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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Appendix C

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION R E F E R E N C E D I N PROPOSED UNDERGRADUATE A D M I S S I O N POLICIES

Use of Tests of General Educational Development (CED) in Admissions 1. Applicants for admission who are eligible to take the GED tests may submit the results of such tests in lieu of high school graduation. 2. If the scores earned by the applicant meet the minimum required by the State of Illinois, they will be accepted as meeting the admission requirement of high school graduation. T h e scores will be acceptable from either the English or the foreign language versions of the G E D . 3. The test results will be evaluated, in conjunction with any available high school records, to determine the number of units of credit in specific subject areas. Each campus will determine the number of equivalent units by subject area, but the maximum units to be awarded may not exceed the following: English Social Studies General Science Miscellaneous 5 4 3'/2 3'A

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4. T h e average of the G E D test standard scores may be used to assign a high school percentile rank, using the percentiles based on national norms as provided by the GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education. 5. Students submitting G E D test scores in lieu of high school graduation must also meet all other admission requirements applicable to them. 6. If a student has graduated from a high school which is unaccredited or which is not recognized by the State of Illinois, or has graduated from a foreign high school but is unable to obtain appropriate documents, and is not permitted to take the G E D test by virtue of having graduated from a secondary school, the student may be considered for admission by special action. In such cases, scores on the American College Test ( A C T ) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) may be used as a major consideration. If the student is not otherwise required to submit scores on the A C T or SAT, one of these, or another test approved by the Director of Admissions and Records and the Dean of the College which the student wishes to enter, will be required. (Recommended by the U 1 U C Senate Committee on Admissions, the U I C C Senate Committee on Student Admissions, Records, and College Relations, and the University Committee on Admissions; approved by the vice president for academic affairs, October 30, 1978.)

Amendments to Regulations Governing Residency Status

(21) T h e director of the University Office of School and College Relations, at the request and with the concurrence of the campus offices of admissions and records and offices of international student affairs, has proposed changes in the Unioersity