The University of California system is recalibrating its approach to standardized testing review. An advisory body overseeing admissions policy suspended its scheduled review timeline for whether to reinstate SAT/ACT requirements following faculty and stakeholder debate. UC eliminated its standardized testing requirement systemwide in 2020, and faculty leaders say any renewed review must be “thorough” and “evidence-based,” while the system board indicates the issue will remain a major focus. The move reflects renewed pressure from faculty coalitions advocating for test scores as one signal of college readiness. The suspended review and shifting timeline set up a longer governance cycle on admissions criteria—at a moment when institutions across the sector are reassessing how to evaluate preparedness under changing enrollment and academic support conditions.