Arkansas Code § 6-85-207 - Additional Eligibility Requirements for Traditional Students. [Effective Until July 1, 2016.]

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) 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) Had 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

(3) Achieved a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and:

(A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or

(B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Department of Career Education instead of receiving a diploma.

§ 6-85-207 - Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students. [Effective July 1, 2016.]

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

(1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent;