<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (November 2016) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (November 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Table> ACT <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Paper - based standardized test </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Developer / administrator </Th> <Td> ACT, Inc . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Knowledge / skills tested </Th> <Td> English, math, reading, science, writing (optional). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Undergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year started </Th> <Td> 1959 (1959) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> English: 45 minutes, Math: 60 minutes, Reading: 35 minutes, Science: 35 minutes, Optional writing test: 40 minutes . Total: 3 hours and 35 minutes (excluding breaks). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Score / grade range </Th> <Td> Composite score: 1 to 36, Subscore (for each of the four subject areas): 1 to 36 . (All in 1 - point increments .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Offered </Th> <Td> US and Canada: 7 times a year . Other countries: 5 times a year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Countries / regions </Th> <Td> Worldwide </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Languages </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Annual number of test takers </Th> <Td> Over 2.03 million high school graduates in the class of 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prerequisites / eligibility criteria </Th> <Td> No official prerequisite . Intended for high school students . Fluency in English assumed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fee </Th> <Td> Without writing: US $46.00 . With writing: US $62.50 . Outside the US or Canada: US $47.50 in addition to above . (Fee waivers are available for 11th or 12th grade students who are US citizens or testing in the US or US territories, and have demonstrated financial need .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scores / grades used by </Th> <Td> Colleges or universities offering undergraduate programs (mostly in the US and Canada). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Paper - based standardized test </Td> </Tr>

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