UC admissions board to review math data as it weighs SAT, ACT return
San Francisco Chronicle · Michael Burke ·
The University of California’s admissions board is meeting Friday as it continues to weigh whether to recommend reinstating standardized exams in admissions.
The University of California is facing a pivotal moment in its high-profile deliberation over whether to reinstate the SAT and ACT admissions requirement in response to students’ declining math preparedness.
UC’s Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools planned Friday to review reports that more deeply explore the spike in the number of students failing introductory math courses at the prestigious public university system.
Meanwhile, UC campuses and math departments are searching for their own answers to help students catch up in math. They are redesigning courses, expanding counseling services and encouraging students to take summer classes if they are underprepared, especially if they did not take precalculus in high school.
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