{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-15-101","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 15–101","heading":"","body":"(a) Each public institution of higher education shall accept for admission any graduate of an approved public high school:\n(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\n(2) Who meets the admission standards of the institution.\n(b) (1) Each public institution of higher education may accept, for special admission any student who has:\n(i) Completed the seventh grade; and\n(ii) A scholastic aptitude test combined score of 1,200 or an equivalent score on a nationally accepted college entrance examination.\n(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.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=15-101","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"4188c82a47680bd96f9215a5433bae98b8c2eec1ff81edc4a7cff2998058270c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-14-411","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-15-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}