Will the ACT, PSAT/NMSQT and SAT college entrance/preparation tests satisfy North Carolinas non-public school testing requirement?
The ACT and SAT Subject (formerly the SAT II) tests are each legally acceptable for students on any grade level; however, the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT Reasoning (formerly the SAT I) tests are legally acceptable only for grade 11 students. As explained in the answer to the fourth question in this document, there are three criteria that each test must meet. All four of these college entrance tests are nationally standardized tests. The ACT and the SAT Subject (formerly the SAT II) tests both measure student achievement in at least the subject areas of language arts and math. Hence, these two tests satisfy all three of the North Carolina non-public school test criteria and may be used by non-public schools for students in any grade level (preferably high school). However, both the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT Reasoning (formerly the SAT I) tests are designed to measure student aptitude (reasoning skills in the verbal and quantitative areas) rather than student achievement. Therefore, they do not
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- Will the ACT, PSAT/NMSQT and SAT college entrance/preparation tests satisfy North Carolinas non-public school testing requirement?
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