
ERIC Number: EJ566410
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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The Use of "Flagged" Test Scores in College and University Admissions: Issues and Implications Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Pullin, Diana C.; Heaney, Kevin J.
Journal of College and University Law, v23 n4 p797-828 Spr 1997
Discusses legal aspects of "flagging" college entrance examination scores of students whose special testing accommodations indicate a disability. Provisions of statutes and regulations, judicial decisions, and administrative agency findings governing this practice are outlined, its legality is examined, and factors for admissions administrators and counselors to consider when evaluating applications for students with disabilities are outlined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, School Responsibility, Scores, Selective Admission, Standardized Tests, Testing Accommodations
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)
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