- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -30- LRB9203785NTsb 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. HB0290 Engrossed -31- LRB9203785NTsb 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 HB0290 Engrossed -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.)