103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately. LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately. LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29
110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e
110 ILCS 660/5-85
110 ILCS 665/10-85
110 ILCS 670/15-85
110 ILCS 675/20-85
110 ILCS 680/25-85
110 ILCS 685/30-85
110 ILCS 690/35-85
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 27-22 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
8 (a) (Blank).
9 (b) (Blank).
10 (c) (Blank).
11 (d) (Blank).
12 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
13 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
14 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
15 successfully complete all of the following courses:
16 (1) Four years of language arts.
17 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
18 which must be English and the other of which may be English
19 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
20 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
21 graduation requirements.
22 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
23 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29
110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e
110 ILCS 660/5-85
110 ILCS 665/10-85
110 ILCS 670/15-85
110 ILCS 675/20-85
110 ILCS 680/25-85
110 ILCS 685/30-85
110 ILCS 690/35-85
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately.
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105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29
110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e
110 ILCS 660/5-85
110 ILCS 665/10-85
110 ILCS 670/15-85
110 ILCS 675/20-85
110 ILCS 680/25-85
110 ILCS 685/30-85
110 ILCS 690/35-85
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1 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
2 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
3 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
4 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
5 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
6 path.
7 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
8 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
9 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
10 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
11 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
12 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
13 (4) Two years of science.
14 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
15 year must be history of the United States or a combination
16 of history of the United States and American government
17 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
18 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
19 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
20 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
21 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
22 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
23 content shall focus on government institutions, the
24 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
25 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
26 School districts may utilize private funding available for
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1 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
2 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
3 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
4 financial literacy course.
5 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
6 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
7 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
8 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
9 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
10 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
11 requirement under this subdivision (6).
12 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
13 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
14 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
15 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
16 courses:
17 (1) Four years of language arts.
18 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
19 which must be English and the other of which may be English
20 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
21 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
22 graduation requirements.
23 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
24 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
25 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
26 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
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1 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
2 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
3 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
4 path.
5 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
6 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
7 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
8 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
9 requirements.
10 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
11 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
12 year must be history of the United States or a combination
13 of history of the United States and American government
14 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
15 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
16 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
17 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
18 Civics course content shall focus on government
19 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
20 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
21 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
22 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
23 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
24 include a financial literacy course.
25 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
26 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
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1 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
2 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
3 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
4 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
5 requirement under this subdivision (6).
6 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
7 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
8 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
9 requirements, successfully complete either (i) 2 years of
10 foreign language courses, which may include American Sign
11 Language, or (ii) one year of a foreign language course, which
12 may include American Sign Language, if, upon completing one
13 year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's
14 parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss
15 the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at
16 that meeting, it is determined (I) that the pupil will instead
17 take one year of coursework in career and technical education
18 as included under the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and
19 Technical Education Act of 2006, (II) that a second year of
20 foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to
21 career and technical education coursework that will prepare
22 the pupil for a career-readiness path, and (III
) that the
23 pupil does not need a second year of foreign language
24 coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and
25 career goals. Following this meeting, the pupil's parent or
26 guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign
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1 language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by
2 the State Board of Education. A pupil may choose a third year
3 of foreign language to satisfy the requirement under
4 subdivision (6) of subsection (e-5).
5 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
6 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
7 coursework.
8 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
9 computer science course to high school students, then the
10 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
11 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
12 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
13 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
14 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
15 subsection (e) of this Section.
16 (g) Public Act 83-1082 does not apply to pupils entering
17 the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior school years
18 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
19 determined by an individualized education program.
20 Public Act 94-676 does not apply to pupils entering the
21 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year
22 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
23 determined by an individualized education program.
24 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
25 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
26 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
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1 course of study is determined by an individualized education
2 program.
3 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
4 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
5 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
6 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
7 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
8 school year or a prior school year or to students with
9 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
10 individualized education program.
11 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
12 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
13 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
14 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
15 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
16 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
17 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
18 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
19 (Source: P.A. 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; 102-551, eff. 1-1-22;
20 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
21 Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
22 changing Section 8 as follows:
23 (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
24 Sec. 8. Admissions.
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1 (a) (Blank).
2 (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
3 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
4 student also has satisfactorily completed:
5 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
6 the following 5 categories:
7 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
8 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
9 years may be collegiate level instruction;
10 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
11 and government);
12 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
13 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
14 fundamentals of computer programming);
15 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
16 agricultural sciences); and
17 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
18 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
19 Language), music, career and technical education,
20 agricultural education, or art;
21 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
22 applicants if the institution determines through
23 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
24 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
25 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
26 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
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1 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
2 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
3 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
4 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
5 University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the
6 University's admissions process against an applicant for
7 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
8 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
9 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
10 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
11 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
12 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
13 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
14 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
15 either case, the institution incorporates in the
16 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
17 academic activities that compensate for course
18 deficiencies; and
19 (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework
20 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
21 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
22 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
23 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
24 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
25 (4) except that the University may not require a
26 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
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1 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
2 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
3 determined in high school that the student was not
4 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
5 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
6 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
7 student out of a second year of foreign language
8 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
9 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
10 University may require the student to take no less than
11 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
12 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
13 (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
14 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
15 coursework required by subsection (b).
16 (d) 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 a high school equivalency
19 test as a prerequisite to admission.
20 (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions
21 process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted
22 to submit an application for admission to the University as a
23 freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the
24 veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The
25 University may request that the Department of Veterans'
26 Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably
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1 discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall
2 semester.
3 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
4 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
5 Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
7 Sec. 8e. Admissions.
8 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
9 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
10 student also has satisfactorily completed:
11 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
12 the following 5 categories:
13 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
14 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
15 years may be collegiate level instruction;
16 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
17 and government);
18 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
19 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
20 fundamentals of computer programming);
21 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
22 agricultural sciences); and
23 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
24 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
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1 Language), music, career and technical education,
2 agricultural education, or art;
3 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
4 applicants if the institution determines through
5 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
6 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
7 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
8 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
9 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
10 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
11 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
12 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
13 Illinois University shall not discriminate in the
14 University's admissions process against an applicant for
15 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
16 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
17 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
18 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
19 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
20 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
21 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
22 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
23 either case, the institution incorporates in the
24 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
25 academic activities that compensate for course
26 deficiencies; and
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1 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
2 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
3 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
4 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
5 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
6 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
7 (4) except that the University may not require a
8 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
9 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
10 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
11 determined in high school that the student was not
12 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
13 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
14 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
15 student out of a second year of foreign language
16 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
17 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
18 University may require the student to take no less than
19 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
20 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
21 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
22 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
23 coursework required by subsection (a).
24 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
25 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
26 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
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1 test as a prerequisite to admission.
2 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
3 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
4 application for admission to the University as a freshman
5 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
6 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
7 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
8 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
9 was on active duty during the fall semester.
10 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
11 Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
12 changing Section 5-85 as follows:
13 (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
14 Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
15 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
16 of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
17 unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
18 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
19 the following 5 categories:
20 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
21 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
22 years may be collegiate level instruction;
23 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
24 and government);
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1 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
2 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
3 fundamentals of computer programming);
4 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
5 agricultural sciences); and
6 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
7 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
8 Language), music, career and technical education,
9 agricultural education, or art;
10 (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
11 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
12 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
13 coursework taken, including career and technical education
14 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
15 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
16 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
17 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
18 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
19 Trustees of Chicago State University shall not
20 discriminate in the University's admissions process
21 against an applicant for admission because of the
22 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
23 under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
24 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
25 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
26 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
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1 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
2 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
3 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
4 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
5 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
6 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
7 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
8 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
9 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
10 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
11 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
12 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
13 (4) except that the University may not require a
14 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
15 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
16 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
17 determined in high school that the student was not
18 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
19 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
20 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
21 student out of a second year of foreign language
22 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
23 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
24 University may require the student to take no less than
25 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
26 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
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1 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
2 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
3 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 a high school equivalency
7 test as a prerequisite to admission.
8 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
9 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
10 application for admission to the University as a freshman
11 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
12 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
13 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
14 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
15 was on active duty during the fall semester.
16 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
17 Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
18 by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
19 (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
20 Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
21 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
22 of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
23 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
24 completed:
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1 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
2 the following 5 categories:
3 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
4 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
5 years may be collegiate level instruction;
6 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
7 and government);
8 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
9 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
10 fundamentals of computer programming);
11 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
12 agricultural sciences); and
13 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
14 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
15 Language), music, career and technical education,
16 agricultural education, or art;
17 (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit
18 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
19 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
20 coursework taken, including career and technical education
21 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
22 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
23 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
24 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
25 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
26 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not
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1 discriminate in the University's admissions process
2 against an applicant for admission because of the
3 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
4 under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois
5 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
6 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
7 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
8 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
9 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
10 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
11 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
12 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
13 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
14 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
15 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
16 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
17 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
18 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
19 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
20 (4) except that the University may not require a
21 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
22 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
23 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
24 determined in high school that the student was not
25 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
26 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
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1 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
2 student out of a second year of foreign language
3 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
4 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
5 University may require the student to take no less than
6 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
7 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
8 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
9 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
10 coursework required by subsection (a).
11 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
12 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
13 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
14 test as a prerequisite to admission.
15 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
16 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
17 application for admission to the University as a freshman
18 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
19 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
20 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
21 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
22 was on active duty during the fall semester.
23 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
24 Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
25 by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
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1 (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
2 Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
3 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
4 of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
5 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
6 completed:
7 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
8 the following 5 categories:
9 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
10 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
11 years may be collegiate level instruction;
12 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
13 and government);
14 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
15 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
16 fundamentals of computer programming);
17 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
18 agricultural sciences); and
19 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
20 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
21 Language), music, career and technical education,
22 agricultural education, or art;
23 (2) except that Governors State University may admit
24 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
25 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
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1 coursework taken, including career and technical education
2 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
3 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
4 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
5 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
6 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
7 Trustees of Governors State University shall not
8 discriminate in the University's admissions process
9 against an applicant for admission because of the
10 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
11 under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State
12 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
13 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
14 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
15 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
16 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
17 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
18 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
19 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
20 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
21 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
22 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
23 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
24 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
25 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
26 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
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1 (4) except that the University may not require a
2 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
3 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
4 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
5 determined in high school that the student was not
6 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
7 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
8 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
9 student out of a second year of foreign language
10 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
11 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
12 University may require the student to take no less than
13 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
14 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
15 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
16 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
17 coursework required by subsection (a).
18 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
19 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
20 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
21 test as a prerequisite to admission.
22 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
23 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
24 application for admission to the University as a freshman
25 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
26 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
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1 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
2 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
3 was on active duty during the fall semester.
4 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
5 Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
6 by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
8 Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
9 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
10 of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State
11 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
12 completed:
13 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
14 the following 5 categories:
15 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
16 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
17 years may be collegiate level instruction;
18 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
19 and government);
20 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
21 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
22 fundamentals of computer programming);
23 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
24 agricultural sciences); and
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1 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
2 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
3 Language), music, career and technical education,
4 agricultural education, or art;
5 (2) except that Illinois State University may admit
6 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
7 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
8 coursework taken, including career and technical education
9 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
10 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
11 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
12 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
13 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
14 Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
15 discriminate in the University's admissions process
16 against an applicant for admission because of the
17 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
18 under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
19 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
20 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
21 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
22 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
23 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
24 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
25 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
26 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
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1 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
2 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
3 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
4 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
5 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
6 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
7 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
8 (4) except that the University may not require a
9 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
10 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
11 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
12 determined in high school that the student was not
13 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
14 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
15 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
16 student out of a second year of foreign language
17 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
18 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
19 University may require the student to take no less than
20 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
21 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
22 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
23 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
24 coursework required by subsection (a).
25 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
26 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
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1 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
2 test as a prerequisite to admission.
3 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
4 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
5 application for admission to the University as a freshman
6 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
7 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
8 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
9 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
10 was on active duty during the fall semester.
11 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
12 Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
13 amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
14 (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
15 Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
16 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
17 of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
18 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
19 completed:
20 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
21 the following 5 categories:
22 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
23 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
24 years may be collegiate level instruction;
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1 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
2 and government);
3 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
4 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
5 fundamentals of computer programming);
6 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
7 agricultural sciences); and
8 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
9 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
10 Language), music, career and technical education,
11 agricultural education, or art;
12 (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
13 admit individual applicants if it determines through
14 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
15 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
16 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
17 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
18 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
19 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
20 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
21 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of
22 Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in
23 the University's admissions process against an applicant
24 for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
25 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
26 Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i)
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1 applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the
2 minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and
3 (ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are
4 admitted to the formal organized special assistance
5 programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
6 providing that in either case, the institution
7 incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
8 courses or other academic activities that compensate for
9 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 5
15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
16 (4) except that the University may not require a
17 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
18 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
19 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
20 determined in high school that the student was not
21 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
22 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
23 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
24 student out of a second year of foreign language
25 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
26 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
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1 University may require the student to take no less than
2 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
3 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
4 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
5 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
6 coursework required by subsection (a).
7 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
8 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
9 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
10 test as a prerequisite to admission.
11 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
12 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
13 application for admission to the University as a freshman
14 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
15 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
16 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
17 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
18 was on active duty during the fall semester.
19 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
20 Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
21 amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
22 (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
23 Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
24 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
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1 of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
2 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
3 completed:
4 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
5 the following 5 categories:
6 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
7 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
8 years may be collegiate level instruction;
9 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
10 and government);
11 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
12 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
13 fundamentals of computer programming);
14 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
15 agricultural sciences); and
16 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
17 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
18 Language), music, career and technical education,
19 agricultural education, or art;
20 (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit
21 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
22 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
23 coursework taken, including career and technical education
24 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
25 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
26 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
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1 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
2 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
3 Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not
4 discriminate in the University's admissions process
5 against an applicant for admission because of the
6 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
7 under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois
8 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
9 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
10 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
11 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
12 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
13 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
14 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
15 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
16 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
17 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
18 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
19 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
20 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
21 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
22 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
23 (4) except that the University may not require a
24 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
25 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
26 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
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1 determined in high school that the student was not
2 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
3 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
4 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
5 student out of a second year of foreign language
6 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
7 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
8 University may require the student to take no less than
9 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
10 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
11 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
12 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
13 coursework required by subsection (a).
14 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
15 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
16 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
17 test as a prerequisite to admission.
18 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
19 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
20 application for admission to the University as a freshman
21 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
22 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
23 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
24 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
25 was on active duty during the fall semester.
26 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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1 Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
2 by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
4 Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
5 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
6 of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
7 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
8 completed:
9 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
10 the following 5 categories:
11 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
12 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
13 years may be collegiate level instruction;
14 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
15 and government);
16 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
17 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
18 fundamentals of computer programming);
19 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
20 agricultural sciences); and
21 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
22 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
23 Language), music, career and technical education,
24 agricultural education, or art;
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1 (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
2 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
3 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
4 coursework taken, including career and technical education
5 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
6 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
7 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
8 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
9 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
10 Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
11 discriminate in the University's admissions process
12 against an applicant for admission because of the
13 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
14 under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
15 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
16 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
17 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
18 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
19 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
20 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
21 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
22 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
23 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
24 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
25 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
26 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
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1 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
2 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
3 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
4 (4) except that the University may not require a
5 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
6 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
7 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
8 determined in high school that the student was not
9 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
10 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
11 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
12 student out of a second year of foreign language
13 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
14 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
15 University may require the student to take no less than
16 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
17 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
18 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
19 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
20 coursework required by subsection (a).
21 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
22 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
23 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
24 test as a prerequisite to admission.
25 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
26 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
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1 application for admission to the University as a freshman
2 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
3 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
4 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
5 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
6 was on active duty during the fall semester.
7 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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