Admission Policy Change for 2012

1. For which majors and at which campuses will the SAT subject exams be required?
2. If a student graduates in 2011 but waits and applies to UC for fall 2012, will that student need to take the subject tests?
3. With the revised admission requirements starting with the class of 2012, will there still be the ELC submission?

For which majors and at which campuses will the SAT subject exams be required?

Beginning with students applying for the fall 2012 term, SAT Subject Tests will no longer be required and students who do not submit SAT Subject Exam scores will not be penalized during the review process.

Some majors at some campuses may recommend particular tests; individual campuses will determine this at a later date and we will post the information at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions. It is safe to assume that if certain schools/colleges/programs recommend SAT Subject Tests now, for example, Engineering programs, it is likely they will recommend these exams for fall 2012 applicants.

Applicants may submit Subject Test scores for consideration during the comprehensive review process much in the way they do with Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate scores today, but Subject Exam scores will not be required. And Subject Exams will still be used to satisfy "a-g" subject requirements.

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If a student graduates in 2011 but waits and applies to UC for fall 2012, will that student need to take the subject tests?

The new requirements go into effect with students who apply for admission to the fall 2012 term and beyond. A student who graduates in spring 2011, takes a gap year, for instance, and applies for admission for the fall 2012 term will not be required to submit SAT Subject Test scores.

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With the revised admission requirements starting with the class of 2012, will there still be the ELC submission?

For the fall 2012 term and beyond, UC’s Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) program will increase from the top 4 percent of the graduating class to the top 9 percent. The submission of student transcripts for ELC consideration will become even more important to ensure that students in every California high school can be guaranteed a place at the University. We expect that schools will submit transcripts of their rising seniors according to the same timetable in force now. Schools will be notified in ample time of any changes in the number of transcripts we will ask for.