15-1821

15-1821. Special admission of students under
age eighteen; enrollment information; reports

A. Each community college district board shall adopt policies which require
community colleges under its jurisdiction to admit students under age eighteen who have
not yet attained a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency and who
meet the established requirements of the courses for which they enroll. The Arizona board
of regents shall adopt rules which require the universities under its jurisdiction to
admit students under age eighteen who have not yet attained a high school diploma or high
school certificate of equivalency and who meet the established requirements of the
courses for which they enroll.

B. The policies and rules as provided in subsection A shall include the following
provisions:

1. No student under age eighteen shall be denied admission because of age, lack of
a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency, grade in school, lack of
permission of school officials or lack of concurrent enrollment in a public or private
school, if the student has achieved at least a specified score on a college entrance
examination.

2. A community college or university which admits a student pursuant to paragraph 1
of this subsection may limit the number of semester credit hours in which the student may
enroll to no less than six semester credit hours.

3. A student admitted to a community college or university pursuant to paragraph 1
of this subsection is not guaranteed admission to a specific degree program or to all
courses offered by the community college or university.

C. Each community college district and the Arizona board of regents shall provide
all high schools in this state with information which describes the policies and rules,
as appropriate, the types of courses available and other information related to the
enrollment of students under the age of eighteen. Each unified or high school district
school shall make this information available to all students in at least grades nine
through twelve.

D. On or before November 15, each community college district and the Arizona board
of regents shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house
of representatives and the state board of education and shall provide a copy of this
report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives
and public records, on students under eighteen years of age who had not yet attained a
high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency and who were enrolled in a
university or community college course or a program for community college or university
credit during the time period of September of the previous fiscal year through August of
the current fiscal year. The annual report shall include at least the following:

1. The number of students who were enrolled.

2. A general narrative of the types of courses or programs in which the students
were enrolled.

3. The rules adopted pursuant to subsection A.

E. On or before September 30, each institution under the jurisdiction of the
Arizona board of regents shall submit to the Arizona board of regents in the form
specified by the Arizona board of regents the information that the Arizona board of
regents needs to compile the report required in subsection D.