Skip to main content

News & Ideas

Share
Print

SAT optional

Standardized test scores are optional for SCU applications for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
16 Sep 2020
by Deborah Lohse
Education
Health

To assist students facing unprecedented challenges amid COVID-19, SCU is adopting a two-year “test-optional” admissions policy for first-year and transfer students beginning in the winter 2021 term.

The new policy means students may submit scores from standardized tests including the SAT or ACT if they choose, but will not be penalized if they don’t. After two years, SCU will assess and revisit requirements for future classes.

[Read full press release]

Related Articles

A sledgehammer, a prayer, and a pilgrimage: The Jesuit School of Theology takes one step closer to home
Faith
A sledgehammer, a prayer, and a pilgrimage: The Jesuit School of Theology takes one step closer to home
A ceremonial groundbreaking in Guadalupe Hall launches the Jesuit School of Theology’s official move from Berkeley to Santa Clara.
Santa Clara students perform mission-critical roles for NASA spacecrafts
Research
Science & Tech
Santa Clara students perform mission-critical roles for NASA spacecrafts
The Robotic Systems Laboratory earned its ninth NASA honor award, this time for its work on a solar sail system.
From endometriosis to long COVID: A pre-med student shines a light on lesser-studied conditions
Ethics
Health
From endometriosis to long COVID: A pre-med student shines a light on lesser-studied conditions
Through a fellowship with Santa Clara’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, neuroscience major Sylvana Domokos ’27 is turning a life of chronic illness into an aspiring career in health care and patient advocacy.