UC to drop SAT Subject Tests

University of California regents today gave preliminary approval to a change in freshman admission standards that would drop the requirement for SAT subject exams.  If officially approved by the full board tomorrow, the current high school freshmen will no longer have to take SAT subject tests for UC campuses.

Some criticize this decision by the UC regents as a move to get around the voter-approved ban on using race as a factor in public college admissions.