ACT

Pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-6-6001, all public-school students must participate in a post-secondary readiness assessment such as the ACT or SAT. To receive a regular high school diploma, all students enrolled in a Tennessee public school during their eleventh (11) grade year must take either the ACT or SAT.

• Beginning with the graduating class of 2018, students enrolled in Tennessee public schools during their eleventh grade year must complete the ACT or SAT prior to graduation (see High School Policy 2.103 [PDF]).

TDOE is working closely with ACT, Inc. to ensure each student has two opportunities to take the ACT. To this end, ACT is providing a range of options and testing flexibility to students, schools, and districts.

The department will load students on behalf of schools. School coordinators will complete Manage Participation. TAA coordinators will request accommodations for students if needed or change the dates from previous approval, if applicable. ACT will be given online unless accommodations require a paper administration.

CMCSS has selected ACT for our post-secondary readiness assessment and will administer in-school on the following dates.  Students may seek additional testing outside of these state recommendations.

Please refer to the Assessment Calendar for district ACT testing dates.

The ACT may be taken in-school only once as a junior and once as a senior.

For more detailed information about ACT, please visit the state College Readiness Testing site (external site).