Union University of California was founded with a commitment to provide high-quality higher education and is dedicated to the success of its learners. As a part of the admission process, the university seeks to assess an applicant’s potential to succeed in its online environment. Applicants must meet the program-specific admission requirements outlined in the accompanying table to be offered admission to UUC. Although particular emphasis is placed on the applicant’s academic history, non-academic factors may also be considered when evaluating an application for admission. Therefore, additional information and/or application materials may be requested and considered on an individual basis. Applicants who have not submitted all of the required documents may be admitted on a conditional basis in some instances. Conditionally admitted students must present the required documents within the first term of study. Students who have remaining lower-level coursework to complete must do so within one year of initial enrollment date. Failure to do so will prohibit further registration and eligibility for financial aid.

Admission Components for Programs

Language requirements

Depending on programs, courses at UUC are taught either in English, Indonesian, or Vietnamese. All doctoral programs are taught in English. Students must be fluent in the language that is used to convey the course content. All master students who take courses in Indonesian or Vietnamese programs are expected to have sufficient English reading capability to do research in their course of study. Students who enroll in English programs must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

·         Applicants may take the UUC English Proficiency Examination or present a score of 530 or higher paper-based, 71 internet-based (for bachelor and master programs), and a score of 550 or higher paper-based, 80 internet-based (for doctoral programs) on the official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

·         The English Proficiency Examination is an admissions requirement for all non-English speaking students who do not meet the TOEFL requirement listed above. The exam is taken prior to first-time registration under the supervision of a proctor.

·         Students from countries where English is the official language are exempt from the UUC English Proficiency Examination unless their academic performance at UUC reveals the need for additional English language study.

·         Students with an undergraduate or graduate degree from an American university are exempt from the English Proficiency Examination unless their academic performance at UUC indicates the need for further English language study.

Academic performance at UUC may reveal the necessity for further English language study by a student. The University reserves the right to make the final determination of a student’s English proficiency level in all cases.