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SB 1110 Virginia Exemplary Academic Performance Admission Program.

Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Exemplary Academic Performance Admission Program. Creates the Virginia Exemplary Academic Admission Program to provide opportunities for higher education to students with exceptional academic performance. The bill provides that any student who is a citizen of Virginia, and graduates from an accredited public school in the Commonwealth in the top 5 percent of his graduating class, must be admitted to any public institution of higher education, if application is made within 2 years of his graduation from high school. Public institutions of higher education are required to verify the student's class rank and review his scholastic record to determine whether he may benefit from enrichment courses and programs to enhance his academic abilities and achievement. After admitting any student who graduates in the top 5 percent of his graduating class, the institution must admit other undergraduate students in the manner required by the institution's admission policy. In admitting students who graduate in the top 5 percent of their class, institutions may consider any or all, or a combination of certain socioeconomic and other factors that will enable the institution to satisfy its stated mission. Each public institution must submit an annual report to the State Council of Higher Education that describes the composition of the entering class of students admitted to the institution under this program. The State Council of Higher Education must administer the program and must disseminate information concerning the program to students and their parents, secondary school guidance counselors, and admissions officers and academic advisors at institutions of higher education through existing mechanisms designed to inform students and their parents of higher education opportunities, academic requirements for college entrance, the admissions process, and financial aid in the Commonwealth. The Council is also authorized to adopt rules and regulations governing the program.

This bill was favorably considered by the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education.


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