ACT and SAT Tests

Test-score requirements

You must achieve the required score on an SAT or ACT test before your full-time college enrollment. You must do this whether or not you are a citizen of the United States. You must take the national test given on one of the dates shown below:

National Testing Dates

SAT                           ACT

April 1, 2006             April 8, 2006

May 6, 2006              June 10, 2006

June 3, 2006  

 

Taking Tests More than Once

You may take the SAT or the ACT more than one time. If you take either test more than once, you may take the highest scores from the Math and Verbal sections and combine them together to figure out your overall score. Here is an example:

                       Math   Verbal/Critical Reading   Total Score

SAT (10/03)    350                  570                             920

SAT (12/03)    420                  440                             860

SAT (04/06)    620                  425                           1045

Scores used     620                  570                            1190

 

Q: What is the lowest grade that will be used for a course to count as a core course?

A: The lowest Grade we accept at Lighthouse Christian Academy is an 80%.

 

Q: How is my core-course GPA calculated?

A: Your core-course GPA is the average of your best grades achieved for all required core courses. If you have taken extra core courses, those courses will be used to calculate your GPA, only if they improve your GPA.

 

Q: May independent-study, internet and correspondence courses count as core courses?

A: Yes, as long as the following four conditions are met:

·        The course meets core-course requirements

·        You and the instructor have access to each other during the course so that the instructor can teach, evaluate and provide assistance to you

·        Appropriate academic authorities evaluate your work according to the high school’s academic policies

·        The course is acceptable for any student to take and is placed on your high-school transcript.

 

Q: May college courses count as core courses?

A: Yes, a college course may be used as a core course if it is accepted by your high school and if the course:

·        Would be accepted for any other student;

·        Is on your high-school transcript (Division 1 only); and

·        Meets all other requirements for a core course.

 

Q: When may I enroll my student?

A: Lighthouse Christian Academy is a year round school. You may enroll your student at any time.