2007-2008 ACT Test Dates, Registration Deadlines, and Fees
by Diane Bacon
August 24, 2007
ACT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines
2007-2008
Test Date Registration Deadlines Late Registration
(Regular Fee) (Late Fee Required)
| September 15, 2007* | August 15, 2007 | August 16–24, 2007 |
| October 27, 2007 | September 21, 2007 | September 22–October 5, 2007 |
| December 8, 2007 | November 2, 2007 | November 3–15, 2007 |
| February 9, 2008** | January 4, 2008 | January 5–18, 2008 |
| April 12, 2008 | March 7, 2008 | March 8–21, 2008 |
| June 14, 2008 | May 9, 2008 | May 10–23, 2008 |
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* The September 15, 2007, test date is available only in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia.
** Due to the special requirements of legislation in effect in New York, a February 2008 test is not scheduled in that state. This restriction may continue for the 2008–2009 testing year.
2007–2008 ACT Fees
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All fees are nonrefundable unless otherwise noted.
For information on fee waivers, see Am I eligible for a fee waiver?
Basic registration fee (determined by the test option selected)
| ACT (No Writing) | $30.00 |
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Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four colleges requested as part of registration. |
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| ACT Plus Writing | $44.50 |
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Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four colleges requested as part of registration. The $14.50 Writing Test fee is refundable, upon request, if you are absent on test day or you remove the Writing Test option before you begin testing. |
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Additional registration fees (add to the basic fee for your test option)
| 5th and 6th college choices | add $8.50 each |
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Requested online before the test date; refundable upon request, if you do not test. Find out how much it costs to send your scores after you've tested. |
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| Telephone re-registration for repeat testers | add $12.00 |
| Late fee (U.S. or Canada) | add $19.00 |
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For registration or test date change submitted during the late period for a national test date. |
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| Standby testing on test day (U.S. or Canada) | add $39.50 |
| International testing (other than the U.S. or Canada) | add $22.00 |
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The optional Writing Test is available at international test centers only on the October and April test dates. |
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| Test date change | add $20.50 |
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For different date if absent on original date. If you request a test date change after the regular deadline for the new date, you must also add a late fee. |
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| Test center change | add $20.50 |
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For the same test date. |
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| Viewing scores online | FREE |
| Test information release service | add $16.00 |
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On selected national test dates; refundable if not available. |
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