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ACT Testing
American College Test, Inc
Testing Calendar for 2009-2010
ACT Assessment / ACT Assessment Plus Writing
- September 12, 2009
- October 24, 2009
- December 12, 2009
- February 6, 2010
- April 10, 2010
- June 12, 2010
Cost
ACT Assessment: $32.00
ACT Assessment Plus Writing: $47.00
Identification Requirements
Current (not-expired) official photo identification (i.e. driver’s license, passport, school ID) must be presented at check-in or you will not be permitted to test. The identification must be issued by a school or city/state/federal government agency; AND show your first and last name; AND the photograph must be clearly recognizable. Furthermore, the name on the identification must be the same as the name on the roster and admission ticket. The Admission ticket alone is not acceptable ID. The ID provided must be original, not a photocopy or reproduction. If you have questions concerning ACT identification requirements, call ACT Test Administration several days before the test date at 319-337-1510.
Important Information
- Approved calculators may be used during the Mathematics Test but they must be turned off and put away when you are not working on that test.
- You are not permitted to use or access the following items at any time while in the test room:
- Textbooks, foreign language or other dictionaries, scratch paper, notes or other aids.
- Highlight pens, colored pens or pencils, correction fluid/tape.
- Communication devices (including cell phones)
- Computers (including handhelds)
- Recording devices (including cameras, scanners, tape recorders)
- Media devices (including games, music video, headphones)
- Reading material (including books, magazines)
- Mechanical pencils
- Tobacco in any form
- Timers, or any other electronic devices
- You can pick up information about the ACT by visiting Testing Services at SFA in the Rusk Building, Third Floor, or by calling 936-468-3958
- “Standby Testing” – If you miss the late registration deadline but have a pressing need to test on the upcoming test day, you can try to test as a “standby” examinee. Follow the “standby” instructions found on the ACT website at www.actstudent.org or telephone ACT at 319-337-1270.
- Food, gum, candy, or drink (including water) is not permitted in the testing room.
Prohibited Calculators
The following types of calculators are prohibited:
- Texas Instruments: All models numbers that begin with TI-89 or TI-92
- Hewlett-Packard: hp 48GII and all model numbers that begin with hp 40G, 49G and 50G
- Casio: Algebra fx 2.0, ClassPad, and all model numbers that begin with CFX-9970G
- Calculators with built-in computer algebra systems
- Pocket organizers
- Handheld or laptop computers
- Electronic writing pads or pen-input devices --The Sharp EL 9600 is permitted.
- Calculators built into cellular phones or other electronic communication devices.
- Calculators with a typewriter keypad (keys in QWERTY format)---Calculators with letter keys not in QWERTY format are permitted.
Standby Testing
If you miss the late registration deadline for a test date, you can try to test as standby on test day. You need to know the following information:
- Because advance arrangements are required, students requiring accommodations cannot test as standbys.
- Test centers admit standby examinees on a first-come, first-admitted basis and only if there are seats, materials, and staff available after all registered students have been admitted. You may be turned away.
- Do not try to make arrangements with a test supervisor or teacher before test day.
What You Must Do for Standby Testing:
- Arrive at the test center before 8:00 a.m., even though you may not be admitted to test.
- Bring your completed registration folder, sealed in the registration envelope, with you name and address clearly printed in the return address box and your fee payment enclosed (do not enclose cash). If you donot turn in a sealed registration envelope that includes a completed registration folder at the test center before testing begins, you will not receive test scores.(This is true even if you are inadvertently admitted and allowed to test.
- Your fee payment must include at least the basic fee for your test option, plus the $41.00 standby fee.
ACT (No Writing) = (32 + 41) = $73.00 total, ACT Plus Writing = (47 + 41) = $88.00 total - You will not be admitted without acceptable ID.
- Read the Registering for the ACT bulletin or check the information at www.actstudent.org
Testing for Students with Disabilities
If you currently receive accommodations in school due to a professionally diagnosed and documented disability, you may submit documentation to support a request for one of the following:
- Center Testing #1: Standard Time with Accommodations
- Center Testing #2: Extended Time (50% time extension)
- Special Testing: Testing at school with extended time (more than 50% time extension) and alternate formats available (not at a test center).
Read the Registering for the ACT bulletin or check “Students with Disabilites” at www.actstudent.org to determine which form of testing you should request. Because advance arrangements are require, students requiring accommodations cannot test as standbys.
Contact ACT Special Circumstances at 319/337-1851for additional information
Find more information about the ACT at http://www.act.org/.