Special Testing is the appropriate option for students who:
- normally use more than time-and-a-half for tests (or use extra time only on writing tests) in school, or
- require testing over multiple days due to the nature of the disability, or
- normally use alternate test formats such as Braille, audiocassettes or audio DVDs, a reader, or aides such as a computer or scribe for essays, and/or alternate response modes, or
- are testing at an international test center and cannot use a regular type (10-point) booklet or need any accommodations your test center cannot provide.
If you can test with time-and-a-half and paper formats, you should apply for Center Testing #2 instead.
Note: If ACT approves you for accommodations that can be provided at a national test center, the application will be transferred from Special Testing to National Testing. You will receive notification of the transfer and an admission ticket for the next available national test date at the nearest national test center with a seat and materials available for your test option that can provide the approved accommodations.
To request Special Testing, do not complete a registration folder or register on the Web. Instead, you must ask your counselor or qualified school official to complete and submit the Request for ACT Special Testing for you.
The Request for ACT Special Testing explains the eligibility criteria, documentation requirements, schedules, deadlines, and retest restrictions.
Note: ACT Plus Writing is available through Special Testing only during designated two-week testing windows.
See the testing comparison chart to review the requirements and features of Special Testing and Extended Time National Testing.