UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION / 27
to balance a C in another; but an A grade may not be used to compensate for
any grade below C. Grades, including those earned in accelerated and advanced
courses, are accepted as they appear on the high school transcript.
Courses taken in the ninth year or earlier in which a grade below C is received
may be repeated to establish subject credit.
Courses taken after the ninth year in which a grade of D or F is received
may be repeated to establish subject credit and to improve scholarship. Courses
may be repeated in an amount not to exceed a total of two semesters of the
required subjects. Grades earned in such repetitions will not be counted higher
than a C in determining the scholarship average.
Examination Requirement
As a requirement for admission, all freshman applicants must submit scores
from the following examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board:
1. The Scholastic Aptitude Test
2. Three Achievement Tests, which must include:
a. English composition
b. social studies or foreign language
c. mathematics or science
Applicants whose scholarship average in the required high school subjects
is 3.00 to 3.09 inclusive must achieve a total score of 2500 or higher on the
examinations. The test results of all applicants will be used for purposes of
counseling , placement, and, when possible, satisfaction of the Subject A requirement.
The tests should be taken after completion of the first half of the eleventh
grade. The verbal and mathematics
must be from the same sitting.
scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test
For arrangements to take the tests , see below.
ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION ALONE
An applicant who does not meet the scholarship and subject requirements for
admission and who has not registered in any college-level institution (except for
a summer session immediately following high school graduation) may qualify
for admission by examination alone. For admission of nonresident applicants by
this method, see page 29.
To qualify, the applicant must achieve high scores in the examinations required
of all eligible applicants. The total score on the Scholastic Aptitude
Test must be at least 1100; the scores on the three Achievement Tests must
total at least 1650, and the score on each must be at least 500.
To obtain information about the tests or to make arrangements for taking
them, apply to Educational Testing Service, P. O. Box 1025, Berkeley, California
94701, or P. O. Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Scores will be regarded
as official only if they are received by the Admissions Office directly from Educational
Testing Service.