CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VII—DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (parts 800 to 989) > SUBCHAPTER K—MILITARY TRAINING AND SCHOOLS (parts 901 to 903) > PART 901—APPOINTMENT TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY > SUBPART A—Appointment Policies and Requirements (§901.1 to §901.6) > 901.5—Academic examination requirements.

901.5—Academic examination requirements.

Before being offered an appointment, candidates must take either the College Board Admission Testing Program (ATP) or the American College Testing Program (ACT) test.
(a) ATP. A candidate who elects to use the ATP tests must take the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT). The candidate is encouraged but not required to take achievement tests of English Composition and Level 1 (Standard) Mathematics or Level II (Intensive) Mathematics. (Level 1 recommended for candidates without advanced high school mathematics.)
(b) ACT. Candidates who elect to use the ACT tests must take the complete battery of tests: English, mathematics, social studies, and natural sciences.