Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring of 2025. The changes will include shortening the core test and making the science section optional. The changes will begin with national online tests in spring 2025 and be rolled out for school-day testing in spring 2026.
The decision to alter the ACT follows changes made to the SAT earlier this year by the College Board, the non-profit organization that develops and administers that test. The SAT was shortened by a third and went fully digital.
Science is being removed from the ACT’s core sections, leaving English, reading, and math as the portions that will result in a college-reportable composite score ranging from 1 to 36. The science section, like the ACT’s writing section already was, will be optional. This means students can choose to take the ACT, the ACT plus science, the ACT plus writing, or the ACT plus science and writing. With this flexibility, students can focus on their strengths and showcase their abilities in the best possible way.
Students who choose to take the science section will receive a standalone score for that section in addition to a STEM score that combines the math and science sections. Similarly, the optional writing section already yielded its own score.
The core ACT exam will be significantly shorter, down from about three hours to two hours.
To achieve this, the test will include shorter passages on the reading and English sections and fewer questions in each section – 44 fewer questions in all – allowing students more time to answer each question thoughtfully. This change is designed to make the testing experience more manageable for students, enabling them to perform at their best without the fatigue that often accompanies longer exams.
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