§ 6-85-207 - Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students. - Arkansas Statutes

6-85-207. Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students.

In addition to the requirements of 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant:

(1) (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has:

(i) Successfully completed the Smart Core curriculum established by the Department of Education; and

(ii) Either:

(a) Achieved a high school grade point average of at least 2.5; or

(b) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent.

(B) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school before the 2013-2014 school year, but did not complete the Smart Core curriculum, he or she shall have achieved a high school grade point average of at least 2.5 and either:

(i) Have a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or

(ii) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on:

(a) Algebra I;

(b) Geometry; and

(c) Biology;

(2) Effective January 1, 2011, graduated from an Arkansas public high school that in the year of the applicant's graduation is identified in the report by the Department of Education under 6-15-421 as a school in which twenty percent (20%) or more of the students received a letter grade of "B" or higher but did not score proficiency or higher on state-mandated end-of-course assessment for the related course on the first attempt, achieved a high school grade point average of at least 2.5, and:

(A) Completed the Smart Core curriculum if graduating from an Arkansas high school in the 2013-2014 school year or later; and

(B) Either:

(i) Has a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or

(ii) Scores proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on:

(a) Algebra I;

(b) Geometry;

(c) Biology; and

(d) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, literacy;

(3) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school but did not complete the Smart Core curriculum because the applicant's individualized education program under 6-41-217 did not require it, achieved a high school grade point average of at least 2.5, and either:

(A) Has a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or

(B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on:

(i) Algebra I;

(ii) Geometry;

(iii) Biology; and

(iv) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, literacy; or

(4) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school and achieved a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent.