If you are a high school sophomore or junior, you should be thinking about planning out your testing schedule for the upcoming school year.

The ACT is offered in the United States, United States territories, Puerto Rico, and Canada in the months of September, October, December, February, April, June, and July. Elsewhere in the world it is offered in September, October, December, April, and June.

National Testing Dates

Test Dates Sep 8, 2018 Oct 27, 2018 Dec 8, 2018 Feb 9, 2019* Apr 13, 2019 Jun 8, 2019 Jul 13, 2019*
Anticipated U.S. Registration Deadline** Aug 3, 2018 Sep 21, 2018 Nov 2, 2018 Jan 4, 2019 Mar 8, 2019 May 3, 2019 Jun 14, 2019
Anticipated Late Registration Deadline** Aug 17, 2018 Oct 5, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 Jan 18, 2019 Mar 23, 2019 May 17, 2019 June 21, 2019

*No test centers are scheduled in New York for the February and July test dates. No test centers are scheduled in California for the July test date.

**Projected based on past deadlines (not officially announced by ACT)

International Testing Dates

Test Dates Sep 8, 2018 Oct 27, 2018 Dec 8, 2018 Apr 13, 2019 Jun 8, 2019
International Registration Deadline** Aug 3, 2018 Sep 21, 2018 Nov 2, 2018 Mar 8, 2019 May 3, 2019

All students testing outside the United States, United States territories, Puerto Rico, or Canada must register on the web by establishing a free ACT web account. If you miss the registration deadline for a test date, you may be able to request standby testing.

**Projected based on past deadlines (not officially announced by ACT)