If you have been determined to be in the top 4 percent of your high school class (as determined by UC), then you are designated as ELC and are eligible. If you are eligible through ELC, the university will notify you at the beginning of your senior year. You must then apply to UC in November and complete the Examination Requirement and the remaining courses in the Subject Requirement. ELC students who complete these requirements are guaranteed a place at one of UC's undergraduate campuses, though not necessarily at their campus of choice.

For more information visit the UCOP ELC website:

UC's Eligibility in the Local Context Program website