UC faculty push to reinstate SAT/ACT requirements for STEM admissions, citing preparation gaps
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Jaweed Kaleem
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Over 600 University of California faculty members, led by UC Berkeley mathematicians, are urging the UC system to reinstate SAT/ACT testing requirements for STEM applicants by 2027. The professors argue that six years of test-optional admissions have failed to reliably assess student readiness, resulting in incoming students lacking basic math skills and professors having to teach middle school-level mathematics. The open letter warns that the preparation gap threatens the value of UC science, technology, engineering and math degrees.
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Six years of test-free admissions has not reliably assessed readiness and professors are often teaching middle school math to incoming students.
The test-optional policy has created a widening preparation gap that threatens the value of UC science, technology, engineering and math degrees.
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