American College Testing Syllabus 2026
American College Testing Syllabus
English
- Production of writing
- Topic development
- Organization, unity and cohesion
- Knowledge of language
- Precision and concision
- Style and tone
- Conventions of standard English
- Grammar and usage
- Sentence structure
- Punctuation and mechanics
Mathematics
- Number and quantity
- Algebra
- Functions
- Geometry
- Statistics and probability
- Integrating essential mathematical skills
- Mathematical modelling
- Pre-algebra and elementary algebra
- Intermediate algebra and coordinate geometry
- Basic trigonometry
Reading
- Key ideas and details
- Central ideas and themes
- Summarising information
- Relationships and logical inferences
- Craft and structure
- Word meaning in context
- Text structure and author's purpose
- Integration of knowledge and ideas
- Claims, evidence and reasoning
- Comparison of related passages
Science
- Interpretation of data
- Tables, graphs and diagrams
- Scientific investigation
- Experimental design
- Variables and controls
- Evaluating scientific arguments and models
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and space sciences
- Physics
Writing
- Ideas and analysis
- Development and support
- Organization
- Language use and conventions
- Developing a position on a complex issue
- Analysing relationships between different perspectives