Md. Code, Education § 15-101
This is the official text of Md. Code, Education § 15-101, part of Maryland’s Code, Education — governs public schools and universities in Maryland.
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§15–101.
Official statutory text
(a) Each public institution of higher education shall accept for admission any graduate of an approved public high school:
(1) Who is certified by his high school principal, based on standards of the State Board of Education, as qualified to pursue a course of study at the institution; or
(2) Who meets the admission standards of the institution.
(b) (1) Each public institution of higher education may accept, for special admission any student who has:
(i) Completed the seventh grade; and
(ii) A scholastic aptitude test combined score of 1,200 or an equivalent score on a nationally accepted college entrance examination.
(2) This subsection does not affect the State or local share of aid provided pursuant to § 5–202 of this article to the secondary school in which the student is enrolled.
(1) Who is certified by his high school principal, based on standards of the State Board of Education, as qualified to pursue a course of study at the institution; or
(2) Who meets the admission standards of the institution.
(b) (1) Each public institution of higher education may accept, for special admission any student who has:
(i) Completed the seventh grade; and
(ii) A scholastic aptitude test combined score of 1,200 or an equivalent score on a nationally accepted college entrance examination.
(2) This subsection does not affect the State or local share of aid provided pursuant to § 5–202 of this article to the secondary school in which the student is enrolled.
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