Skip To Main Content

College Testing

The Counseling Department can provide you with more information on the Preliminary  Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), the Scholastic  Assessment Tests Program (SAT), which includes the SAT Reasoning Test (Evidence-based Reading &  Writing and Mathematics), the Advanced Placement Exams, and the American College Testing (ACT)Program.

Students should consult the college’s website to determine which tests are required or  recommended.

Specific test dates are available at Dedham High School.

A Typical Testing Pattern for Students 


Freshman/Sophomore Year 

Sophomores will take the PSAT/NMSQT in October. AP exams are administered in May for those  students enrolled in AP courses. 

Junior Year 

Juniors take the PSAT/NMSQT in October, the SAT Reasoning Test, and the ACT in the spring (March,  April, May, June). The AP exams are administered in May. 

Senior Year 

All students usually retake the SAT Reasoning Test or ACT in the fall of their senior year. AP exams are  administered in May.
 

Test Overviews