OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma

1. OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma • by • OUS Automatic Admission Policy • Basis for Automatic Admission Policy • The Automatic Admission Policy • Development of Automatic Admission Policy • Implementation of Automatic Admission Policy

2. OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma 1. Basis for the OUS Automatic Admission Policy OUS Support for Proficiency Demonstrate by Assessment with which OUS has experience Current Assessments: Course Proficiency ------------- HS GPA Essential Skills Proficiency --- OAKS, SAT, ACT

3. OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma 2. OUS Automatic Admission Policy • Automatic Admission to at least 1 OUS school to any Oregon high school graduate who ... • A. Graduates with a HS GPA above a specified level1 • B. Demonstrates Proficiency in Reading, Writing & Math through scores above a specified level1 on OAKS, SAT or ACT exams (The same exam need not be used for each skill.) • C. Meets any admission criteria specific to the OUS school the • student wishes to attend • 1The required GPA and test scores will be the same for all OUS campuses, and will be determined by the OUS Board by its annual review and approval process for admission criteria

4. OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma 2. OUS Automatic Admission Policy • Automatic Admission is 1 of 2 Admission “Paths” to OUS Institutions • Automatic AdmissionStandard Admission • to AN OUS campus with to A SPECIFIC OUS campus • 1. Minimum HS GPA 1. Minimum HS GPA • Same for all OUS campuses Set by each OUS campus • 2. Assessment of Essential 2. Assessment of Essential Skills • Skills Proficiency Proficiency could be OAKS or SAT • = OAKS or SAT or ACT or ACT or work sample or portfolio • Same for all OUS campuses Set by each OUS campus • 3. Minimum “cut scores” 3. Minimum “cut scores” for • on OAKS or SAT or ACT Essential Skills Proficiency • Same for all OUS campuses Set by each OUS campus

5. OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma 3. Development of OUS Automatic Admission Policy Spring ‘08 Draft OUS Admissions Policy Fall ‘08 – Winter ’09 ICAR Review Provosts Council Approved Fall ‘09 & Fall ’10 Flyer Distributed at Counselors’ Sessions Spring ’11 to be included in ‘12 OUS Admission Policy submitted to SBHE

6. OUS Support of Essential Skills - New High School Diploma 4. Implementation of Automatic Admission Policy Spring-Fall: Admissions Office at Each OUS Institution ‘09 Develops Admissions Standards /Process Fall: ICAR Assembles Admissions Policy ‘09 Document for SBHE Approval Winter: SBHE Approves Admissions Policy for Following ‘10 => ‘11 Academic Year