ACT Test Center ID Verification

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What is ACT about?

The ACT Test is a standardized test that measures a high school student’s academic skills and readiness for college by testing an individual knowledge.

ACT tests your English, math, science, and writing skills. It was created using extensive research into expected high school abilities and necessary college expectations. It is all about setting you up for success in college.

ACT is a test offered by a nonprofit organization, with the same name, ACT (American College Testing). This test is seen as one of the two major standard tests used in the United States for admission into colleges.

The ACT test is also often taken by students in the US to determine whether they are "ready for college". Sometimes, regardless of whether they are going to college or not, states and individual school districts require all high school students to take the ACT, using it to assess the students' learning and/or the performance of schools. It is used a standard of determining the academic performance and/or excellence of individual students, or schools at large.

Acceptable Forms of ID

Must be an original, current (valid) ID issued by a city/state/federal government agency or your school.
School ID must be in a hard plastic card format. Paper or electronic formats are NOT acceptable.
Your first and last names must match the ticket. The photo must be clearly recognizable as you.

You MUST present this ACT Student Identification Form (PDF) with photo if you do not have a current official photo ID as described above.
It must be completed by a school official or notary public; neither may be a relative.
All items must be completed.

If you are participating in an Academic Talent Search program and:

were not required to submit a photo with your registration you must present your ACT Talent Search Identification form.

were required to submit a photo when you registered, you must present either a current official photo ID or an ACT Student Identification Form with photo.

Unacceptable Forms of ID

ACT ticket alone
Birth certificate
ChildFind ID card
Credit, charge, bank or check cashing cards, even with photo
Diploma
Family portrait or graduation picture, even if the name is imprinted on the photo
Fishing or hunting license
ID issued by an employer
ID letter that is not an official ACT identification form
Learner's driving permit (if it doesn't include a photo)
Temporary/replacement driver's license (if it doesn't include a photo)
Organization membership card
Passport or other photo ID so old that the person presenting it cannot be identified
Personal recognition by anyone, including members of the test center staff, classmates, parents, counselors, and teachers
Photo ID of parents
Photo with your name embossed or printed on it by a photographer
Photocopies or reproductions
Photos issued by a business for promotional purposes (e.g., amusement parks)
A police report of a stolen wallet or purse
Printed, stamped, or photocopied signatures
Published photo, including yearbook or newspaper
Report card
Social Security card
Telephone calls to counselors, teachers, or school officials
Traffic ticket, even with a physical description and signature
Transcript, even with photo
Web page with a photo