2019 – 2020 ACT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines
The ACT is a widely used college entrance exam. It assesses high school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The score range is 1-36. The multiple-choice tests will cover four skill areas: English, math, reading, and science. ACT offers an optional fifth test, writing, that measures skill in planning and writing a short essay. The essay cannot be taken separately. The writing portion of the exam might be required for admission, depending on the university. Registration is required for the National Testing Dates.
What areas does the ACT test cover?
The multiple-choice test will cover four skill areas: English, math, reading and science. ACT offers an optional fifth test, writing, that measures skill in planning and writing a short essay. The essay cannot be taken separately. The writing portion of the exam might be required for college admission, depending on the university. The score range is 1-36.
- English: Punctuation, Grammar, and Usage, Sentence Structure, Strategy, Organization, and Style (45 minutes)
- Mathematics: Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Plane Geometry, and Trigonometry (60 minutes)
- Reading: Prose Fiction, Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences (35 minutes)
- Science: Data Representation, Research Summaries, and Conflicting Viewpoints (35 minutes)
- Writing (Optional): (30 minutes)
Which Colleges have ACT Writing Test requirements?
Some colleges and universities have decided to require or to recommend that their applicants submit scores from the ACT Writing Test.
Others have decided writing test scores are not needed; their applicants do not need to take the test.
Others have not yet reported their decision to ACT.
2019 – 2020 Test Dates & Registration Deadlines
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TEST DATE |
REGISTRATION DEADLINE |
LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD |
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December 14, 2019 (NNHS) |
November 8, 2019 |
November 9-25, 2019 |
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February 8, 2020 |
January 10, 2020 |
January 11-17, 2020 |
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April 4, 2020 |
February 29, 2020 |
March 1-16, 2020 |
|
June 13, 2020 |
May 8, 2020 |
May 9-25, 2020 |
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July 18, 2020 |
June 19, 2020 |
June 20-29, 2020 |
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