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Board of Trustees minutes, April 15,1970, pages 896-897. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF BEGINNING FRESHMEN (32) The three Senates and the University Senates Conference have approved a recommendation by the University Committee on Admissions for a change in the requirements for admission of beginning freshmen at the Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign campuses, effective for the fall term of 1971-72. The change would substitute "those best qualified will be approved" for "approval will be on a random basis" in Item 4 of the policy adopted by the Board of Trustees on September 17, 1969. Further rewording of Item 4 is also recommended to achieve greater clarity. The University Committee on Admissions has reviewed in depth the random selection procedure, following its application for fall, 1970, admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Urbana-Champaign campus. One of the basic objectives of this procedure was to assure, when the number of qualified applicants exceeded available spaces, as broad a socioeconomic range as possible among those admitted. Recent research has demonstrated, however, that among applicants to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who meet the minimum requirements for admission to regular programs, selection of those best qualified will yield as broad a socioeconomic range as selection on a random basis. It will also assure the admission of students with the highest combinations of rank in high school class and admissions test scores, from among those submitting complete applications by (he date on which action on applications begins. All other features of the policy for admission of beginning freshmen would remain unchanged, including the provision for reserving spaces for the admission of applicants of different qualifications to experimental and special programs — up to a limit of 10 per cent of the previous fall-term entering freshman class on each campus. The following statement presents in full the proposed revision of the regulations approved by the Board of Trustees on September 17, 1969, regarding the requirements for admission of beginning freshmen, with the deleted portion lined through and the new portion in italics: 1. Applicants approved for admission to regular programs must have at least a one-in-two (50 per cent) chance of achieving a 3.0 (C) average for the first term in the college or curriculum to which they apply. 2. To provide the flexibility that may be needed on a temporary basis, applicants whose chances for success range from one-in-four (minimally qualified under present standards) to one-in-two (minimally qualified under recommended standards) may be approved for admission to a curriculum or college under the following circumstances: a. The curriculum or college would not fully utilize available resources of space, staff, and/or facilities unless such applicants were admitted. b. Provision is made by the department or college concerned designed to help such applicants improve their chances for success. c. Special funds are provided where added expenses are involved in making such provision. 3. Selection of beginning freshmen for admission to the regular programs at the Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign campuses shall be based on a combination of high school percentile rank and admission test score. 4. Qualified applicants will be admitted to the college or curriculum to which they apply in the order or receipt of thoir completed applications. Beginning dates for receipt of applications and action on applications will bo established for each campus. If, by the beginning date for action on applications, the number of eligible applicants for admission to a particular college or curriculum is greater than the number that can be approved to fill the available opaceo, approval will be on a random basic.