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| Public Act 103-0936
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| SB3081 Enrolled | LRB103 36060 RJT 66147 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by |
changing Section 8 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29) |
Sec. 8. Admissions. |
(a) (Blank). |
(b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the University unless such |
student also has satisfactorily completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
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(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that institutions may admit individual |
applicants if the institution determines through |
assessment or through evaluation based on learning |
outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and |
technical education courses and courses taken in a charter |
school established under Article 27A of the School Code, |
that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills |
substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
expected to be acquired in the high school courses |
required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the |
University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the |
University's admissions process against an applicant for |
admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a |
charter school established under Article 27A of the School |
Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did |
not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college |
preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) |
educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to |
the formal organized special assistance programs that are |
tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in |
either case, the institution incorporates in the |
applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other |
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academic activities that compensate for course |
deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (b). |
(d) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions |
process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted |
to submit an application for admission to the University as a |
freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the |
veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The |
University may request that the Department of Veterans' |
Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably |
discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall |
semester. |
(f) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
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from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management |
Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
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(110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e) |
Sec. 8e. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the University unless such |
student also has satisfactorily completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
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(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that institutions may admit individual |
applicants if the institution determines through |
assessment or through evaluation based on learning |
outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and |
technical education courses and courses taken in a charter |
school established under Article 27A of the School Code, |
that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills |
substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
expected to be acquired in the high school courses |
required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern |
Illinois University shall not discriminate in the |
University's admissions process against an applicant for |
admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a |
charter school established under Article 27A of the School |
Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did |
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not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college |
preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) |
educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to |
the formal organized special assistance programs that are |
tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in |
either case, the institution incorporates in the |
applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other |
academic activities that compensate for course |
deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
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active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by |
changing Section 5-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 660/5-85) |
Sec. 5-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University |
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unless such student also has satisfactorily completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Chicago State University may admit |
individual applicants if it determines through assessment |
or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the |
coursework taken, including career and technical education |
courses and courses taken in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant |
demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent |
to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the |
high school courses required for admission. The Board of |
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Trustees of Chicago State University shall not |
discriminate in the University's admissions process |
against an applicant for admission because of the |
applicant's enrollment in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State |
University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have |
an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory |
curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally |
disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal |
organized special assistance programs that are tailored to |
the needs of such students, providing that in either case, |
the institution incorporates in the applicant's |
baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic |
activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
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test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended |
by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 665/10-85) |
Sec. 10-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois |
University unless such student also has satisfactorily |
completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit |
individual applicants if it determines through assessment |
or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the |
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coursework taken, including career and technical education |
courses and courses taken in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant |
demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent |
to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the |
high school courses required for admission. The Board of |
Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not |
discriminate in the University's admissions process |
against an applicant for admission because of the |
applicant's enrollment in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois |
University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have |
an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory |
curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally |
disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal |
organized special assistance programs that are tailored to |
the needs of such students, providing that in either case, |
the institution incorporates in the applicant's |
baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic |
activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
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(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
|
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended |
by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 670/15-85) |
Sec. 15-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Governors State |
University unless such student also has satisfactorily |
completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
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(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Governors State University may admit |
individual applicants if it determines through assessment |
or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the |
coursework taken, including career and technical education |
courses and courses taken in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant |
demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent |
to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the |
high school courses required for admission. The Board of |
Trustees of Governors State University shall not |
discriminate in the University's admissions process |
against an applicant for admission because of the |
applicant's enrollment in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State |
University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have |
an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory |
curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally |
disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal |
organized special assistance programs that are tailored to |
the needs of such students, providing that in either case, |
the institution incorporates in the applicant's |
baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic |
activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and |
|
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
|
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
|
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended |
by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 675/20-85) |
Sec. 20-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State |
University unless such student also has satisfactorily |
completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
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(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Illinois State University may admit |
individual applicants if it determines through assessment |
or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the |
coursework taken, including career and technical education |
courses and courses taken in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant |
demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent |
to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the |
high school courses required for admission. The Board of |
Trustees of Illinois State University shall not |
discriminate in the University's admissions process |
against an applicant for admission because of the |
applicant's enrollment in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State |
University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have |
an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory |
curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally |
|
disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal |
organized special assistance programs that are tailored to |
the needs of such students, providing that in either case, |
the institution incorporates in the applicant's |
baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic |
activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
|
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
|
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is |
amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 680/25-85) |
Sec. 25-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois |
University unless such student also has satisfactorily |
completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
|
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may |
admit individual applicants if it determines through |
assessment or through evaluation based on learning |
outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and |
technical education courses and courses taken in a charter |
school established under Article 27A of the School Code, |
that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills |
substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills |
expected to be acquired in the high school courses |
required for admission. The Board of Trustees of |
Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in |
|
the University's admissions process against an applicant |
for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a |
charter school established under Article 27A of the School |
Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i) |
applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the |
minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and |
(ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are |
admitted to the formal organized special assistance |
programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, |
providing that in either case, the institution |
incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum |
courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
course deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
|
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
|
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is |
amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
|
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(110 ILCS 685/30-85) |
Sec. 30-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois |
University unless such student also has satisfactorily |
completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit |
individual applicants if it determines through assessment |
or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the |
coursework taken, including career and technical education |
|
courses and courses taken in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant |
demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent |
to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the |
high school courses required for admission. The Board of |
Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not |
discriminate in the University's admissions process |
against an applicant for admission because of the |
applicant's enrollment in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois |
University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have |
an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory |
curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally |
disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal |
organized special assistance programs that are tailored to |
the needs of such students, providing that in either case, |
the institution incorporates in the applicant's |
baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic |
activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
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recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
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Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended |
by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 690/35-85) |
Sec. 35-85. Admissions. |
(a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any |
of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois |
University unless such student also has satisfactorily |
completed: |
(1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from |
the following 5 categories: |
(A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and |
oral communications and literature), of which up to 2 |
years may be collegiate level instruction; |
(B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history |
and government); |
(C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through |
advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or |
fundamentals of computer programming); |
(D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or |
agricultural sciences); and |
(E) 2 years of electives in foreign language |
(which may be deemed to include American Sign |
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Language), music, career and technical education, |
agricultural education, or art; |
(2) except that Western Illinois University may admit |
individual applicants if it determines through assessment |
or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the |
coursework taken, including career and technical education |
courses and courses taken in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant |
demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent |
to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the |
high school courses required for admission. The Board of |
Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not |
discriminate in the University's admissions process |
against an applicant for admission because of the |
applicant's enrollment in a charter school established |
under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois |
University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have |
an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory |
curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally |
disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal |
organized special assistance programs that are tailored to |
the needs of such students, providing that in either case, |
the institution incorporates in the applicant's |
baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic |
activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and |
(3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework |
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required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be |
distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from |
the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences |
and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5 |
categories of coursework described in paragraph (1). |
(b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
recognize their obligation to their students to offer the |
coursework required by subsection (a). |
(c) A student who has graduated from high school and has |
scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or |
SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency |
test as a prerequisite to admission. |
(d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in |
which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an |
application for admission to the University as a freshman |
student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on |
active duty during the fall semester. The University may |
request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the |
status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who |
was on active duty during the fall semester. |
(e) Beginning with the 20245-2026 academic year, the |
University shall provide all Illinois students transferring |
from a public community college in this State with the |
University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee |
waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or |
forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the |
|
University's transfer admissions process. The University is |
encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the |
undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for |
low-income Illinois students transferring from a public |
community college in this State. The University shall post |
this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's |
Internet website. |
(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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