Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-29b-4

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 88-29b-4 - Qualifications required for the admission of an applicant with 24 or more transferable college credit hours

This regulation shall be applicable to the university of Kansas' review of applications beginning with the 2022 summer session.

(a) The requirements established in this regulation shall apply to any applicant who has earned 24 or more transferable college credit hours. If an applicant to whom this regulation is applicable does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) or paragraph (d)(1) and does not meet the requirements of K.A.R. 88-29-4, the applicant may be admitted by means of the exception window for resident transfer admissions described in K.A.R. 88-29b-8a or the exception window for nonresident transfer admissions described in K.A.R. 88-29b-8b. Applicants who are admitted pursuant to subsection (c) or paragraph (d)(2) and who do not meet the requirements of K.A.R. 88-29-4 may be admitted only by means of the exception window for resident transfer admissions described in K.A.R. 88-29b-8a or the exception window for nonresident transfer admissions described in K.A.R. 88-29b-8b.

(b) The university of Kansas shall admit any Kansas resident who submits an application for admission to the university on or before July 1 of the academic year for which the student is applying and who meets the following requirements:

(1) Has earned 24 or more transferable college credit hours; and

(2) has earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all transferable postsecondary coursework.

(c)

(1) The university of Kansas may admit any Kansas resident applicant who meets the following requirements:

(A)

(i) Submits an application for admission to the university after July 1 of the academic year for which the student is applying; or

(ii) submits an application for admission on or before July 1 but does not meet the requirement specified in paragraph (b)(2); and

(B) is recommended for admission by the university's admission review committee.

(2) The admission review committee shall consider the following factors in making admission recommendations:

(A) The applicant's completed coursework in relation to the admission standards in K.A.R. 88-29-4;

(B) the applicant's GPA in all postsecondary coursework;

(C) the degree of difficulty of the applicant's postsecondary coursework;

(D) the applicant's grade trend;

(E) the applicant's ability to enhance the cultural, economic, or geographic diversity of the university;

(F) the applicant's academic potential;

(G) any outstanding talent in a particular area that the applicant has demonstrated;

(H) the applicant's personal challenges or family circumstances that have affected academic performance;

(I) the applicant's eligibility for and likelihood of benefitting from organized support services available at the university; and

(J) any other factors that the admission review committee deems appropriate and that have been included in the university's admission policies established pursuant to K.A.R. 88-29d-9.

(d) The university of Kansas may admit any nonresident applicant who meets one of the following requirements:

(1) Submits an application for admission to the university on or before July 1 of the academic year for which the student is applying and meets the following requirements:

(A) Has earned 24 or more transferable college credit hours; and

(B) has earned a cumulative (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all transferable postsecondary coursework;

(2) submits an application for admission to the university after July 1 of the academic year for which the student is applying and is recommended for admission by the university's admission review committee upon consideration of the factors listed in paragraph (c)(2); or

(3) submits an application for admission on or before July 1, does not meet the requirement specified in paragraph (d)(1)(B), and is recommended for admission by the university's admission review committee upon consideration of the factors listed in paragraph (c)(2).

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-29b-4

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 76-717; effective Feb. 1, 2013; amended April 24, 2015; amended by Kansas Register Volume 41, No. 03; effective 2/4/2022.