Prueba de Selección Universitaria
| Acronym | PSU |
|---|---|
| Type | Paper-based standardized test |
| Administrator | CRUCH, Ministry of Education (Chile) |
| Skills tested | Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and History |
| Purpose | Admission to Universities |
| Year started | 2003 |
| Year terminated | 2020 |
| Duration | Spanish / History: 2:30 hours
Mathematics: 2:20 hours Science: 2:40 hours |
| Score range | 150 - 850 |
| Offered | Once a year |
| Regions | Chile |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Prerequisites | Complete High School |
| Used by | Universities and Students |
| Website | demre |
The University Selection Test (Spanish: Prueba de Selección Universitaria or PSU) was a standardized test used for college admissions in Chile, made by the Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Educational Register (Departamento de Evaluación, Medición y Registro Educacional or DEMRE) by mandate of the Board of Chilean Universities' Headmasters (Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas, or CRUCH). Since 2003, it had replaced the Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) which had been in use since 1966, until its eventual termination in 2020. A temporary test (Prueba de Transición) was used while the Prueba de Admisión a la Educación Superior (PAES) was in development.
The PSU was given once a year, usually between November and December. It was necessary to take the test to apply to universities ascribed to the CRUCH, known as Traditional Universities. The only requirement to take this test was to have completed high school.