Eligibility by Examination Alone

Another way to qualify for admission to the University of California is by earning high scores on the standardized tests listed in the Examination Requirement. California-resident students must achieve a minimum UC Score Total — calculated according to UC's Eligibility Index instructions — of 410 (425 for nonresidents). In addition, students must achieve a minimum UC Score of 63 on each component of the ACT or SAT Reasoning Test and on each SAT Subject Test.

You may not use an SAT Subject Test to meet these requirements if you have taken a transferable college course in that subject. (Note: This pathway will not be available for applicants to fall 2012 and later.)