UC STEM Professors Demand SAT/ACT Return After Failed “Equity” Experiment

UC Professors Say They're Teaching Middle-School Math

University of California faculty members say life without the SAT isn't going well in their classrooms. More than 1,100 math and science professors across the UC system have signed a two-page letter pressing regents to bring back standardized test requirements, arguing that growing numbers of underprepared students are forcing...

UC Faculty Blames Test-Free Admissions for Math Gaps

More than 1,100 University of California math and science professors are calling for the UC system to restore SAT and ACT requirements, citing declining student preparedness that has forced instructors to reteach basic math in college classrooms.

UC STEM Professors Demand SAT/ACT Return After Failed “Equity” Experiment

More than 800 University of California faculty members, including a majority of mathematics department chairs across the UC system, have signed an open letter (see below) to the UC Board of Regents, UC Office of the President, Academic Senate leadership, and the people of California demanding the reinstatement of SAT/ACT mathematics scores as a requirement for admission to STEM majors beginning with the 2027 admissions cycle. The letter, titled …

University of California professors tired of teaching students who can’t make the grade, demand return of standardized tests

The professors cited concerning trends among math students in their open letter.