2009-2010 Testing Dates

Test Date Grade
PSAT* October 14 10th and 11th grade
Nevada Proficiency** November 4th  11grade
Nevada Proficiency** March 9-11 10th-12th grade
Advanced Placement* May 4-8 11th and  12th grade

*Testing Fee
**Required for graduation

(A-TECH’s CEEB Code is: 290-134)

ACT Testing Dates

Register Online at:  http://www.actstudent.org

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration (Extra Fee)
September 12, 2009 August 7, 2009 August 8-21, 2009
October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009 September 19 – October 2, 2009
December 12, 2009 November 6, 2009 November 7-20, 2009
February 6, 2010 January 6, 2010 January 6-15, 2010
April 10, 2010 March 5, 2010 March 6 -19, 2010
June 12, 2010 May 7, 2010 May 8-21, 2010

ACT Added a 30 minute Writing Test as an optional component to the ACT assesment for students applying to college for the fall semester 2006 or later.

Students may use calculators on the mathematics test of the ACT. However, the test questions will continue to require some mathematical reasoning skills and knowledge as in the past.

SAT I and SAT II Testing Dates

Register Online at:  http://www.collegeboard.com

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration (Extra Fee)
October 10, 2009 September 9, 2009 September 23, 2009
November 7, 2009 October 1, 2009 October 15, 2009
December 5, 2009 October 30, 2009 November 12, 2009
January 23, 2010 December 15, 2009 December 30, 2009
March 13, 2010 February 4, 2010 February 18, 2010
May 1, 2010 March 25, 2010 April 8, 2010
June 5, 2010 April 29, 2010 May 13, 2010

The following changes were made to the SAT I in March 2005:

Writing (new section)
• Multiple-choice questions (Grammar and Usage)
• Student-written essay (25 minutes)

Critical Reading (previously called Verbal)
• Analogies eliminated
• Short reading passages added to long reading passages

Math
• Math content expanded to include third-year collegeprep math
• Quantitative comparisons eliminated

Sunday test dates are scheduled following each Saturday test date for students who cannot test on Saturday because of religious observance.

Juniors who plan to go to college are encouraged to take required tests in the spring of the eleventh grade year, preferably the May/June tests. College bound seniors who have not taken one or both of the above required tests should register for the tests as early in the senior year as possible.

The more competitive colleges/universities usually require that in addition to the SAT I, students take the SAT II by November of the senior year. Generally, schools require at least 2 subject tests. Check the testing requirements of the colleges you are applying to for specific information.