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SUBJECT:   ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EFFECTIVE:  June 17, 2010
Section:   402.1.1 Admission Policies - Standardized Test Scores
  1. Except for those exempt under subsection 2 of this policy, every applicant for admission into a bachelors, associate in arts or associate in science program shall submit the scores from the official administration of American College Test (ACT) battery (preferred) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Students applying to enroll in these programs who have not met the ACT or SAT requirement may be admitted provisionally but may not register for courses in a second term until they satisfy this requirement.

  2. The following students are exempt from the requirement in subsection 1:

    1. Students age 25 or older on the first day of class.

    2. Students from foreign countries other than Canada.

    3. Students transferring 24 or more semester credits accepted into a degree program at the receiving campus.


  3. Applicants to undergraduate certificate, diploma and associate in applied science programs are strongly encouraged to take the ACT battery (preferred) or the SAT exam; however, institutions may admit such applicants based on ACT Compass or College Board Accuplacer scores under established institution procedures.

  4. The Chancellor shall adopt a procedure providing for an annual report to the Board concerning implementation of this policy.
HISTORY: New Policy. SBHE Minutes, June 26-27, 1985, page 5381.
Amendment SBHE Minutes, March 8-9, 1990, page 5957.
Amendment SBHE Minutes, June 20-21, 2002.
Amendment SBHE Minutes, November 18, 2004.
Email to SBHE Nov. 24, 2004 re: additional change and there were no objections.
Amendment SBHE Minutes, June 17, 2010.

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