Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing at CISL San Diego

For more information on CISL’s Cambridge Assessment Admissions testing, see the information below or email us at [email protected]

Depending on your chosen institution and course, you may need to take an admissions test as part of your application (some joint degree courses require you to take two tests). As well as being an entry requirement, an admissions test gives you the chance to show your potential to succeed on your course.


2023 Test dates

18 October:

BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)

Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA)

Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA)

Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA)

Thinking Skills Assessment Section 1 (TSA S1) 

Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA)

Important registration dates:

1 September: Registration opens

15 September: Deadline to apply for modified papers (e.g. enlarged print)

29 September at 18:00 (BST): Final deadline for test centres to register candidates
Deadline to apply for Access Arrangements (e.g. extra time) However, our deadline is 28 September.

Please note, late entries will not be accepted.

Test formats:

All tests will be paper-based. Candidates will need to register and take the test at our centre.

STEP 2023 test session in June.

STEP 2: June 8th
STEP 3: June 21st

Test format

STEP will be paper-based and candidates will need to register and take the test at our centre. 

Registration dates

Registration opens: March 1st

Registration closes: May 4th

From 2023 we no longer deliver the following tests on behalf of the University of Oxford:

Please visit the University of Oxford’s website for more information about their admissions tests.

Important information for 2024: 

Please be aware of the reforms to Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing from 2024. Further information can be found on their website.