High School Eligibility

While participation in the university’s ELC program is optional, the university is proud that most California public and private high schools have chosen to participate in recent years.

To be eligible to participate in the ELC program, public or private schools must:

• be located in California,
• possess an American Testing Programs (ATP) code, and
• have a full list of UC-approved courses for the most recent academic cycle

Eligible schools participating in the ELC program are responsible for obtaining parental authorization before forwarding student contact information. Sample Parent Authorization letters and forms are available on the ELC School Portal.

Schools that participated in the prior year’s ELC process will receive an email regarding the ELC program requirements in mid-April.

Eligible schools that have not been participating in the ELC program should email elc@ucop.edu for information about joining the program. New participation requests must be received no later than June 1st for the next admission application cycle.