{"id":2609478,"date":"2026-06-02T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professors-plead-with-universities-to-reinstate-sat-requirements-after-seeing-disturbing-trend-among-students\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:58:51","slug":"professors-plead-with-universities-to-reinstate-sat-requirements-after-seeing-disturbing-trend-among-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professors-plead-with-universities-to-reinstate-sat-requirements-after-seeing-disturbing-trend-among-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Professors Plead with Universities to Reinstate SAT Requirements After Seeing Disturbing Trend Among Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprofessors-plead-with-universities-to-reinstate-sat-requirements-after-seeing-disturbing-trend-among-students%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609478&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text describes a debate over whether colleges should require standardized test scores (SAT\/ACT) for admission-especially in the University of California (UC) system.<\/p>\n<p>It says that after the \u201cwoke tide\u201d peaked, some colleges-including UC-dropped long-standing SAT\/ACT requirements. UC regent Jonathan \u201cJay\u201d Sures is quoted describing the tests as racist, and the article notes that these requirements were later gradually reintroduced.<\/p>\n<p>As examples, it points to Yale and Cornell requiring applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. It then focuses on UC faculty and STEM professors who argue for restoring entrance exams, claiming many students are arriving without the math and science preparation needed for advanced coursework. A letter to UC regents is cited saying large preparation gaps force instructors to reteach foundational material (sometimes from middle-school math) and that UC has limited resources. Evidence mentioned includes a rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-san-diego-freshmen-not-prepared-for-college-level-math-writing-classes\/\" title=\"... freshmen not prepared for college-level ..., writing classes\">students needing remedial math<\/a> at UC San Diego and claims about the proportion of students lacking basic math skills despite having taken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-nyc-middle-school-tries-to-remove-advanced-math-classes-sparks-parent-outrage\/\" title=\"Elite NYC Middle School Tries To Remove Advanced ... Classes, Sparks Parent Outrage\">advanced math classes<\/a> in high school.<\/p>\n<p>The article concludes that these gaps could hurt graduation rates and reduce completion of STEM majors,negatively affecting California\u2019s STEM workforce.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s largest public universities is grappling with the issue of whether it should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-spraying-disinfectant-at-students-who-didnt-wear-masks-properly-faces-felony-child-abuse-charges\/\" title=\"Florida teacher arrested for allegedly spraying disinfectant at ... who didn&#039;t wear masks properly, faces felony child abuse charges\">require students<\/a> to prove they know something in order to be admitted.<\/p>\n<p>When the woke tide was at its highest, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >colleges dropped long-standing requirements<\/a> that students submit scores from the SAT or ACT, the University of California being among them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the test is a racist test,\u201d Jonathan \u201cJay\u201d Sures, a University of California regent, said in May 2020, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2026\/05\/31\/university-of-california-profs-revolt-advocate-sat-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Signal<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no two ways about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since then, colleges have slowly restored the requirement to address the issues that, as the Daily Signal put it, \u201cstudents were taking classes but not bothering to learn anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yale.edu\/2026\/05\/27\/undergraduate-admissions-updates-testing-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale<\/a> announced that applicants in its next admissions cycle must submit either an SAT or ACT score. <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.cornell.edu\/policies\/standardized-testing-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cornell<\/a> also requires either the SAT or ACT for new applicants.<\/p>\n<p>Math and science professors in the University of California system especially want entrance exams restored, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/university-california-sat-requirement-reinstate-c3e32712?st=AVf3Nu&#038;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A two-page letter sent to the system\u2019s regents last week said that too many students in math, science, engineering, and technology programs are unprepared. Nearly one-third of students in first-semester calculus at UC Berkeley \u201cdisplayed severe preparation deficits,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics while simultaneously teaching the material students need for sciences, engineering, economics, and other quantitatively demanding fields,\u201d the letter said. \u201cUC has finite resources and can help only so many students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A University of California, San Diego, faculty report last year said the number of students requiring remedial elementary and middle-school math was at 8.5 percent in 2025, up from 0.5 percent in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The UC faculty letter said professors cannot prepare students for advanced STEM work without a foundation that too many students lack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are already seeing the warning signs: longer pathways through prerequisite material, reduced readiness for advanced coursework, and growing pressure to dilute quantitative rigor,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeft unaddressed, these trends will lead to declining graduation rates, longer time to degree, and reduced completion of STEM majors, with consequences for California\u2019s highly skilled STEM workforce,\u201d the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe widening spread between underprepared and well-prepared students creates polarized courses, weakening the foundation available to many students and making it harder to teach at the level required for advanced STEM work,\u201d the letter added, per the Daily Signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUC is increasingly unable to provide its students with the education needed to become leaders in California\u2019s scientific, technological, and economic future,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Signal noted that at the University of California, San Diego, one out of every 12 students lacked even middle school math skills.<\/p>\n<p>However, it noted that 42 percent of those students took precalculus or calculus in high school.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-of-appeals-in-swing-states-drop-major-ruling-hurting-kamala-harris-chances-against-trump\/\" title=\"Court of Appeals in Swing States Drop Major Ruling, Hurting Kamala Harris&#039; Chances Against Trump\">highly engaged readers<\/a>, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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