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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-18a > Section-18a-71b > 18a-71b-7918A:71B-79 Admission to public colleges, guaranteed; requirements.
16. a. A qualified beneficiary who graduates from high school with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale in an academic program or a 3.2 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale in a vocational-educational program, based upon grades in core curriculum content subject areas as determined by the board, or who graduates in the top 15% of his high school graduating class shall be admitted to a public institution of higher education. In order to be admitted to a public institution of higher education pursuant to this section, the qualified beneficiary shall meet all of the institution's requirements for admittance. This provision shall not be construed to promise or guarantee that a qualified beneficiary shall be admitted to a particular public institution of higher education.
b.In order to effectuate the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the board, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education, shall develop a process to assist qualified beneficiaries in applying to all public institutions of higher education.
L.2001,c.262,s.16.
