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Council approves stakeholder workgroup to review minimum admissions standards and guaranteed‑admissions pilots
Summary
Council members heard staff and institutional testimony on minimum admissions standards, debated GPA versus course‑based approaches, and voted to convene a cross‑sector stakeholder group to recommend policy options and crosswalks.
Council staff opened a broad review of Washington’s minimum admissions policy, describing two measurement paths: cumulative high‑school GPA and a course‑based standard known in the presentation as CEDRS (college academic distribution requirements). Staff framed the work as a data‑driven review: how well current standards serve students, and what model the state should use going forward.
Presenters from colleges and universities described local…
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