Additional Requirements

All UC students must fulfill the following requirements, either during high school or at UC, to receive an undergraduate degree.

Entry Level Writing Requirement

As a UC undergraduate, you must demonstrate a proficiency in writing. You may meet the Entry Level Writing Requirement (previously known as the Subject A Requirement) in any of the following ways:

• Score 3 or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in English (Language or Literature).
• Score 5 or higher on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination or 6 or higher on the Standard Level Examination in English (Language A only).
• Score 30 or higher on the ACT Combined English/Writing test, or 680 or higher on the Writing section of the SAT Reasoning Test.
• Complete with a grade of C or better an acceptable college course in English composition worth four quarter or three semester units.
• Achieve a passing score on the UC Analytical Writing Placement Examination (previously the Subject A Examination), given in the spring every year. If you are admitted to the University, you will receive detailed information in April about the exam. If you are not a resident of California, you may take the exam in the fall after you enroll at the University.
• Complete an appropriate English course at the University with a grade of C or better.

American History and Institutions Requirement

All undergraduate degree programs at the University require study in American history and institutions. This requirement may be met through examination or enrollment in specific courses. Each campus decides how its students may meet the requirement.

Many students fulfill this requirement before entering college by completing a one-year high school course in U.S. history, or a half-year course in U.S. history and a half-year course in American government. (This satisfies this requirement at all UC campuses except UCSB, which requires students to complete a college-level course. At UCLA, students may complete the course(s) in high school, but must have earned a B average in them.)