Testing: ACT and SAT

Some degree and certificate programs in Pierpont Community & Technical College require applicants to provide American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

Students are strongly encouraged to take the ACT or SAT because scores are used in placing students in English and Mathematics, for scholarships and loans, and in academic advising of students for academic programs.

High school students are urged to take the test during their junior year.

Financial aid applicants should take the test either during the summer prior to the beginning of the senior year, or on the September or October dates. Students receiving a score of 25 or higher on the English section of the Enhanced ACT and four units of high school English with no semester grade less than a “B” may receive credit for ENGL 1104.

For information concerning registration and test dates for the ACT National Exam, please visit the official ACT website, www.act.org.