AR HB2050

Amends Arkansas Code § 6-60-208 to clarify admission requirements for public high school graduates after May 1, 2002, to state-supported four-year and two-year institutions of higher education.

Requires students to complete the core curriculum recommended by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board with a minimum 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for unconditional admission to four-year institutions and to two-year institutions.

Directs colleges and universities to establish conditional admission standards for students who have not completed the core curriculum, with minimum requirements of 12 hours of core courses for associate/baccalaureate degrees or 6 hours of core plus 6 hours of technical courses for diplomas and certificates.

Makes conditional admission standards a condition for receiving state funds, with the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board required to approve standards or state funds cannot subsidize conditional students.

Establishes that conditional admission standards for nontraditional students (home-schooled and private/parochial school attendees) shall be based on American College Test composite scores as defined by the Department of Higher Education.