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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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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. T o 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 their completed applications. Beginning dateo for receipt of applications and action on applications will be established for eaeh campus.—If, by the beginning date for action on applications, the number of eligible applicants for admi33ion to a particular college or curriculum ia greater than the number that can be approved to fill the available spacco, approval will be on a random basis. 4. A beginning date for receipt of applications and a beginning date for action on applications will be established for each campus. The number of students who can be admitted to any college or curriculum is limited, and for each college or curriculum the following procedural rules apply for filling spaces other than those reserved (as in paragraplis 5 and 6 below) for special programs: if by the beginning date for action on applications, the number of qualified applicants does not exceed the number which can be approved, then all of those applicants will be approved and subsequent qualified applicants will be approved in the order of receipt of their completed applications; on the other hand, if by the beginning date for action on applications, the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number that can be approved, those best qualified will be approved. 5. For experimental and special programs, spaces may be reserved at each campus for applicants of different qualifications, not to exceed ten per cent of the previous fall-term entering freshman class on that campus. 6. A limited number of spaces may be reserved at each campus for applicants entering programs for which admissions decisions must be delayed. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Stone, this recommendation was approved.

AUTHORIZATION F O R T H E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE T O ACT WITH R E S P E C T T O T H E OAKLEY DAM P R O J E C T - A L L E R T O N PARK (33) At its meeting on July 23, 1969, the Board of Trustees authorized the execution of an agreement concerning the proposed Oakley Dam Project and Allerton Park. T h a t agreement contemplated the possibility of future modifications of some of the terms by mutual consent of the parties or through arbitration. Should it become necessary for the University to consider and act upon such modifications prior to the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, I recommend that the Executive Committee of the Board be authorized to act with respect thereto.

On motion of Mr. Clement, the Executive Committee was authorized to act for the Board as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stone, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger.