What are the SAT Subject Tests? They are subject specific 1 hour exams designed to test your knowledge of a subject. Although they are called SAT tests, they don’t really have that much in common with the SAT from a test perspective. These tests actually measure what you have learned in school in the subject. Should you take the 2020 SAT Subject Tests?
If a university you are applying to requires subject tests (usually they ask for 2), be sure to plan ahead. The SAT Subject Tests are offered at the same time as the SAT and you can’t take them both on the same day.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2019-2020 SAT Subject Test dates in Dubai to get your calendar together.
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2019-2020 SAT Subject Test Dates and Deadlines
Subject tests are offered 5 times a year outside of the US and specific tests may be given on specific dates. Click here to register on the College Board’s site.
SAT Date: October 5, 2019
Registration Deadline: September 6, 2019
Tests Available
- Literature
- U.S. History
- Mathematics Level 1
- Mathematics Level 2
- Biology E/M
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
- Spanish
SAT Date: November 2, 2019
Registration Deadline: October 3, 2019
Tests Available
- Literature
- U.S. History
- Mathematics Level 1
- Mathematics Level 2
- Biology E/M
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French with Listening
- German with Listening
- Spanish with Listening
- Chinese with Listening
- Japanese with Listening
- Korean with Listening
SAT Date: December 7, 2019
Registration Deadline: November 8, 2019
Test Available
- Literature
- U.S. History
- World History
- Mathematics Level 1
- Mathematics Level 2
- Biology E/M
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
- Spanish
- Latin
SAT Date: May 2, 2020 (cancelled because of coronavirus)
Registration Deadline: April 3, 2020
Tests Available
- Literature
- U.S. History
- Mathematics Level 1
- Mathematics Level 2
- Biology E/M
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
- Spanish
SAT Date: June 6, 2020 (cancelled because of coronavirus)
Registration Deadline: May 8, 2020
Tests Available
- Literature
- U.S. History
- World History
- Mathematics Level 1
- Mathematics Level 2
- Biology E/M
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Modern Hebrew
- Italian
- Latin
Tips for Your 2019-2020 SAT Subject Test Schedule
- The SAT Subject Tests are offered in November but there is no SAT given in this month. If you are taking the SAT Subject Tests, November is the month to take them.
- You can take up to 3 SAT Subject Tests at the same session. Take the 2 you need on the same day and get it over with.
- Take the regular SAT in October and then again in December if you are not happy with your score or did not take the SAT in 11th grade.
- If plan to take a Subject Test for a subject you took before, take it in the 11th grade. For example, if you had chemistry in the 10th grade and you plan to take the SAT Subject Test Chemistry, get it out of the way in the 11th grade. Don’t wait until the 12th grade to take it.
2019-2020 SAT Subject Test Guidelines for Outside the US
For SAT Subject test taking purposes only, any student taking the SAT Subject Tests in Dubai is a considered an international student living outside the US (it doesn’t matter which passport you have).
Here are a few things you need to know about the 2019-2020 SAT Subject Test dates in Dubai:
- There is no late registration for international testing.
- SAT Subject Tests are generally given 5 times in any given school year, on the same days and in the same test centers as the SAT — but not all 20 tests are offered on every SAT date.
- The Language with Listening tests are only offered in November.
- You can take one, two, or three Subject Tests on any test date.
- You can’t take the SAT and an SAT Subject Test on the same day.
- Some SAT Subject Tests require you to bring special equipment — for example, CD players for Language with Listening tests.
- When you register, you must tell us which SAT Subject Test(s) you plan to take. You can change your mind on test day, with limits.
- You can’t switch to a Language with Listening Test that you’re not registered for, because they require special equipment.
- Take only one Biology Subject Test per test date. After the first 60 questions, you have to choose either Biology Ecological or Biology Molecular; you can’t take both.
- You can use calculators only on the Mathematics Level 1 and Level 2 Subject Tests.
- The Language with Listening tests are always given in the first hour of testing. You can take only one Language with Listening test per test date.