The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Illinios at Springfield will not require standardized tests for students applying for fall 2021 freshman admission.
Approved by the U of I Board of Trustees Executive Committee, the one-year exception will allow incoming, potential students to forgo the requirement for SAT or ACT exams. Instead, acceptance will be based on information provided through other required documents, such as high school transcripts, GPA and essays.
According to the approved resolution, “The current nationwide COVID-19 pandemic has prevented large numbers of high school students from taking standardized tests due to various restrictions imposed by states that not only have closed high schools but also, among other things, have prohibited gatherings of a certain size.”
For more information on the freshman admission process for fall 2021, please read statements from each university:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Springfield
