University of California to Drop SAT, ACT Test Requirements

University of California President Janet Napolitano at a Joint Legislative Audit Committee in Sacramento, Calif., on May 2, 2017. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file

SAN FRANCISCO—The University of California will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admission requirements through 2024 and eliminate them for California residents after that, a landmark decision by the prestigious university system.

The UC’s governing body, the Board of Regents, voted 23-0 Thursday to approve a proposal by UC President Janet Napolitano that phases the tests out over five years, at which point the UC aims to have developed its own test.