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)