88-26-3. Admissions. To be academically eligible for admission to any community college or technical college or to the Washburn institute of technology, each applicant shall be required to meet one of the following criteria:
(a) Be a graduate of an accredited high school, a graduate of a non-accredited private secondary school, or a recipient of a state-issued or state-recognized high school equivalency credential;
(b)(1) Be enrolled in either an accredited high school or a non-accredited private secondary school, at either of the following:
(A) The tenth-grade, eleventh-grade, or twelfth-grade level; or
(B) the ninth-grade level if the applicant is classified by a school district as gifted, as defined in K.A.R. 91-40-1; and
(2)(A) Have an ACT or SAT score at or above the national average, or have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or above; or
(B) have been determined by the community college or technical college or the Washburn institute of technology, after evaluating the applicant's educational credentials, to be able to benefit from the courses in which the applicant wishes to enroll; or
(c)(1) Be 18 years of age or older; and
(2) have been determined by the community college or technical college or the Washburn institute of technology, after evaluating the applicant's educational credentials, to be able to benefit from the courses in which the applicant wishes to enroll. (Authorized by K.S.A. 72-7514, 74-32,140, and K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-32,141; implementing K.S.A. 71-801, 72-4469, K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 72-4470a, K.S.A. 74-32,140, and K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-32,141; effective Oct. 29, 2004; amended April 10, 2015.)
