{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-207","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-85-207","heading":"Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students","body":"In addition to the basic eligibility requirements of § 6-85-206 , an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant: (1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; (2) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and either: (A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or (B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy; (3) Achieved a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and: (A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or (B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or (4) Meets the following criteria: (A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of \"D\" at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and (D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman. Amended by Act 2021, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 4/12/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 549,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 549,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2163, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 719,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 315,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1105,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1115,§ 19, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1263,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 2009, No. 605, § 4; 2009, No. 606, § 4; 2009, No. 1405, §§ 5-8; 2010, No. 265, § 6; 2010, No. 294, § 6; 2011, No. 207, § 7.\n\nIn addition to the basic eligibility requirements of § 6-85-206 , an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant:\n\n(1) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent;\n\n(2) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and either: (A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or (B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;\n\n(A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or\n\n(B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;\nrse assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;\n\n(A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or\n\n(B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on: (i) Algebra I; (ii) Geometry; (iii) Biology; and (iv) Literacy;\n\n(i) Algebra I;\n\n(ii) Geometry;\n\n(iii) Biology; and\n\n(iv) Literacy;\n\n(3) Achieved a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and: (A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or (B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or\n\n(A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or\n\n(B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or\n\n(4) Meets the following criteria: (A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman; (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman; (C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of \"D\" at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and (D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.\n\n(A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman;\n\n(B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman;\n\n(C) Successfully completed with the equivalent of a minimum letter grade of \"D\" at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and\n\n(D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 85","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"bbf66b80f67b474fce3750c14d2df48b27dd836a28b6f43e2c9341c4964da51c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-206","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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