ACT Registration

The easiest method of registering, and the recommended method, is to create an ACT student account and register online through the official ACT Web site. The Web site allows students to select a test time, test center, and pay for the exam fees with a credit card through the secure section of the site. Students can also use a serialized state voucher or ACT fee waiver to pay the fees online. Using online registration is recommended because many of the options that commonly need later modification-test time, test location, college codes, score report locations and so on-can easily be performed online with greater speed and efficiency than through the phone or mail.

For students who are unable to sign up online, usually due to payment methods (paying by check, for example) or accommodations for testing that can't be handled through the Web site, the traditional registration packet is still available for signing up. The packets can be ordered directly from ACT, Inc., although these packets are also generally available from the guidance office or other administrative entity at your local junior high or high school. If changes are required in registration information, students can call ACT directly and make changes before the late registration deadline if they are ineligible or unable to use the online registration process. However, the phone system is available for limited hours during the week-Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 8 PM Central time-so using the online registration system to sign up or make changes is encouraged.