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The Examination Requirement
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If a prospective student has a GED but left high school before the change in testing policy, does he still have to take the tests that are required now for UC eligibility?
- Is it valid to submit an SAT II score in a language that is a bilingual student's native tongue, or could doing so work against the student and be perceived as a cop-out?
- If an applicant takes SAT Subject Tests in French and Spanish, or World History and U.S. History, will she satisfy the requirement that the tests be in two different subjects?
- Does UC still accept the SAT Subject Test in Math Level 1?
- Is the SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2 a requirement for freshman admission, or can an applicant take any two Subject Tests?
- Do scores from the two SAT Subject Tests have to be from the same sitting?
- Is it necessary for a student who wants to major in biology or chemistry to take the SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2?
- Does UC average the SAT Reasoning Test scores if an applicant has taken the test more than three times?
- Is a student who takes the ACT required to take the writing section?
If a prospective student has a GED but left high school before the change in testing policy, does he still have to take the tests that are required now for UC eligibility?
A student who graduated from high school in or whose GED is dated spring 2005 or earlier has to report scores for the old SAT I (or ACT) and three SAT IIs (one in Writing, one in Mathematics and one in a subject of the student’s choice). Applicants who graduated after spring 2005 must fulfill the testing requirements that are in place now: the ACT or SAT Reasoning Test, and two SAT Subject Tests.
Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of high school graduation. If there is no high school graduation date, UC will use the date of the GED. Also, if the student has completed any college work following the GED date, he must apply for admission as a transfer student.
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Is it valid to submit an SAT II score in a language that is a bilingual student's native tongue, or could doing so work against the student and be perceived as a cop-out?
A student would not be penalized for taking an SAT Subject Test in his or her native language.
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If an applicant takes SAT Subject Tests in French and Spanish, or World History and U.S. History, will she satisfy the requirement that the tests be in two different subjects?
Applicants are required to take two SAT Subject Tests in two different areas: English (literature only), history and social studies, mathematics (Level 2 only), science and language other than English.
French and Spanish are from the same area, so taking both of these tests would not fulfill the examination requirement. Nor would World History and U.S. History meet the requirement.
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Does UC still accept the SAT Subject Test in Math Level 1?
The University no longer accepts the Math Level 1 exam for admission. (For 2006 only, UC accepted the Math Level 1 exam — with a score of 570 or better — to satisfy the “c” requirement.)
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Is the SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2 a requirement for freshman admission, or can an applicant take any two Subject Tests?
Applicants are not required to take the Math Level 2 exam. They must take two SAT Subject Tests in two different areas chosen from the following: English (literature only), history and social studies, mathematics (Level 2 only), science and language other than English.
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Do scores from the two SAT Subject Tests have to be from the same sitting?
No. SAT Subject Test scores may be from different sittings.
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Is it necessary for a student who wants to major in biology or chemistry to take the SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2?
The test is not required, but it is strongly recommended. Applicants to the following UC campus schools, colleges or majors are strongly encouraged to take the SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2 and an SAT Subject Test in a science (Biology E/M, Chemistry or Physics) that is closely related to the applicant’s intended major:
Berkeley | Colleges of Chemistry and Engineering
Irvine | Applicants to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering are strongly encouraged to take the SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2 as one of the two required SAT Subject Tests.Los Angeles | Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Riverside | Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering
San Diego | Jacobs School of Engineering; also recommended for students considering a major in the biological or physical sciences
Santa Barbara | Engineering and Computer Science majors
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Does UC average the SAT Reasoning Test scores if an applicant has taken the test more than three times?
For students who take the SAT Reasoning Test, the University uses the highest combined score in critical reading, math and writing from a single sitting.
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Is a student who takes the ACT required to take the writing section?
Yes. Students who take the ACT must take the Writing Test to meet UC's Examination Requirement. The ACT organization calls the writing section "optional"; students who apply to schools that don't require it don't have to take it.
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