State Administration of the ACT
The ACT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. It is a 4 part multiple-choice (English, Math, Reading, and Science). The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college. The State ACT is required because it is part of the state accountability model to evaluate the effectiveness of North Carolina high schools.
Students in NC will take the ACT in the spring of their Junior year for FREE. Students can send these scores to 4 colleges/universities for FREE. Students are allowed to bring a calculator to use on the math section of the test.
Spring Date - TBD
Spring Makeup Date - TBD
Length - 3 hours
Please go to the Accommodations page if your student will need accommodations on the State ACT.
Your 11th grader may be eligible for an ACT exemption if they have already taken the ACT or SAT and have met the exemption requirements. Please reach out to Ms. Miller if you have any questions.
Students - you will receive an instruction form during homeroom the week prior to March 4th. Please use those instructions to create an ACT account to receive your scores. If you already have an ACT account, please follow those instructions to merge your state ACT scores with a prior ACT national score.