Makeup Testing
If your center is unable to open on test day or if a misadministration or irregularity occurs, a makeup test may be scheduled, and you will be notified by the SAT Program. The following policies apply to makeup testing:
- Only registered students can take a makeup test. Students who have already tested during the same administration may not use a makeup administration to retest or to take a different SAT Program test.
- You may test only at the center for which you are registered or authorized.
- You may only take tests that you registered to take on the original date.
- You must take the entire SAT or SAT Subject Test at a makeup administration. You may not take partial tests or specific sections of a test.
- Sunday testing is available for religious reasons only. You may not test on Sunday if you missed the test on Saturday.
- Question-and-Answer Service cannot be offered for makeup tests. Access to your online essay image from a makeup administration is not available until several weeks after the makeup date.
If a large-scale incident—such as a public health threat or security-related incident—interferes with test administration, the College Board may need to cancel testing for all or a particular group of students. Given the unforeseen nature of such events, we may not always be able to provide adequate prior notice. When this occurs, we will take all reasonable steps to communicate test cancellations and alternative test dates for affected test-takers.
