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Regents adopt new enrollment standard; starts in 2009The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the creation of a new standard for automatic admission to Iowa's public universities. The new Regent Admission Index (RAI) will go into effect in fall 2009. The current "50-percent" standard will remain in effect until then. The first group to be affected by the change will be students who are currently high-school sophomores.
The RAI includes ACT score, grade-point average, class rank and the number of core high-school courses taken. The index replaces the 1958 policy that provides automatic admission for Iowa high school graduates in the top half of their classes who have taken a minimum number of core courses and will encourage students to take more core classes in high school.
To be guaranteed automatic admission, students must have the subject-matter background required by UNI, and score at least 245 points on the new index. Students whose high schools don't track class rank, and students who score below 245 will still be considered for admission. The index score is not a final determination of enrollment. Students who score under 245 are encouraged to apply. Their applications will be reviewed on an individual basis.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to calculate a student's admission scoreFormula: (2 x ACT composite score) + (1 x high school rank) + (20 x high school GPA) + (5 x number of core-subject-area courses completed in high school)
ACT composite score has a top value of 36. (SAT scores will be converted to ACT composite equivalents). High school rank is expressed as a percentile, with 99 (the 99th percentile) as the top value. High school GPA is expressed on a four-point scale.
Number of core courses is expressed in terms of years or fractions of years of study.
Example:A student earned an ACT score of 23, (23 x 2) = 46 + was ranked in the 60th percentile, (60) = 60 + earned a 3.0 grade-point average, (20 x 3) = 60 + and completed 18 core courses. (5 x 18) = 90 Total= 256 |
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