ACT
National Test Dates
National test dates are for the United States, United States territories, Puerto Rico, and Canada. If you have missed the late registration deadline for a test date, you may be able to request standby testing.
All requests for accommodations and English Learner supports, including appeals, must be submitted by the late registration deadline through the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system. Accommodations and English learner supports are not available for standby testing.
Search for an ACT test center near you.
Test Center Locator -- Lakeside High School Code 041-160; Lakeside will administer the October, December and April tests for the 2019-2020 school year.
Find your high school code. You'll need this code to register.
Wondering how much the ACT will cost?
If you are testing on a national test date and can't afford the registration fee for the ACT or ACT with writing, you may be eligible for an ACT Fee Waiver.
Photo ID
As part of your registration process and ACT test security requirements, you will be asked to provide a recent photo of yourself. It’s easy to do, but don’t put it off. If you don’t provide a photo with your registration, you won’t be able to test. Get more information about photo requirements, format and size, system requirements, and photo upload deadlines:
Registration Changes
You can make changes to your registration through your ACT web account. The kinds of changes that can be made include:
Adding or removing the writing test
Changing your test date
Changing your test location
Updating your personal information
Adding or changing your college choices
Correcting high school code
If you decide you do not want to test, your basic registration fee and any additional service fees (e.g. late registration, test center change) are nonrefundable. Fees for optional services may be refundable.
Missed the Test
If you miss the test for any reason, including illness, injury, being denied admission at the test center for lack of ID, or late arrival, your options are listed below.
IMPORTANT: Once you break the seal on your test booklet, you cannot later request a test date change, even if you do not complete all your tests. You must register again and pay the full fee for your test option if you want to retest.
If you decide you do not want to test, your basic registration fee and any additional service fees (e.g. late registration, test center change) are nonrefundable. Fees for optional services may be refundable.
Request and pay for a test date change
Log in to your ACT web account and select "Make Changes to Your Registration" or call ACT Registration at 319.337.1270 by the regular deadline for the new test date. You will be charged the full fee for the new test date in addition to the test date change fee. If you call during the late registration period, you will also be a charged a late fee. In either case, your basic fee for the original test date will be refunded. (If you register for a new test date instead of making a test date change, your basic fee for the original test date will not be refunded.)
If you decide you do not want to test on another test date, your registration fee and any additional fees (such as late fee or test center change fee) are nonrefundable. If you do not test, no score reports will be sent.
Request a refund for optional services
If you do not test and do not make a test date change, the following fees for optional services are refundable if you ordered and paid for the services when you registered:
Score reports for 5th and 6th college codes
Test Information Release
ACT writing test
To request a refund of these optional services, write "REFUND" on your unused admission ticket and mail it to ACT Registration, email act-reg@act.org with "REFUND" in the subject line, or write a letter including your identifying information and the test date and test option for which you registered. Label your envelope "REFUND." Refunds will be issued about eight weeks after your scheduled test date and will be issued in the form of payment originally received (for example, a credit will be applied to your credit card).
Send your requests to:
ACT, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, IA 52243-0414, USA
Standby Testing
If you miss the late deadline to register for a test date, or to request a test date or test center change, you may choose to sign in to your ACT account to request and pay for standby testing. See standby testing dates and get more information.