ACT
AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING (ACT)
Purpose
Scores from the ACT or alternate test, SAT, are required for admission to Southern Arkansas University. It is recommended that the test be taken in the senior year or the last semester of the junior year in high school during one of the regular scheduled periods (October, December, February, April, June). Before a test date is chosen, consider the application deadlines of the college and scholarship agencies. It will take four to seven weeks after a test date for ACT to mail out the score reports to the recipients. The test scores provide added assistance in guidance, placement in developmental courses, and possible advanced standing.
Description
The ACT consists of tests in four subject areas: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science Reasoning. Each of these tests contains multiple-choice questions that offer four or five answer choices from which you are to choose the correct or best answer.
On the Test Date
Report to your assigned test center by 8:00 AM.
What to Bring
- Your Admission Ticket
- Acceptable Photo Identification: Current Official Photo ID, recently published photo, or notarized statement with Photo
- Two sharpened soft-lead (No. 2) pencils with erasers.
- A permitted calculator. See www.actstudent.org
Total Testing Time
Actual administration of the ACT requires 3 hours 10 minutes plus an additional 45-60 minutes to check in and fill out the answer sheet.
2008-2009 Test Schedule
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ACT General Information
Registration Fee: $31 (No Writing)
ACT Plus Writing: $46.00
Late Fee: $20
Standby Fee: $40
For More Information
Registration Packets: See your high school counselor or pick one up at the Office of Counseling and Testing, Donald W. Reynolds Center, 216.
- Registration (319) 337-1270
- Deaf (TDD) (319) 337-1524
- ID Requirements (319) 337-1510
- Score Reports (319) 337-1313
- Office of Counseling and Testing (870) 235-4145
- ACT’s website www.actstudent.org
