Standby Registration
Standby testing for SAT Subject Tests
Students who miss the late registration deadline may be able to take SAT Subject Tests as a standby. The SAT Program expects test centers to offer standby testing if they have enough staff members, materials, and space for it. Even though the student has not registered ahead of time, the student can test after filling out a Registration Form and handing it in with payment on test day.
Standby restrictions
The following restrictions apply to testing as a standby:
- Standby testing cannot be reserved ahead of time and there is no guarantee that it will be offered on test day.
- If you wish to test as a standby, you must present an acceptable school- or government-issued photo ID from the country in which you are testing. Foreign passports, foreign national IDs, or IDs from foreign schools will not be accepted.
- Fee waivers can't be used for standby testing.
- The only SSD accommodation that can be offered on a standby basis is 50 percent extended time.
- Standby testing is not offered to adult test-takers (21 years or more as of test day).
- Standby testing is not offered in the following countries:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Hong Kong
- Kenya
- Korea
- Macau
- Nigeria
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Togo
- Vietnam
Note: Standby testing is not offered for Language with Listening Tests.