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The Scholarship Requirement defines the grade point average (GPA) you must attain in the "a-g" subjects, the ACT Assessment plus Writing or SAT Reasoning Test scores, and the SAT Subject Test scores you must earn to be eligible for admission. The University calculates your GPA in the "a-g" subjects by assigning point values to the grades you earn, totaling the points and dividing the total by the number of "a-g" course units. Points are assigned as follows: A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=1 point, and F=0 points. Only the grades you earn in "a-g" subjects in the 10th and 11th grades, including summer sessions, are used to calculate your GPA. Courses you take in the 9th grade can be used to meet the subject requirement if you earn a grade of C or better, but they will not be used to calculate your GPA. The university assigns extra points for up to four units (eight semesters) of UC-certified honors level and advanced placement courses taken in the last three years of high school: A=5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points. No more than two units of UC-approved honors level courses taken in the 10th grade may be given extra points. A grade of D in an honors or advanced placement course does not earn extra points. Prospective freshman students applying to the University of California will convert ACT and SAT test results to a "UC score." An eligibility calculator is available online. If your GPA is 3.0 or above and you achieve the corresponding UC score total indicated in the Eligibility Index, you satisfy the minimum scholarship requirement. |
