Resources for Educators and Students
For Educators
- Your Guide to the ACT
An overview of the ACT for educators (24 pages, 276KB) - College and Career Readiness System at a Glance
A brief overview of the College and Career Readiness System (2 pages, 106KB) - Why Take the ACT? – Counselor version
(2 pages, 381KB) - National Online Registration Brochure
(2 pages, 496KB) - National Test Dates 2012–2014
(1 page, 33KB) - International Online Registration Brochure
(1 page, 573KB) - International Test Dates 2012–2014
(1 page, 25KB) - ACT Sample Test Booklet Order Form
(1 page, 100KB) - Fee Waiver Eligibility Requirements and Procedures
(1 page, 34KB) - ACT User Handbook: 2011–2012 (PDF; 49 pages, 794KB)
- ACT User Handbook: 2012–2013 (PDF; 49 pages, 794KB)
- Using ACT Scores in Admission and Placement Decisions: An Update
(8 pages, 377KB) - Procedures for Investigating Testing Irregularities and Questioned Test Scores
(16 pages, 162KB) - The ACT Interest Inventory and the World-of-Work Map
(12 pages, 131KB) - Order Form for ACT High School Electronic Score Reporting
(1 page, 37KB) - Technical manuals for the ACT, the Writing Test, and the UNIACT
Sample Score Reports
- ACT High School Score Report
(2 pages, 180KB) - ACT Student Score Report
(2 pages, 224KB) - ACT College Score Report
(2 pages, 180KB)
About the Writing Test
- ACT Assessment Writing Test: What High Schools Need to Know
(8 pages, 782KB) - Introducing the ACT Assessment Writing Test
(8 pages, 1,192KB) - Developing the ACT Assessment Writing Test
(14 pages, 818KB) - Educator's Guide to the ACT Writing Test
(62 pages, 5,954KB)
For Students
- Preparing for the ACT (80 pages, 758KB)
Includes valuable information about the ACT and a complete practice test with scoring key - Using Your ACT Results (16 pages, 475KB)
Uso de tus resultados ACT (8 pages, 389KB)
Provides information to help students understand and use their ACT scores for college and career planning - Why Take the ACT?
(2 pages, 127KB) - ACT Additional Score Report (ASR) Request Form
(1 page, 29KB) - ACT Extended Time National Testing
(6 pages, 78KB) - Request for ACT Special Testing
(6 pages, 66KB) - Request for ACT Arranged Testing
(4 pages, 49KB)