UC Application Link
Have transcript handy, resume/brag sheet, and set aside a couple of days to slowly work through this application.
Application fee: $70 for each UC campus to which you apply; Fee waivers available by indicating household size and income. If qualifying, you would receive up to 4 waivers.
Opens August 1st for inputting, November 1st for submission and closes November 30th.
Comprehensive Review Factors
Tips on Completing the UC Application
Citizenship
Awards & Honors – significant in nature – county-wide, state-wide and national awards indicate a high level of achievement with significant competition. School-based awards are more meaningful to readers if context is provided, such as: X number of X to earn award, but even “perfect attendance” can be insightful. Only include awards received during high school.
Extra Curricular Activities – depth and time – continued participation over time, include leadership positions.
Community Service – consistent participation over time may indicate commitment and dedication, be descriptive and include meaningful service.
Work Experience – demonstrates time management, responsibility and perhaps leadership, include number of hours and name of position.
Application fee: $70 for each UC campus to which you apply; Fee waivers available by indicating household size and income. If qualifying, you would receive up to 4 waivers.
Opens August 1st for inputting, November 1st for submission and closes November 30th.
Comprehensive Review Factors
- “a-g” GPA including additional points for UC-approved AP and IB course, and college/university courses; and for California residents only, UC approved school-based honors courses
- Examination scores: SAT or ACT Plus Writing (SAT Subject Exams are optional, but may be recommended by some majors on some campuses-for more information, go to: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/examination-require ment/SAT-subject-tests/index.html
- Number and content of “a-g” courses beyond the minimum
- Number of UC-approved AP courses, college courses; and for California residents only, UC approved school-based honors courses
- For California Residents only: if the applicant is in the Top 9% Local Context (ELC) of their high school class
- Quality of senior year schedule (classes in progress and courses planned for 2nd semester)
- Quality of academic performance relative to educational opportunities available at the high school
- Outstanding performance in one or more academic subjects
- Outstanding performance in one or more special projects in any academic field of study
- Recent marked improvement in academic performance demonstrated by GPA and quality of coursework
- Talents, achievements and awards in a particular field, i.e. visual and performing
arts, communication, athletics; - Special skills i.e. demonstrated written & oral proficiency in other languages - Special interests i.e. intensive study & exploration of other cultures - Experiences that demonstrate leadership i.e. student government, significant community service, level of responsibility in paid employment - Completion of a special project in context of high school curriculum or in conjunction with special school events, projects or programs
- Academic accomplishments in light of life experiences & circumstances
- Location of secondary school and residence
Tips on Completing the UC Application
Citizenship
- You must select a country of citizenship from the country drop-down menu
- Undocumented Students, select “No Selection” for country of citizenship and do not enter a social security number
- All applicants who have a social security number (SSN) should enter it
- Students who completed high school-level math or a language other than English course(s) in middle school in which they earned a letter grade C or better, can count these courses toward the a-g requirements. Note: A course in geometry (or a series of integrated-style math courses which include geometry content) must be completed; UC will accept a geometry course completed in middle school.
- Select a location – “In California”, “U.S. (not CA)” or “Outside the U.S.” ○ For students who attended high schools in California – Self-Reporting
- If you do not see an A-G course that you took listed on the UC Approved course list, you can self-enter the coursework.
- Courses such as physical education (PE) cannot be reported; only academic subjects. In addition, courses/class periods for teacher assistant, yearbook and student government, may or may not be UC-approved courses. If they are approved, enter them. If they are not approved they should not be entered. An opportunity to enter these types of courses is provided later in the application.
- Entering Courses and Colleges courses taken during high school
- If any college/university-level courses were completed while in high school, add the college information AFTER the high school information
- The process is very similar to entering the high school information If courses were taken at a California Community College (CCC), a UC-transferable course list will appear.
- Select the course(s) taken, grade earned (or enter IP for In Progress, PL
for Planned courses), and the “a-g” subject area in which the course fits. •Only non UC-transferable English and math courses can be reported in this section of the application - If there are other CCC course that are not UC-transferable report them in the Non a-g Coursework area later in the of the application.
- IF college/university courses were not taken at a CCC, enter each course and grade earned as it appears on the official academic record from the college/university attended.
- ○ Coursework Other than A-G - Academic courses that do not fit in the categories “a-g” of history/social science, English, math, laboratory science, language other than English (foreign language), and/or visual and performing art should not be reported in this section. For example, leadership course, religious courses. But do not include non-academic courses, such as PE, office/teacher assistant, etc. Choose experiences that have meaning, illustrate interests, and/or demonstrate leadership.
Awards & Honors – significant in nature – county-wide, state-wide and national awards indicate a high level of achievement with significant competition. School-based awards are more meaningful to readers if context is provided, such as: X number of X to earn award, but even “perfect attendance” can be insightful. Only include awards received during high school.
Extra Curricular Activities – depth and time – continued participation over time, include leadership positions.
Community Service – consistent participation over time may indicate commitment and dedication, be descriptive and include meaningful service.
Work Experience – demonstrates time management, responsibility and perhaps leadership, include number of hours and name of position.
- ● For additional inforamation, visit
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/files/presenting-yourself-
uc-application-freshman.pdf - ● If you have a question about the application process, call the application center at (800) 207-1710 during normal business hours, or e-mail [email protected]