The full text of Section 19 of Act 1052 of 1987 is as follows:
Beginning with the fall 1988 semester, all first-time entering freshmen at all state-supported colleges and universities in Arkansas who are admitted to enroll in a bachelor's degree program or in associate degree programs which transfer to the bachelor's degree shall be tested by the admitting institution for purposes of placement in either college-level credit courses in English and mathematics or remedial courses in English composition, reading, and mathematics. Remedial courses shall not provide credit toward a degree. The State Board of Higher Education shall determine the tests to be used, the testing procedures and exemptions, and minimum scores below which students at all institutions must take remedial courses. The State Board of Higher Education shall base these decisions on consultation with representatives of the institutions of higher education, analysis of the placement procedures presently used by institutions in Arkansas, statewide placement testing programs in other states, and pilot projects involving testing of entering freshmen at selected institutions in Arkansas.
The mathematics, English composition, and reading placement standards that follow implement Section 19 of Act 1052 of 1987. These standards apply to all first-time entering undergraduate students, as defined in the Arkansas Higher Education Information System Manual, who enroll in baccalaureate-degree programs or associate-degree programs at state colleges and universities.
No math course less sophisticated than college algebra may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree from a public university in Arkansas.
Students scoring 19 or above on the mathematics section of the Enhanced ACT, 390 or above on the quantitative portion of SAT, or 39 or above on the ASSET Intermediate Algebra test may enroll in college-level mathematics courses. Students not meeting the standard must successfully complete a developmental (pre-college level) mathematics program or programs, demonstrating achievement at least as sophisticated as intermediate algebra, in order to be placed in college-level mathematics courses.
Students scoring 19 or above on the English section of the Enhanced ACT, or 45 or above on the ASSET Writing Skills test may enroll in college-level English courses. Students not meeting the standard shall successfully complete a developmental program or programs in English composition before being awarded credit for freshman English.
Students scoring 19 or above on the Reading Section of the Enhanced ACT, 340 or above on the verbal section of SAT, or 43 or above on the ASSET Reading Skills test will be considered to have met minimal reading skill requirements. Students not meeting the standard shall enroll in a developmental program in reading during their first (or second) semester in college and each subsequent semester (if necessary) until the program is successfully completed.