POLICY ON UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Approved June 18, 1982
Amended May 18, 1990, March 19, 1999, September 23, 2004, and September 22, 2005

(1) Freshman applicants will be required to complete a minimum of 16 high school year-long courses to be taken during grades 9 through 12. Of these, at least fifteen must be academic or college preparatory courses consisting of courses in a) history/social science (2 courses); b) English (4 courses); c) mathematics (3 courses including elementary algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra); d) laboratory science (2 courses to be taken from two disciplines); e) foreign language (2 courses); f) visual and performing arts (1 course); and g) approved college preparatory elective courses (1 course, to be chosen from the fields listed above) (As amended March 19, 1999). At least seven academic or college preparatory courses must be taken during the last two years of high school;

The GPA shall reflect:

(a) Grades in all approved a-g courses taken in the 10th and 11th grade ; and

(b) Extra grade points for grades received in approved honors level courses to a maximum of four courses, including a maximum of two courses taken in the 10th grade (As amended May 18, 1990). The extra points are to be calculated on a scale of A=5, B=4, C=3.

Effective for freshmen entering the University in fall 2007, the minimum grade point average required for students Eligible in the Statewide Context and Eligible in the Local Context shall be increased to 3.0 (As amended September 23, 2004).

and

(2) Transfer applicants will be required to complete the equivalent of freshman entrance requirements in English and mathematics, effective with respect to applicants for Fall Quarter 1984.