SAT Testing Regulations
Section 1. The SAT
The SAT is administered digitally. You will take the SAT on a testing device utilizing the Bluebook app.
When you register for the SAT, you must offer an approved photo, as specified at sat.org/photo. You can modify your photo up to 5 days before testing. The photograph you give during registration will be used to identify you on test day.Masterclass Space provides the best digital SAT tuition classes in Seattle.
Your testing device should be one of the following:
Your school may provide a Windows laptop, Mac laptop, Windows tablet (with an external keyboard), iPad, or Chromebook for use.
In some situations, you may be able to take the SAT using a desktop computer in a school computer lab.
You cannot take the SAT with any other devices. You cannot take the SAT using a mobile phone.
You may be eligible to borrow a testing gadget from the College Board if you submit a request with your test registration before the deadline. See the Miscellaneous section for more information on borrowing a testing device. A testing gadget supplied to you by the College Board will already have Bluebook installed.
Your testing device must be charged enough to last the entire exam including setup.
Before taking the SAT, you must first download the Bluebook to your testing device. If your testing device is handled by your school, they may download Bluebook for you. It is your job to determine whether your school did so. If you are using your own testing device, you must download Bluebook yourself.
Before taking the exam, you must sign in to Bluebook with your College Board online account username (email address) and password, agree to the “Privacy Policy and Use of This App” regulations, and complete exam setup. After you have completed the exam setup, Bluebook will generate your admittance ticket.
You must bring your entry ticket, either electronic or paper, to the SAT. You’ll show this to the proctor when you check in. If you are using a testing device loaned to you by the College Board, your ticket will be generated on test day once you have completed exam setup.
If we discover a discrepancy between your photo ID and your entrance ticket, or if the photo ID does not match our requirements (for example, if your nickname appears on one field but your full name appears on another), we may, in our sole discretion, deny you admission to the test site. We may also reject you from the testing site, decline to score your test, or cancel your test results.
The staff at your test site will lead you to your testing room.
You’ll connect to your testing site’s internet.
You may bring the following to the test.
A power cable and/or a portable charger. There is no guarantee of having access to a charging outlet.
A separate mouse and mouse pad.
Before testing, you will be requested to clear all saved formulas on the calculator that you bring. If you prefer not to bring your own calculator, Bluebook has one available for use. Either way, you can use a calculator throughout the Math part.
Use a pen or pencil for scratch work. This pencil does not need to be No. 2. Proctors will provide you with paper before the test begins.
Close all applications except Bluebook before the test begins. You are not permitted to have any other apps open on your testing device during testing. You are not permitted to copy and paste material into Bluebook from another program or application. Certain testing accommodations may permit deviations to this rule.
An internet connection is necessary to begin and complete the test. If the internet goes down on exam day, your proctor will give you instructions.
The SAT consists of two portions. Reading and writing are covered first, followed by Math. Each SAT section consists of two modules (parts). You are unable to return to a module after leaving it. Masterclass Space provides the best digital SAT tuition classes in Redmond.
Bluebook includes a timer that counts down the minutes and seconds left in each module. You can hide the timer until the module’s final 5 minutes.
You must stay for the entire standard time test. You cannot submit your responses before the usual timer expires.
Enter all of your responses into Bluebook.
Do not close the lid or cover your testing device’s screen until you have submitted your answers. Doing so may prevent your responses from being sent.
If your responses were submitted successfully, you will get a confirmation screen. If your testing device is not connected to the internet at the end of the SAT and your answers are not submitted, you have until 11:59 p.m. local time the following day to rejoin and submit your answers.
Generally, the College Board will score all tests that have begun. If your responses are incomplete, your scores may be used solely for guidance purposes. In this situation, scores can be reported to you, your school, your district, or your state, but they cannot be disclosed to colleges or scholarship organizations.
Generally, the College Board will score all tests that have begun. If your responses are incomplete, your scores may be used solely for guidance purposes. In this situation, scores can be reported to you, your school, your district, or your state, but they cannot be disclosed to colleges or scholarship organizations.
Section 2: Items You Can’t Bring to the SAT
The following items are not permitted to be brought or accessed during breaks during the SAT: electronic equipment such as phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, wearable technology, cameras, recording or listening devices, or any other type of electronic or communication device (excluding your testing device, approved calculator, and any technology with an approved testing accommodation), as well as all stylus pens, Apple Pencils, smart pens, and other electronic writing instruments.
Proctors will provide scratch paper for the test. Prohibited items include watches with beeps or alarms, calculators on the prohibited list at satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/what-to-bring-do/calculator-policy, detachable privacy screens, reference guides, keyboard maps, headphones, earbuds (wired or wireless), ear plugs, or any in-ear or over-ear audio devices, including those with microphones.
Section 3: Not-Allowed Behaviors
You are not permitted to cheat or gain an unfair advantage on the SAT, copy or record test questions, memorize them for later writing, take screenshots, interfere with Bluebook security features, run non-Bluebook or approved technology applications on your testing device, or use a phone or other mobile device during the test or breaks.
Access or use any digital resource(s) or website(s) during the exam or breaks, including AI (artificial intelligence) technologies such as ChatGPT, Photomath, and similar apps.
Failure to turn in or store a mobile phone by following your test site’s procedure,
To prepare for an exam, consider using an answer key, discussing questions with others, and communicating with them.
Allow no one to see or copy your test questions or answers, and refrain from using notes, electronic devices, textbooks, internet, or other resources during breaks.
Wearing a brimmed cap, hooded shirt or jacket, or anything else that hinders testing professionals from seeing your eyes and ears throughout the test is prohibited. Exceptions may be made for students with an accommodation, medical difficulty, or religious reason.
Share a calculator with another individual, or use a calculator on any test section other than the Math section,
Do not leave the testing room without being dismissed by staff. Do not remove any testing devices from the room or test site during breaks.
Unruly, aggressive, or violent behavior, failure to follow testing rules, and intentionally creating fake or multiple College Board student accounts, including those generated by bots or automated methods, are all prohibited.
Section 4: Cancellation of Scores
Disciplinary measures and score cancellation. If College Board determines that your scores are invalid under Section 4(b) below, or you have committed Misconduct under Section 4(c) below, we may, in our sole discretion, take one or more of the following measures (“Measures”): deny you entry to a test, dismiss you from the test, not score your test, cancel your scores, prevent you from taking future College Board tests (including the SAT, Advanced Placement® (AP®), and CLEP® Exams), and/or share information with others
The scores are invalid. We may cancel your scores and/or take any of the other Measures stated above if, after following the procedures outlined in this section, we find, in our sole discretion, that your results are invalid (“Invalid Scores”). Unusual answer patterns or other evidence indicating a violation of these principles are examples of invalid scores. Before canceling your results under this Invalid results section, we will tell you in writing (by email if you specified an email address in Bluebook for this test) or via your test site. The scores are invalid. We may cancel your scores and/or take any of the other Measures stated above if, after following the procedures outlined in this section, we find, in our sole discretion, that your results are invalid (“Invalid Scores”). Unusual answer patterns or other evidence indicating a violation of these principles are examples of invalid scores. Before canceling your results under this Invalid results section, we will tell you in writing (by email if you specified an email address in Bluebook for this test) or via your test site. If you select the retest option, you may not check scores from the test being reviewed; such scores will be canceled. The process outlined in this Section 4(b) is known as the “Score Validity Process.”
Misconduct. If we conclude, in our sole discretion, that there is overwhelming evidence that you did not follow these rules (“Misconduct”), you will not be provided with the Score Validity Process. Instead, we may cancel your scores and/or administer any of the measures described above. Misconduct includes using an answer key, a mobile phone, the internet, or an application other than Bluebook; removing the test or answers; disrupting the College Board server or Bluebook through a cyberattack or other activity; duplicating the test or Bluebook; or altering the test, answer keys, or any data after testing has been completed. Misconduct can manifest in a variety of ways. For example: Misconduct might be demonstrated through observations made during the test or evidence discovered after the test.
Testing Errors. If we discover any testing irregularities (collectively “Testing Irregularities”), we reserve the right to revoke your scores. Testing irregularities include difficulties with the test, unusual situations, or events related to a test that may affect one or more test takers. Errors include improper seating, improper admission to the test, providing an accommodation that is not approved by the College Board, defective materials, defective equipment, technical issues such as a Bluebook malfunction, testing device malfunction, hardware issues, or an internet outage.
These include indications of probable test preknowledge, as well as disruptions caused by internet outages, natural disasters, weather events, diseases or pandemics, wars, riots, civil unrest, or other calamities. When testing irregularities arise, we may cancel the entire administration or individual registrations, decline to score all or part of the test, or cancel results.
We may do so regardless of whether you caused the Testing Irregularities, benefited from them, or broke the rules. We may, in our sole discretion, provide you the chance to retake the test within a reasonable time frame and at no expense. This is the sole solution that may be accessible as a result of Testing Irregularities.
Test takers should report any violations or suspicious behavior. You may discreetly report any suspected breach of these guidelines, or any suspicion about the security of any College Board test, by immediately disclosing this information to College Board online.
College Board Sharing Information with Others. We may disclose the findings of test security investigations (including, but not limited to, those involving Misconduct and Invalid Scores indicated above, as well as other disciplinary-related information) with parties other than the College Board. This includes your school, any score recipient, college, higher education institution or agency, scholarship organization, possible score recipient, US or international government agency, parents, legal guardians, or law enforcement. College Board may also disclose such material with anyone who has a legitimate cause to know the information, who may be able to assist College Board in its investigation, or who are conducting their own inquiry. The College Board may address questions from any institution to which you have submitted a score. If you make any College Board study, investigation, or decision, the College Board reserves the right to make any and all details of such an issue public.
Section 5: Privacy
Policies concerning personal privacy. The College Board understands the importance of safeguarding your privacy. These rules include privacy policies. You agree to the College Board’s collection, use, and sharing of your information, including personally identifiable information, as defined in the Privacy Policies and these regulations. College Board’s Privacy Policies may be updated from time to time, and they are subject to modification up to one week before your test date and any subsequent tests.
Your test device and activity data.
Your Testing Device Data When you download and use Bluebook, College Board receives information about your testing device. For the purposes described below, this includes device type, operating system type and version, applications and processes running on your testing device, Internet Protocol (IP) address, screen size and resolution, number of screens, available memory, storage and disk bytes, disk mount, type and size, battery level, and other device-specific information.
We also collect and track the actions you perform in Bluebook, such as your responses, where you click, where you place your mouse on the page, how long you spend on each page, ctrl/alt/delete attempts, and how you traverse Bluebook.
Testing Device Data and Activity Data: College Board may use your testing device Data and Activity Data (collectively, “Data”) to ensure that your testing device is compatible with Bluebook, for test security, test validation and research, and to develop and enhance College Board products and services.
Data may be provided to trusted vendors, but only when they provide services to College Board, and we may reveal aggregated data (data from several test takers that does not identify you) and de-identified data. Data is not sold or licensed to third parties, including for marketing and other commercial reasons. We may share data with your school, district, or state education authorities on the SAT you took on Bluebook, including any misuse of Bluebook.You will also be prompted to input specific sentences in Bluebook. Neither data nor typed language are used for biometric authentication.
Volunteer Student Search Service™. If you participate in our voluntary Student Search Service (“Student Search Service”), we will share information you provide to College Board with participants, such as your name, nickname, address, gender, email, date of birth, high school, expected graduation year, score ranges, and information provided during test registration, testing, and using the College Board college planning website BigFuture. If you opt in to the Student Search Service, we may share information you gave before and after you opt in, but we will not disclose any information until you opt in.
Education Organizations may use this information to offer you or your parent/guardian information about educational, financial aid, scholarship, and direct admission opportunities by email and postal mail. This may include information about non-profit college or university undergraduate institutions, no-cost scholarship and financial aid opportunities that fund non-profit secondary or postsecondary education and/or activities, information about obtaining higher education, and direct admission offers to non-profit higher education institutions.
Education Organizations may only use your information to send you instructive and informative communications regarding the themes indicated above.
Being approached by Educational Organizations does not imply that you have been admitted or awarded a scholarship. To be considered for admission, enrollment, scholarships, and/or financial aid, you must provide the necessary paperwork and follow the steps outlined by the Education Organization. The College Board is not involved in any of the Education Organizations’ selection or decision-making processes.
Education organizations may not disclose your information to anybody other than their contractors, such as direct mail service providers, and may only store your information for a short time.
