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Test dates and online registration deadlines for the 2011-2012 school year are shown in the tables below. Registration begins in September. See Register now! for more information on how to register.

Paper registration deadlines are earlier than those for online registration.

Important Reminders

Tests are normally taken on a Saturday morning. Students whose religion prohibits testing on Saturday may choose non-Saturday test dates when they register.
NUMATS offers testing throughout the school year for the ACT^® and SAT^®; however, students must test before March to have their scores considered for the award ceremonies (boldface dates in tables below). All EXPLORE^® test dates through NUMATS are before March.
Students should register as early as possible to increase the likelihood that they will be assigned to their first- or second-choice test center. Test centers are assigned by the testing agencies, and seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If seats are not available at the test centers you choose, the testing agencies will assign you to the nearest available test center.

EXPLORE (All EXPLORE test dates allow for award ceremony consideration.)

Test Dates	Online Registration Ends
November 12, 2011	October 10, 2011
January 21, 2012 (January 22, 2012)*	December 19, 2011
February 18, 2012	January 16, 2012 $12 late registration fee begins December 19, 2011

*Non-Saturday test date is for students whose religion prohibits testing on Saturdays.

ACT (Boldface test dates allow for award ceremony consideration.)

Test Dates	Online Registration Ends
December 10, 2011 (December 11, 2011)*	October 20, 2011
February 11, 2012 (February 12, 2012)*	December 26, 2011
April 14, 2012 (April 15, 2012)*	February 23, 2012
June 9, 2012 (June 10, 2012)*	April 19, 2012

*Non-Saturday test dates are for students whose religion prohibits testing on Saturdays. Dates may vary depending on state. See Test Center and Test Date Lookup.)

SAT (Boldface test dates allow for award ceremony consideration.)

Test Dates	Online Registration Ends
November 5, 2011	October 3, 2011
December 3, 2011 (December 4, 2011)*	November 2, 2011
January 28, 2012 (January 29, 2012)*	December 26, 2011
March 10, 2012 (March 11, 2012)*	February 6, 2012
May 5, 2012 (May 6, 2012)*	April 2, 2012
June 2, 2012 (June 3, 2012)*	April 30, 2012

*Non-Saturday test dates are for students whose religion prohibits testing on Saturdays.