University of California-Santa Barbara

University of California-Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the University of California System. UCSB is one of America’s Public Ivy Universities. UC Santa Barbara offers a dynamic environment that prizes academic inquiry and interpersonal connection to inspire scholarly ambition, creativity, and discoveries with wide-ranging impact. UCSB leads an educational journey of discovery that stimulates independent thought, critical reasoning, and creativity. In regards to their selection process, The University of California uses a comprehensive review process when evaluating each freshman applicant. The Office of Admissions at UC Santa Barbara will use a variety of academic as well as non-academic factors when considering a student’s accomplishments. Academic and extracurricular achievements are viewed in light of the opportunities available to each student and the student’s demonstrated capacity to contribute to the intellectual life at UCSB.

• Requirement 1- Students must successfully complete UC-approved courses in these “a-g” subject areas with a ‘C’ grade or better.
• Requirement 2- Students must earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 (3.4 for non-California residents) in all a-g courses above.
• Requirement 3- All applicants must submit scores from the ACT Assessment plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test with Essay.