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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Readmission (Urbana-Champaign) A readmission applicant is one who has previously registered on the campus as an undergraduate degree candidate and (1) earned credit, but not a degree, or (2) withdrew prior to earning credit and has not subsequently attended any other collegiate institution from which transfer credit is acceptable for admission. Non degree A nondegree applicant is one who wishes to take courses for credit but does not qualify for a degree program or does not intend to earn a degree from the campus. Second Bachelor's Degree A second bachelor's degree applicant is one who has earned a bachelor's degree and wishes to continue study for another bachelor's degree. U n d e r g r a d u a t e Admission Policies General Policies Applicable to All Undergraduate Applicants Age: (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 144, Section 29) No student shall be admitted to instruction in any of the departments of the University who shall not have attained the age of fifteen (15) years and who shall not previously undergo a satisfactory examination in each of the branches ordinarily taught in the common schools of the State. (Replaces Board of Trustees action of December 21, 1932; see Appendix A.l.) High School Graduation: To be approved for admission, applicants must be graduates of a regionally accredited high school, or a school in Illinois recognized by the State superintendent of education, or a school elsewhere with a rating equivalent to full recognition. Graduates of other secondary schools and nongraduates of secondary schools may be admitted under the provisions for use of the Tests of General Educational Development. (Amends Board of Trustees action of December 21, 1932; see Appendix A.2.) (Provisions for use of GED tests Affairs on recommendation of Senate Admissions Committees October 30, 1978; see Appendix were approved by the Vice President for Academic the Chicago Circle and the Urbana-Champaign and the University Committee on Admissions on C.l.)

Additional Special Requirements: Additional special requirements, such as auditions, portfolios, interviews, special aptitude tests, statements, and previous experience, may be adopted with the concurrence of the academic unit, the director of admissions and records, and the senate committee on admissions concerned. The action must be reported to the senate concerned. (Special requirements previously authorized by the Board of Trustees will remain in effect; see Appendices B.6 and B.7.) Additional Approvals: Applicants who have been dropped or placed on probation for disciplinary reasons by this or another collegiate institution must also be approved by the appropriate agency designated by the campus. (Amends Board of Trustees action of December 18, 1956; see Appendix A.3.) Beginning Freshman Policies (Replaces Board of Trustees actions of April 15, 1970, and September 12, 1973; see Appendices A.4 and A.5.) Admission of beginning freshman applicants will be based on the completion of specified high school subjects' and on a combination of high school percentile rank

1 Subject Matter Pattern Requirements for Admission of Freshmen at Urbana-Champaign, Board of Trustees, September 21, 1977 (see Appendix B.l) and March 17, 1983 (see Appendix B.2); and at Chicago, Board of Trustees, July 21, 1983 (see Appendix B.3).