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BOARD ov TRUSTEES

[November 19

of the Nonresident portion of tuition as long as the person remains stationed and present in Illinois and the spouse or dependent children also live in the state. 11. Teachers in Private and Public Schools in Illinois . . . if the appointment qualifying [him] the student for the Resident benefit is vacated prior to completion of three-fourths of the term in question. 13. Procedure for Review of Residency Status and/or Tuition Assessment . . . For purposes of admission, [T]ihe written claim must be filed within [thirty] twenty calendar days from the date of notification of residency status. For purposes of assessment of tuition, the written claim must be filed within twenty days of the date of assessment of tuition or the date designated in the official University calendar as that upon which instruction begins for the academic period for which the tuition is payable, whichever is later[,]. Students who file after the twenty-day period [or the student] loses all rights to a change of status and/or adjustment of the tuition assessed for the term in question. If the student is dissatisfied with the ruling in response to the written claim made within said period, [he] the student may appeal the ruling to the University Counsel by filing with the Director of Admissions and Records within twenty days of the notice of the ruling a written request. . . .

Modification of the Requirements for Admission to the College of Nursing, Medical Center

(9) The Senate at the Medical Center campus has approved a revised admission policy statement recommended by the faculty and the Acting Dean of the College of Nursing. (A copy of the revised statement follows.) The revision incorporates all current admission requirements and, in addition, includes (1) a change in the minimum grade-point average from 3.25 to 3.50 on the University of Illinois grading system, (2) a new provision that a maximum of 10 percent of the entering students in any year may be selected from nonresident applicants, and (3) a new provision for considering certain applicants within the context of societal needs. The proposed revision would become effective for applicants seeking admission in September 1977. The University Committee on Admissions has endorsed the proposal. The Chancellor at the Medical Center and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concur. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved. Admission Policy College of Nursing University of Illinois at the Medical Center

Administration The College of Nursing Committee on Admissions is charged with the responsibility of admitting students to the program leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Members of the Committee on Admissions are nominated by the faculty and upon recommendation of the Dean are appointed by the Chancellor of the Medical Center campus. Membership on the committee shall include five appointed members from the college faculty and the Director of Admissions and Records of the Medical Center campus.