Test Score Policy The University of Tennessee System has decided that all campuses, including UT Knoxville, will now require standardized tests (ACT/SAT) for first-year applicants applying to attend UT. May 28, 2021 · The University of Tennessee announced that standardized testing scores will be optional for applications through 2025. Jun 2, 2021 · KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will make submitting ACT or SAT scores optional through the fall 2025 admissions cycle in an effort to make the application process for Jun 27, 2024 · The University of Tennessee System has standardized its language across all campuses to include standardized test scores in its guaranteed admissions requirements for top-performing high school Standardized Test Scores: For the 2024-2025 application cycle, the University of Tennessee is test-optional, which means that submitting SAT or ACT scores is not required, but it can still help your application if you have a strong score. May 28, 2021 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The University of Tennessee says all ACT and SAT scores will remain optional through the fall of 2025 admissions cycle. The university moved to a test-optional May 10, 2022 · Despite announcing last May that it would extend its test-optional admissions policy for prospective students until 2025, University of Tennessee leaders now say that experiment will only last through the 2022-23 academic year. Starting in the fall of 2023, Tennessee will require that students applying to all of its campuses submit ACT and SAT scores, bucking national trends that see more than May 20, 2022 · The University of Tennessee System has ended its test-optional admissions policy. Standardized test scores will be required for fall 2023. May 27, 2021 · The University of Tennessee announced it will continue to make submitting ACT or SAT scores optional through the fall 2025 admissions cycle. Below are answers to some frequently asked questions about applying to UT and

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