California Statewide Path
To be considered for admission of University of California and California State University system, you must earn a high school diploma (or equivalency) and satisfy these three minimum requirements no later than your high school graduation:
Subject requirement specifies the 15 approved yearlong academic courses you must complete in high school:
- two years of history/social science
- four years of English
- three years of mathematics
- two years of lab science
- two years of a language other than English
- one year of visual and performing arts
- one year of a college-preparatory elective
Examination requirement details the college admissions tests you must take: the ACT With Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test, plus two SAT Subject Tests in two different areas.
Scholarship requirement calculates the combination of grade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores you need to attain. You must have at least a 3.0 GPA (3.4 if you’re a nonresident).