ACT Residual Test (ACT-R)

ACT RESIDUAL TEST (ACT-R)

(Sam Houston State University Policy Information - Revised 09/20/2013)

REQUIREMENTS:

Must have applied for admission or be a currently enrolled student at Sam Houston State University
SAM ID number required before testing.

TEST DATES/DAYS/LOCATIONS:

REGISTRATION/ADMINISTRATION/TEST FEE:

$60.00 (non-refundable, non-transferable)
Examinees may register for a scheduled test date via our website at www.shsu.edu/testing.
Seating is limited and registrations are done on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rescheduling will require payment of another registration/administration/test fee.

TIME:

8:30 a.m. on specified test dates listed above
Examinees need to report to the testing site 15-30 minutes prior their scheduled testing time.
No one will be allowed into the testing room after the test session has begun.

ITEMS NEEDED:

Current, unexpired picture identification (i.e., driver’s license, state-issued ID, passport, student ID, high school identification letter with picture attached/counselor’s signature, notarized statement with photo)
Second form of identification (i.e., any of the previously listed photo IDs, social security card, birth certificate, etc.)
Calculators are optional and may be used during the math portion of the test only.
SAM ID number

SCORES:

Results are forwarded to the SHSU Undergraduate Admissions Office only. There are no hard-copy score reports for this test.
To obtain oral test results, a student may come to the Testing Center after 2 p.m. on the day of the exam and present an acceptable picture ID (without proper picture identification, the scores will not be released to the student).
The scores from an ACT Residual test taken at SHSU are to be used only for trying to meet admission requirements for SHSU.

RETAKES:

Must wait 60 days before retesting
Students who retest before the 60 day time restriction (here or at another location) will have their scores cancelled and their exam fee will not be refunded.
Examinees are responsible for knowing and adhering to this retest policy.
Registration/administration/test fee applies

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Testing Center