Freshman Eligibility

<p>Can this requirement be satisfied by test scores alone (as opposed to taking the required amount of a-g courses) and if so, does anyone know what it would be?</p>

<p>i think i remember reading that if you score a 1400 you're eligible for admission.</p>

<p>mrlemongo: No.</p>

<p>TAWS: Are you out of state or in-state? That makes a big difference.</p>

<p>Out of state and what difference does that make?</p>

<p>For Nonresidents:</p>

<p>Admission by Examination Alone: You must earn a composite score of 31 or higher on the ACT or a total score of SAT I of at least 1400. Your total score on the three SAT II: Subject Tests must be at least 1850 with a minimum score of 530 on each test.</p>

<p>The above is directly from the 2005-06 UC Aplication for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships 49 page guide.</p>

<p>Eligibility by Examination Alone means that you don't have to take the a-g class requirements. The only difference for an out of state versus an instate is that an out of state needs a total of 90 more points on their three SAT IIs.</p>

<p>Hope this helps :)</p>

<p>eiffelguy: pshh even for a senior member you seem overconfident in your remarks. don't disregard info on the grounds that you have tons of posts.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot KupMup, that was what I was looking for.</p>

<p>On the UC site it says "You cannot qualify for this path if you have completed 12 or more units of transferable coursework at another college after high school, or if you have taken transferable college courses in any subject covered by the SAT Subject Tests.Subject Tests." If I do joint enrollment in my senior year at a local college and take a class that is covered by Subject tests, does this mean I can't just meet requirements by test scores?</p>

<p>mrlemongo: Firstly, I never mentioned that being a senior member would qualify me as infallible. In the below remarks, you will find out why your answer is wrong. Since my answer was curt, you have mistaken by confidence for arrogance (which can be misread in these posts sometimes since the inflection of my voice cannot be heard). I disregarded your post on the grounds of the fact that you provided wrong information. Period. Not because I have many posts. </p>

<p>To provide correct information for TAWS and all other out-of-state Fall 2006 applicants:</p>

<p>They changed the requirements for the SAT with the new SAT information. It appears that TAWS is a junior and with that, he has to take the new SATs. That information is old KupMup provided is outdated.</p>

<p>from the UC website: <a href="http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Eligibility by Examination Alone
If you do not meet the requirements for Eligibility in the Statewide Context or Eligibility in the Local Context, you may be able to qualify for admission to the University by examination alone by achieving high scores on the SAT Reasoning Test (or ACT Assessment plus Writing) and two SAT Subject Tests.</p>

<p>Because of recent changes to the SATs and the ACT, the minimum scores required for eligibility by examination alone are being revised. The new criteria will be announced in September 2005 and will be posted here.</p>

<p>You cannot qualify for this path if you have completed 12 or more units of transferable coursework at another college after high school, or if you have taken transferable college courses in any subject covered by the SAT Subject Tests.</p>

<p>Things that were applicable to the class of 2009 (admission Fall 2005) is not valid for the class of 2010 (admission Fall 2006).</p>

<p>Just a reminder that you must take the new SATs and the SAT subject tests in different areas (can't take World History and U.S. History).</p>

<p>From the UC website:</p>

<p>All students applying for fall 2006 or later must submit the following test scores:</p>

<p>The SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT Assessment plus Writing.
The verbal, writing and mathematics scores on the SAT must be from the same sitting. If you take the ACT, you must report your composite score. </p>

<p>Two SAT Subject Tests
These must be in two different subject areas of the student’s choice, including Mathematics Level 2, English literature, foreign language, science or history/social studies. </p>

<p>(<a href="http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/examination_reqs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/examination_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>To answer your question TAWS, being out of state makes a big difference because you're competing in a more competitive applicant pool and different rules apply. As a Californian resident, I did not have to meet the 1400 (on the old SAT score) to be eligible for admission. I also had ELC (eligibility in the local context) which provided a safety net just in case my first choices didn't work out (in the end, I didn't apply to the ELC school this year, UC Irvine).</p>

<p>Again, changes have been made and you need to wait till September to have the new requirements.</p>

<p>Oh, I forgot to mention that there is a GPA requirement of at least a 3.0 for the Fall admissions 2006 (like 2005's). For Fall admissions 2007, the GPA is a 3.2 (I believe).</p>

<p>Do you know if this would apply to me if I do joint enrollment and take physics/english at a community college?
"You cannot qualify for this path if you have completed 12 or more units of transferable coursework at another college after high school, or if you have taken transferable college courses in any subject covered by the SAT Subject Tests."</p>

<p>I want to get out of taking an art/music class and have to pick classes for senior year now, so this is why I am asking.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, you can't get out of taking an art class. Though it is not part of the examination alone requirement, it is better to complete the art section of the A-G requirements.</p>

<p>If you do joint enrollment and take physics/english at a community college, you should be fine. As long as you are not taking these community classes after you graduate, but rather during your senior year, it should be okay.</p>

<p>You will still be able to apply as a freshmen. I have taken over 20 units at UCLA, community college, and Cal State SB combined and I was admitted as a freshmen. Most transfers have at least 60 units. Plus, I did them as a high school student.</p>

<p>You still need to take the SAT subject tests but supposedly, you cannot take the community college courses covered by the SAT subject exam (which is really weird). I took US History at a community college then took the Subject test in in, and I was fine but I'm a California resident.</p>

<p>I recommend Art History if they offer it at the community college for your art requirement.</p>