University of California Basic Admission Requirements

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Dear all,

I had a question regarding the ‘Basic Admission Requirements’ to all University of California campuses, although I am specifically looking at UCLA and UC Berkeley. In the ‘Basic Admission Requirements’ of a-g courses it states that a candidate must have the appropriate number of years of:

a. History/social science
b. English
c. Mathematics
d. Laboratory science
e. Language other than English
f. Visual and performing arts
g. College-preparatory elective

And for course A. in particular:

A) History/social science

"UC-approved high school courses

Two years of history/social science, including:

one year of world history, cultures and geography (may be a single yearlong course or two one-semester courses), and
one year of U.S. history or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of civics or American government
SAT Subject Examination

U.S. History: Score of 550 satisfies one year.

World History: Score of 540 satisfies one year.

AP or IB Examination

U.S. History: score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP U.S. History exam;
score of 5, 6 or 7 on the IB History of the Americas HL exam"

I am currently doing IB DP and have previously done IB MYP. In DP my classes are: HL Physics, HL English A: Lang&Lit, HL Economics, SL Math, SL Chemistry, Spanish AB Initio., but not History. Therefore, I was wondering if I was meeting these ‘Basic Admission Requirements’ by the University of California or if I would need to take a SAT subject test? Also, in MYP (specifically Grade 9 and 10) I remember studying about the Cold War; hence, does that count towards a year of US history? Thank you in advance.

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I infer that you’re an international student. You should probably ask a UC admissions office directly. They might have slightly more flexible options for international applicants. These requirements are universal for all UC campuses, and so you can direct it to any individual admissions office.

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@woogzmama Thank you for your reply! I should have thought about emailing UC admission initially, but the thought didn’t pass my mind. I’ve already begun to write an email.