<p>Generally, do international students have to meet the a-g requirements to attend UC schools? Because the website says a different thing from when i asked the admissions officers through email.</p>
<p>which admissions officers? Those at Cal or the UC system ones? The answer could be different, in that the UC people are talking about general eligibility requirements while the Cal one will talk about what this campus is looking for.</p>
<p>hmmm cause i asked the UCLA and berkeley and UC application officers, and the UCLA and the UC officers said the exact same thing, signed off by the same person. LOL. I called the berkeley office and i didnt get a response. how!</p>
<p>Yes, generally all applicants need to meet the a-g requirements. (That is why they are called ‘requirements’!) Otherwise, applicants can also qualify for admission by examination alone. SAT/ACT+Subject Tests.</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Admission by examination](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/freshman/minimum-requirements/examination/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/freshman/minimum-requirements/examination/index.html)</p>
<p>The A-G requirements kinda seem standard in any high school education, or at least most of it. I understand that some people have trouble with the Art one, though…</p>
<p>I am looking for the information too…Can you please tell me what they have told you</p>
<p>hahaha called them already then they said taht you can still apply but they will still take into consideration that you missed out the art component. you can still be offered admission though. yup!</p>
<p>since Cal admits by holistic admissions - a complete synthesized view of a person - this is a negative factor compared to other applicants who met the requirement. If you state in your application that you commit to take classes online and/or over the summer before you would start, and follow through if you decide to attend, it may provide a slight bump to your chances.</p>
<p>Honestly I think this a-g supplemental is full of ****. Absolutely nobody In my Indian graduating class would have met these “requirements”.</p>
<p>We chose either commerce of science. We didn’t even have the option to chose a visual art !! There is nothing standard about the a-g requirement for international students.</p>
<p>I believe this a relatively new system. Hopefully it won’t be in existence very long :P.</p>
<p>it is not a new system, it is the basis of the curriculum for college preparatory work at California high schools. </p>
<p>Admissions understands that OOS and international schools have different standards and practices - many applicants do not have the visual arts requirement. </p>
<p>Applying to a UC involves two distinct steps - being eligible to apply and then evaluation for admissions. a-g are requirements to be eligible, but there are other ‘routes’ to eligibility. If you standardized test scores are high enough, you will be eligible regardless of the a-g. It is a separate door to enter eligibiily, totally independent. High enough scores and you don’t need even one of the a-g requirements. There is a third ‘door’ which is an exception system. </p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Admission by exam](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/examination/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/examination/index.html) - for admissions by std test scores for those who don’t have a-g</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Admission by exception](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/admission-by-exception/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/admission-by-exception/index.html) -for those who don’t have high enough test scores but also don’t have all the a-g, you make your case for admission. discussing the high academic caliber of your high school system and your preparation as an international student would be a potential way to cover the lack of a-g.</p>
<p>all the above is for ELIGIBILITY to apply. Once your application is being reviewed, the admissions staff at Cal will read the application to decide whether to offer a spot for next year. Admissions is holistic - looking at the entire person and totality of their accomplishments and context, not just individual items. If you don’t have any g courses but are strong in other areas, that balances out. Every positive factor helps, thus if it is reasonable to take the g courses in your senior year or summer, it is one more small positive factor in your portfolio.</p>