• The ACT Assessment plus Writing OR The SAT Reasoning Test.
  If you take the SAT, the scores you report for each section (Critical reading, writing and mathematics) must be from the same sitting.
• Two SAT Subject Tests
  These must be in two different areas, chosen from the following: history, literature, mathematics (Level 2 only), science or language other than English.

The Examination requirement should be completed no later than December of the senior year.

1. Eligibility: To be eligible, students must meet the minimum requirements the University has established to ensure incoming students are prepared for university-level work. UC guarantees a place on one of its campuses to all eligible California residents who apply on time, although not necessarily to the campus or program of choice.
2. Selection: When campuses receive applications from more eligible students than they can admit, as is most often the case, they use factors that go beyond the minimum admission requirements to select students. This process is called comprehensive review.

California freshman applicants can become eligible in three ways:

• Eligibility in the Statewide Context Students who meet minimum requirements for coursework, grade point average, and test scores are eligible for UC by this path.
• Eligibility in the Local Context (E L C) Students who rank in the top 4 percent of a participating California high school's graduating class are eligible for UC through this path.
• Eligibility by Examination Alone Students can also qualify for admission by achieving high scores on two SAT Subject Tests in different subject areas and either the ACT Assessment with Writing or SAT Reasoning Test.

There may be different degree programs at several UC campuses that can help you reach career goals; knowing what they are will give you more options when you apply. Students who research and apply to several campuses are more likely to be admitted to a campus they know they want to attend.

In addition to satisfying the Subject and Examination requirements, you must earn the required combination of GPA and college admission test scores as specified in the University's Eligibility Index.

• The minimum GPA is 3.0 for California residents, 3.4 for nonresidents.
• To see whether you meet the Scholarship Requirement, refer to the index and detailed information below.
• First, convert your ACT and/or SAT scores to UC Scores, then calculate your UC Score Total as follows:
• If you took the SAT Reasoning Test: Convert your highest scores in critical reading, math, and writing from a single sitting and your two highest SAT Subject Test scores from two different subject areas to equivalent UC Scores (see translation table below). Then add the five UC scores (critical reading + math + writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2) to produce your UC Score Total.

If you took the ACT plus its Writing exam: Convert your highest math, reading, science, and combined English/writing score from a single sitting to equivalent UC Scores (see the translation table below). To give the ACT writing component equal weight to the SAT writing exam, multiply the sum of your converted math, reading, and science scores by two-thirds, then add the converted English/writing score. Add this subtotal to your two highest SAT Subject Test scores from two different subject areas, which are also converted to equivalent UC Scores, to reach your UC Score Total ([math + reading + science] x 0.667 + English/writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2.

Calculate your GPA by assigning point values to the grades you earn, totaling the points and dividing the total by the number of "A-G" courses. The University assigns grade points as follows: A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=1 point, and F=0 points. (Pluses and minuses are not included.)

Only the grades you earn in "A-G" courses in the 10th and 11th grades — including summer sessions — are used to calculate your preliminary GPA. Courses you took in ninth grade can be used to meet the Subject Requirement if you earned a grade of C or better, but they will not be included in your GPA for determining eligibility.

UC assigns extra points for up to eight semesters of university-certified honors-level and Advanced Placement courses taken in the last three years of high school: A=5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points. No more than two yearlong UC-approved honors-level courses taken in the 10th grade may be given extra points. A grade of D in an honors course does not earn extra points.
The courses must be certified as honors courses by the University and must be in the following "A-G" subjects: history/social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science, language other than English, and visual and performing arts. In these subjects, as well as in computer science, acceptable honors-level courses include Advanced Placement courses, designated International Baccalaureate courses, and college courses that are transferable to the University of California.

D and F Grades: If you have earned a D or F in an "A-G" course, you must repeat the course with a grade of C or better. The original D or F grade will not be included in the GPA calculation, and the new grade will be used. If you repeat a course in which you initially earned a grade of C or better, the second grade will not be used.

The University calculates your UC Score Total as follows:

If you took the SAT Reasoning Test: The University converts your highest scores in critical reading, math and writing from a single sitting and two SAT Subject Tests from different subject areas to equivalent UC Scores (see translation table below). Then all five UC Scores are added together to produce your UC Score Total (critical reading + math + writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2).

If you took the ACT plus its Writing exam: The University takes your highest math, reading, science and combined English/writing score from a single sitting and converts them to equivalent UC scores (see the translation table at right). To give the ACT writing component equal weight to the SAT writing exam, the University multiplies the sum of your converted math, reading and science scores by two-thirds, then adds the converted English/writing score. This subtotal is then added to your two highest SAT Subject Test scores from two different subject areas, which are also converted to equivalent UC Scores, to reach your UC Score Total ([math + reading + science] x 0.667 + English/writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2).