BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL Curriculum Handbook 2011 - 2012

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC) ELIGIBILITY INDEXTo determine whether a student has met the Scholarship Requirement, calculate his or her test score totalaccording to the instructions below, then find where the student’s GPA falls in the ranges listed in theEligibility Index. If the student’s test score total meets or exceeds the minimum score shown for his or herGPA, the student is eligible for admission. Eligibility is considered preliminary until a student’s testscores and coursework are verified by the University. Note: The University no longer double-weights theSAT Subject Tests as it has in the past.CALCULATE THE TEST SCORES AS FOLLOWS:Example 1: The SAT Reasoning TestFor Students who took the SAT Reasoning Test, the University uses the highest combined scores incritical reading, math and writing from a single sitting and adds them to the two highest SAT Subject Testscores from two different subject areas. The total of all five exam components (critical reading + math +writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2) equals the test score total.Example: Amelia’s highest scores on the SAT Reasoning Test are 540 in critical reading, 500 in math and 590 inwriting. Her highest scores on the SAT Subject Tests (in two different areas) are 510 in math (level 2) and 490 inchemistry.Her test score total is: 540 + 500 + 590 + 510 + 490 + = 2630Amelia’s GPA is 2.90, which requires a minimum test score total of 2548. With a test score total of 2630, Ameliahas met the Scholarship Requirement.Example 2: The ACT plus its writing examFor students who took the ACT plus its writing exam, the University takes the highest math, reading,science and combined English/writing score from a single sitting and converts them to equivalent SATscores (see translation table). To give the ACT writing component equal weight to the SAT writing exam,the University multiplies the sum of the converted math, reading and science scores by two-thirds, thenadds the converted English/writing score. This subtotal is then added to the two highest SAT SubjectTest scores from two different subject areas to reach the test score total ([math + reading + science] x 0.667+ English/writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2.Example: Alejandro’s highest ACT scores are 21 in math, 21 in reading, 20 in science and 22 in English/writing.His translated scores are 500 (math), 500 (reading), 480 (science) and 520 (English/writing). In addition, he earneda 580 on the SAT Subject Test in math (level 2) and 490 on the SAT Subject Test in biology.His translated scores are: (500 + 500 + 480) x 0.667 + 520 + 580 + 490 = 2577.16With his GPA of 2.95, Alejandro needs a minimum test score total of 2440. His test score total of 2577 meets theScholarship Requirement.An interactive Eligibility Calculator is available online atwww.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/scholarshipsreq.25