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Today, the UC system has more than 300,000 students and 266,000 faculty and staff, with 2.5 million alumni living and working around the world.  \nUC has built an international reputation of academic excellence while staying true to its mission of research, education and public service. California students remain our top priority, with the state’s residents making up more than 84 percent of our undergraduatesand nearly one-third transferring from a California community college. Almost 40 percent are the first in their families to attend college, and over half of California undergraduates have their tuition fully covered with grants and scholarships. And our students earn their degrees in a timely fashion, averaging just over four years for first-years and two years for transfers.  \nWhile each of our campuses is unique, students can be assured of a vibrant intellectual community at any UC campus, whether they study the arts, engineering, humanities, math, science or social science. Our faculty are the drivers behind innovations in their fields, and they bring that knowledge and the thirst for breaking the boundaries of what we know about ourselves and the universe into their classrooms .  \nThis booklet offers an overview of our admission requirements and selection policies and addresses some of the areas about which we receive the most questions . When information changes during the year, it is updated on the UC admissions website.  \nQUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO UC ADMISSIONS AUGUST 2026 2  \nINTRODUCTION  \nIn addition, each UC campus’s general catalog is an excellent source of information. The catalogs provide detailed descriptions of required courses and the emphasis of each major (e.g. , preparation for graduate study or for entry into a career or profession), along with information about how admission policies, such as comprehensive review, are applied at each campus . Catalogs are available online:  \nUC Berkeley  \nUC Davis  \nUC Irvine UCLA UC Merced  \nUC Riverside  \nUC San Diego  \nUC Santa Barbara  \nUC Santa Cruz  \nQUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO UC ADMISSIONS AUGUST 2026 3  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nIntroduction..................................................................................................... 2  \nResources for counselors......................................................................... 8  \nFirst-year admission................................................................................. 10  \nWho is a first-year applicant?.................................................................. 10  \nMinimum admission requirements...................................................... 10  \nSubject requirement.............................................................................. 10  \nOptions for meeting UC’s A-G subject requirements ................................................................ 11  \nInternational or mixed records: Meeting A-G subject requirements ................................................................ 14  \nDocumenting proficiency in a language other than English .................................................................................... 15  \nSeventh and eighth grade courses........................................... 16  \nHonors-level high school courses ............................................ 16  \nSummer courses ................................................................................ 16  \nCollege courses .................................................................................. 16  \nDual enrollment coursework....................................................... 16  \nMeeting A-G subject requirements with [U.S. college/university courses](U.S. college/university courses ........................................... 18)[ ...........................................](U.S. college/university courses ........................................... 18)[ 18","cbCairSUchouktLL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairSUchouktLL","pdf",8516467,77,"English","# Introduction\n## Resources for counselors\n## First-year admission\n## Who is a first-year applicant?\n## Minimum admission requirements\n## Subject requirement\n## Options for meeting UC’s A-G subject requirements\n## International or mixed records: Meeting A-G subject requirements\n## Documenting proficiency in a language other than English\n## Seventh and eighth grade courses\n## Honors-level high school courses\n## Summer courses\n## College courses\n## Dual enrollment coursework\n## Principal certification\n## Pass-along credit\n## Repeated courses\n## D and F grades, Pass, Credit and Incompletes\n## Grade point average requirement\n## Calculating the UC GPA","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Quick Reference Guide to UC Admissions?\",\"answer\":\"It provides an overview of UC admission requirements and selection policies, and highlights topics that commonly generate questions. 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