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If you rank in the top 9 percent of students in your California high school class — and your high school participates in
UC’s ELC program — you can qualify for admission to UC.
If your school participates in the ELC program — which most California high schools do — UC will identify the top 9 percent
of students on the basis of GPA in UC-approved coursework completed in the 10th and 11th grades. To be considered for ELC,
you must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and complete the following 11 out of 15 "a-g" courses prior to your senior year:
| History/social science |
1 year |
| English |
2 years |
| Mathematics |
2 years |
| Laboratory science |
1 year |
| Language other than English |
1 year |
College-preparatory elective
(chosen from the subjects listed above or
another course approved by the university) |
4 yearlong courses |
After you enter your coursework and grades in your application, UC will compare your GPA to the historic top GPA scores for your school.
If you fall into that GPA range, you'll be designated ELC and we'll add a note to your application.
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Since the inception of the ELC program, participating schools have submitted transcripts for the top 12.5 percent
(15 percent beginning in 2011) of their students, with parental permission. Using this information, UC has established
a historic, or benchmark, GPA representing the expected GPA for the top 9 percent of the students from each school.
Schools are periodically requested to submit transcripts so that we can monitor — and reset, if necessary — their benchmark GPA.
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Most California public high schools and more than 80 percent of private schools participate in the ELC program.
To participate, a school must be accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, have an American Testing
Program code, have a UC-approved course list,
and be comprehensive (classroom-based). Magnet programs and charter schools that are considered dependent charters within a public
school district and have a UC-approved course list on file are eligible.
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