SAT Subject Tests
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The SAT Subject Tests is the collective name for 20 one-hour multiple choice tests given on individual subjects. A student typically chooses which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for the schools he or she is planning to apply for. Until 1994, the SAT Subject Tests were known as Achievement Tests; until January 2005, they were known as SAT IIs; they are still well known by this name.
Historically, the exception to the one-hour time was the writing test, which was divided into a 20-minute essay question and a 40-minute multiple choice section; it was discontinued after January 2005.
A student may take up to three SAT Subject Tests on any given date. Most SAT subject tests are offered on the same dates as the regular SAT, except for the March administration. The Language tests with listening are generally available only once a year, in November. A calendar of test dates and registration deadlines can be found on The College Board's official website [1].
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[edit] Current Tests
[edit] English
[edit] History and Social Studies
- U.S. History (formerly American History and Social Studies)
- World History
[edit] Mathematics
- Math Level 1 (formerly Math I or IC) (consists of algebra, geometry, basic trigonometry, algebraic functions, elementary statistics and a few miscellaneous topics [2]).
- Math Level 2 (formerly Math II or IIC) (consists of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, functions, statistics and a few miscellaneous topics [3]).
[edit] Science
[edit] Languages
- Chinese with Listening
- French
- French with Listening
- German
- German with Listening
- Modern Hebrew
- Italian
- Japanese with Listening
- Korean with Listening
- Latin
- Spanish
- Spanish with Listening
[edit] Previously offered tests
These were discontinued after January 2005. The SAT Subject Test for Writing was incorporated into the SAT.
[edit] Scoring and admissions
Each individual test is scored on a scale of 200 to 800, except for the ELPT, which was scored on a scale of 901 to 999.
Prior to the first administration of the new SAT (which includes the writing section) in March, 2005, most highly selective colleges required applicants to take three SAT Subject tests, including the writing test and two other tests of the applicant's choosing, in addition to the SAT. With writing now a component of the standard SAT, most selective colleges ask applicants to submit scores for any two SAT Subject tests, although some schools, such as Stanford University, require that one of those tests be a math test. Engineering schools typically require a science test and prefer Math Level II. A handful of the most competitive schools, such as Yale University, Harvard University, Princeton University, and Georgetown University, still require three Subject tests in addition to the three sections of the SAT.
Schools also vary with regard to their SAT Subject test requirements of students submitting scores for the ACT in place of the SAT: some schools consider the ACT an alternative to both the SAT and some SAT Subject tests, whereas others accept the ACT but require SAT Subject tests as well. Information about a school's specific test requirements can typically be found on its official website.
