# Education (GED)

## Title 15. Public Institutions of Higher Education

### Subtitle 1. General Provisions

#### Section 15-101

(a) Each public institution of higher education shall accept for admission any graduate of an approved public high school:

  (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

  (2) Who meets the admission standards of the institution.

(b)

  (1) Each public institution of higher education may accept, for special admission any student who has:

    (i) Completed the seventh grade; and

    (ii) A scholastic aptitude test combined score of 1,200 or an equivalent score on a nationally accepted college entrance examination.

  (2) This subsection does not affect the State or local share of aid provided pursuant to Sec. 5-202 of this article to the secondary school in which the student is enrolled.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)