:: ACT (American College Testing)

 

ACT is a curriculum-based achievement test that explains what students know and are able to do and provides guidance to students on their future plans. The ACT test contains four curriculum-based, multiple-choice tests that measure academic achievement in the areas of English, mathematics, reading, and science, as well as an optional writing section.

Important: Current (not expired, English Language) official photo ID: Must be issued by your school, employer, or city/state/federal government (such as driver's license, Passport or School ID) on which both your name and photo appear.

TESTING DATES FOR ACT

The ACT is administered internationally on five annual test dates occurring in October, December, February, April, and June.

Test Date	Registration Deadline	(Late Fee Required)
October 22, 2011	September 16, 2011	September 17 – 30, 2011
December 10, 2011	November 04, 2011	November 05 – 18, 2011
February 11, 2012	January 13, 2012	January 14 – 20, 2012
April 14, 2012	March 09, 2012	March 10 – 23, 2011
June 09, 2012	May 04, 2012	May 5 – 18, 2012

ACT Registration

 

 

 

Basic registration fee (per test option)

 

ACT (No Writing) Plus International Testing Fee	$59.00
Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register).
ACT Plus Writing Plus International Testing Fee	$74.00
Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register). The $15.00 Writing Test fee is refundable, on written request, if you are absent on test day or switch to the ACT (No Writing) before you begin testing.

 

Additional registration fees and services
Add to the basic fee for your test option

5th and 6th college choices	add $9.00 each
Requested online before the test date; refundable on written request, if you do not test.
Test date change	add $20.00
For different date only if absent on original date. If you request a test date change after the regular deadline for the new date, you must also add the late fee.
Test center change	add $20.00
For the same test date.
Viewing scores online	FREE

 

How can I make changes to my registration?

Log in to your student Web account and select "Make changes to your registration" or call ACT at 319/337-1270 no later than the late registration deadline for your preferred test date.

 

When you call, have this information available:

1. your admission ticket
2. your preferred test date
3. your preferred test center
4. a valid credit card number and expiration date

Test Center Change for the Same Test Date
If there is a seat and materials available for your test option at your preferred test center on your preferred test date, you will be assigned there and charged a Test Center Change fee of $20.00.

Test Option Change for the Same Test Date
If you change your mind about taking the ACT Writing test you can ADD or Remove it. Log in to your student Web account or call ACT Registration at 319/337-1270 by the late registration deadline for your test date to request the change. Fee adjustments depend on whether you are adding or removing the Writing Test and whether other Yes. Log in to your student Web account or call ACT Registration at 319/337-1270 by the late registration deadline for your test date to request the change. Fee adjustments depend on whether you are adding or removing the Writing Test and whether other services are required to find you a seat (for example, a test center change).

 

If you change your mind after the late deadline, tell the test supervisor at your test center what change you would like to make before you are admitted to test on test day. If there are materials, space, and staff for your preferred test option, you will be admitted to test with your new option, and ACT will make the appropriate fee adjustments.

Test Date Change (if absent on original date)
If there is a seat and materials available for your test option at your preferred test center on your new test date, you will be assigned there and charged a Test Date Change fee of $20.00 (plus a $20.00 late fee if you call after the regular registration deadline for the new test date).

Other Registration Changes (college choices, address, etc.)
Read your admission ticket carefully. If you need to make any informational changes, log in to your student Web account and select "Make changes to your registration," or call 319/337-1270 to make the change.

 

Your assigned test center, test date, and test option are listed on the left side of the admission ticket. If an asterisk (*) appears next to the test center code on your admission ticket, none of your original choices were available. When this happens, ACT assigns you to the nearest test center, based on your original choices, with a seat and materials available for your test option.

 

 

Scores & Score Reports

 

Viewing Scores

Viewing scores from National or International testing is available only through your student Web account. If you do not yet have an account, you will need to create one. If your scores are not available on the first date listed for your test date, plan to check back weekly. Scores are processed and added each week, usually each Wednesday and Friday. Normally, all scores are reported by 8 weeks after the test date. If you took the ACT Plus Writing, your Writing scores will be posted as soon as they are ready, normally about 2 weeks after your multiple-choice scores. Your scores cannot be officially reported until after your Writing scores have been added.

 

Send Your Scores to Others

You can have your ACT scores sent to other colleges and scholarship agencies after you test in addition to the ones you selected when you registered. Requests are processed AFTER your tests have been scored and all scores for your test option have been added to our computer files.

 

A complete report that's processed within one week after your request is received. ACT delivers these to colleges and agencies you've selected depending on their preferred schedul, at least every two weeks.

 

Ordering options

 

• Online request: Create or log in to your ACT Web account. You must pay by credit card.
• Download a PDF copy of the request form
• You may order additional score reports by submitting a letter of request. Your letter must include all of the following information:

 

• current full name 
• full name at the time you registered (if different) 
• current mailing address 
• address at the time you registered (if different) 
• Social Security number (and/or ACT ID from your score report) 
• date of birth 
• home phone number 
• the test date (month and year) for which you want scores reported (include test location, if you tested more than once in the same month) 
• the codes and names (with city and state) for the colleges and scholarship agencies you are asking ACT to report your scores to 
• signature

 

Include a check or money order payable to ACT Records for the total fee. Processing will be delayed if you provide incomplete or inaccurate information. Send your letter to:

ACT Records
301 ACT Drive
PO Box 451
Iowa City, IA 52243-0451
USA

 

 

Test Preparation Materials

 

ACT preparatory material is available on the website www.actstudent.org. Follow the link below:

http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/index.html

 

 

Disability Services

ACT has established policies regarding documentation of an applicant's disability and the process for requesting accommodations. For details, see ACT Policy for Documentation (http://www.act.org/aap/disab/policy.html) to Support Requests for Test Accommodations on the ACT.

 

If you currently receive accommodations in school due to a professionally diagnosed and documented disability, you may provide documentation to support a request for one of the following:

 

1. Center Testing #1: Standard Time National Testing with Accommodations
2. Center Testing #2: Extended Time National Testing (50% more time). If approved, you will be allowed up to 5 hours total to work on all four multiple-choice tests at your own pace, including breaks between tests. If you are taking the ACT Plus Writing, you will be allowed up to 5 hours and 45 minutes total.
3. Special Testing: Testing at school with extended time and alternate formats available--not as part of national or international testing at a test center.

 

The basic fees for all forms of testing are the same. Read the information about each to determine which one to choose and follow that application process carefully. If you have already been approved for Extended Time National Testing, you may request a test date change or re-register.

 

The ACT and ACT Plus Writing are offered only in English. Accommodations (including extended time) are not available solely on the basis of limited English proficiency.

 

For further details regarding the ACT please visit www.actstudent.org