Local Eligibility

Under the Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) pathway, the top 4 percent of students at each participating California high school can be designated UC-eligible.

To be considered for ELC, students must complete 11 specific units of the Subject Requirement by the end of the junior year.

The 11 units include 1 unit of history/social science, 3 units of English, 3 units of mathematics, 1 unit of laboratory science, 1 unit of language other than English and 2 units selected from among the other "a-g" requirements. Please note that students are not required to have completed coursework within visual and performing arts (dance, drama/theater, music or visual arts) by the end of the junior year to qualify for ELC.

With the assistance of each participating high school, the University will identify the top 4 percent of students on the basis of GPA for UC-approved coursework completed in the 10th and 11th grades.

The University will notify ELC students of their status at the beginning of their senior year. ELC-identified students must submit the University's undergraduate application during the filing period and complete remaining eligibility requirements — including the Subject and Examination requirements — to be considered fully eligible. Fully eligible ELC students are guaranteed a spot at one of UC's undergraduate campuses, though not necessarily at a first-choice campus.

ELC | Additional information is available on the University's ELC website.