AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING (ACT)
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 (September, 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 and placement in developmental courses, and possible advanced standings and scholarships.
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. (Be sure to check your test center location the day before your test to ensure ACT has you scheduled to test at the location you requested. ACT sometimes changes test locations between registration and test day. You should receive an email from ACT if your location changes.)
What to Bring
- Your Admission Ticket (must have photo on ticket)
- Acceptable Photo Identification: Current Official Photo ID, ACT Student Identification Letter with Photo; ACT Photo Exception Identification Letter; or ACT Talent Search Student Identification Letter
- Two sharpened soft-lead (No. 2) pencils with erasers.
- A permitted calculator. (See ACT’s website for more information)
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, and for scheduled breaks during the test.
Test Schedule 2023 -24
Subject to change based on ACT policies. Check ACT website for updates.
| National Test Date | Regular Registration Deadline | (Late Registration -Late Fee Applies) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2023 | September 22, 2023 | October 9, 2023 |
| December 9, 2023 | November 3, 2023 | November 17, 2023 |
| February 10, 2024 | January 5, 2024 | January 19, 2024 |
| April 13, 2024 | March 8, 2024 | March 22, 2024 |
| June 8, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
| July 13, 2024* | June 7, 2024 | June 21, 2024 |
* No test centers are scheduled in New York for the July test date.
2023-2024 ACT General Fee Information
- ACT No Writing: $68.00
- ACT Plus Writing: $93.00
- Test Option Change: $25.00
- Late Registration Fee: additional $38.00 ( US or Canada only)
- Standby Fee: additional $68.00
For More Information:
Contact your high school counselor or the SAU Testing Center in the Reynolds Center, Office 216 to register for the ACT. You may also register online at act.org. Below are important phone numbers that may be helpful to you.
- Registration (319) 337-1270
- Deaf (TDD) (319) 337-1524
- ID Requirements (319) 337-1510
- Score Reports (319) 337-1313
- ACT’s website
