--- title: UC votes to phase out SAT & ACT tests description: UC votes to phase out SAT & ACT tests image: https://edu.kioskagency.com/hubfs/mari_helin_ilSnKT1IMxE_unsplas_bh@2x.png --- [![kiosklogo](https://edu.kioskagency.com/hubfs/kiosklogo.svg "kiosklogo")](https://kiosk.tm/higher-education) [Contact Us](https://edu.kioskagency.com/contact) ## UC votes to phase out SAT & ACT tests From CNBC: The University of California Board of Regents voted 23 to 0 to approve President Janet Napolitano's [plan to phase out](https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2020/05/18/university-california-president-proposes-dropping-satact) use of the SAT and ACT over five years and to replace them with a new test to be developed by University of California faculty members.The vote followed a five-and-a-half-hour discussion about testing and admissions. Many regents quibbled with parts of the plan but in the end supported it. [Full CNBC article](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/22/uc-plans-to-phase-out-sat-and-act-other-schools-may-follow-suit.html) Topics: [Higher Education](https://edu.kioskagency.com/blog/topic/higher-education) [Back to All Posts](https://edu.kioskagency.com/) ## **Weekly Education Email Newsletter** Our weekly email delivers all the latest news from the world of higher education direct to your inbox. #### Higher Education - [Enrollment Marketing](https://kiosk.tm/higher-education/enrollment-marketing/) - [Strategy & Research](https://kiosk.tm/higher-education/strategy-research/) - [Creative & Production](https://kiosk.tm/education/creative-production/) - [Data & Analytics](https://kiosk.tm/education/data-analytics/) #### About Us - [Our Team](https://kiosk.tm/people/) - [Our Services](https://kiosk.tm/about/) - [Our Work](https://kiosk.tm/work/) - [Our Community](https://kiosk.tm/community) #### Bay Area, CA 750 Grant Avenue, #200 Novato, CA 94945 +1 415 895 5327 #### Los Angeles, CA 4223 Glencoe Avenue, #B127 Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 +1 323 366 5453 #### Liverpool, UK 21 Aigburth Drive Liverpool L17 4JQ +44 (0)7395 492363 © 2026 Kiosk Creative LLC. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy](https://kiosk.tm/privacy-policy/)