Editing ACT (test) (section)

==Test availability==
The ACT is offered seven times a year in the United States and its territories, Puerto Rico, and Canada: in September, October, December, February, April, June, and July. (In New York State, the test is not offered in July.) In other locations, the ACT is offered five times a year: in September, October, December, April, and June.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html#dates |title=Registration – The ACT Test |publisher=ACT, Inc. |access-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> The ACT is offered only on Saturdays except for those with credible religious obligations, who may take the test on another day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/help.html |title=The ACT Test Help and Frequently Asked Questions – Is Non-Saturday Testing Available? |publisher=ACT, Inc. |access-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627021201/https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/help.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The ACT is designed, administered, and scored so that there is no advantage to testing on one particular date.<ref>American College Test INC. (ACT), Research and Policy Issues-Information Brief (2001). "Facts about scoring the act assessment". Retrieved October 8, 2012, from http://www.act.org/research/researchers/briefs/2001-1.html#UIX3TYYq5fw {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120003346/http://www.act.org/research/researchers/briefs/2001-1.html#UIX3TYYq5fw |date=January 20, 2013 }}</ref>

Candidates may choose either the ACT assessment ($63.00), or the ACT assessment plus writing ($88.00).<ref>{{cite web |title=Current ACT Fees and Services|url=http://www.actstudent.org/regist/actfees.html|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> <!-- As of the 2017–2018 school year -->

Students with verifiable disabilities, including physical and learning disabilities, are eligible to take the test with accommodations. The standard time increase for students requiring additional time due to disabilities is 50%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.act.org/aap/disab/index.html |title=ACT Services for Students with Disabilities |access-date=September 8, 2007 |publisher=ACT Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822214129/http://www.act.org/aap/disab/index.html |archive-date=August 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Originally, the score sheet was labeled that additional time was granted due to a learning disability; however, this was ultimately dropped because it was deemed illegal under the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|Americans with Disabilities Act]] and could be perceived as an unfair designator of disability.

Scores are sent to the student, their high school, and up to four colleges of the student's choice (optional).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actstudent.org/scores/reporting.html |title=ACT Score Information: ACT Score Report Descriptions |access-date=June 29, 2007 |publisher=ACT Inc.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070711124811/http://www.actstudent.org/scores/reporting.html| archive-date= July 11, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>