PSAT/NMSQT District-Wide Student Sign-Up and Testing Windows Announcement Grades 8, 10, and 11
Greenville County Schools is offering the PSAT/NMSQT testing opportunity for grade 8, grade 10, and grade 11 students who are currently enrolled in Greenville County’s schools (in-person and virtual students) and homeschool students in Greenville County’s attendance area. Students will test at the school they attend or are zoned to attend. The PSAT/NMSQT will be administered digitally, and all students will test using district-owned devices, such as Chromebooks. Each school will schedule testing from October 1-10.
Interested students or parents/guardians must sign up to participate in PSAT/NMSQT testing at their school from August 18-26 and pay the designated test fee, if applicable. For students who are currently enrolled in Greenville County Schools (in-person and virtual students), your school will communicate sign-up procedures, including applicable fees, in early August. For homeschool students, carefully review the information below.
Sign-Up Information for Homeschool Students Only
Requirements for Homeschool Student Participation
- The student participates in a homeschooling program.
- The student must live in Greenville County’s attendance area, verified by the school during the sign-up process (e.g., driver’s license, utility bill).
- Grade 8 students’ parents/guardians must sign up in person at the middle school at which the student is zoned to attend only.
- Grade 10 and 11 students or their parents/guardians must sign up in person at the high school at which the student is zoned to attend only.
- The parent/guardian/student must agree to come to the school on the Digital Readiness Check date and test date assigned by the school. Requests for specific dates and/or changing of test dates are prohibited. Ensure your child’s availability within the testing window (October 1-10) before signing up.
Sign-Up Process for Homeschool Students Only
- Sign-Up Window: August 18-26
- Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (No sign-ups will be accepted after 3:30 p.m. on August 26, 2025)
- Location: Student’s zoned school
- Contact: Student’s zoned school
- Cost: The fee is determined by the College Board and must be paid at the time of sign-up. This fee must be paid in cash only and the exact amount is required as schools may not be able to make change.
- Grade 8 - $13.05
- Grade 10 - $13.05
- Grade 11 - $10.80
- College Board's deadline to apply for accommodations, including the use of medical devices, through the Services for Students with Disabilities is August 11. If accommodations have been applied for but a response has not been received, communicate this when signing up to test at the school. By September 22, share the College Board's response with the School Test Coordinator so the student is set up correctly for test day.
- Grade 8 student participation requires a parent/guardian permission letter to be signed. This form will be available at the school during the sign-up process.
- Each student will need to bring a photo ID (e.g., drivers license, passport) on test day in order to take the test. If a student does not have a photo ID available for test day, the school will supply a Student ID form at the time of sign-up.
- The Student ID form may be completed by the school if the student is present and supplies an appropriate photo at the time of the sign-up (August 18-26). The student’s photograph must closely resemble the student’s appearance on test day and meet College Board’s requirements below. This form must be completed in the presence of the school staff or a notary.
College Board’s Photo Requirements
The student photo must:
- Show only the student - no other people are visible.
- Show a head-and-shoulders view with the entire face, both eyes, and hair clearly visible (a head covering worn for religious purposes is acceptable).
- Be properly focused with no dark spots or shadows.
- Be an original photo, not a copy.
- Not be altered in any way using media filters, lenses, or icons.
Homeschool: Things to Know or Do After Sign-Up is Complete
- After the sign-up window is closed, students will be assigned a day and time to come to the school to complete the Student Readiness Check (late September), as required by College Board, and a testing day (October 1-10).
- During the required Student Readiness Check session, students will complete the exam set-up process, including agreeing to test-taker rules, providing test-taker information, and signing up for College Board’s optional BigFuture School and Connections services.
- The School Test Coordinator will email the parent/guardian on or before September 15 with testing specifics (e.g., Digital Readiness Check information, test date, time of arrival).
- All participants are expected to follow the district’s Student Behavior Code and Acceptable Use policies while on the school campus and using district-owned devices for testing. Failure to follow these policies will likely result in dismissal from the test session, cancellation of scores, or other consequences/sanctions as outlined in the GCS Board Policies and/or College Board Policies.
- Students must create a Student College Board account in order to receive test scores.
- Per College Board, instead of answering the question, “Where do you go to school?” the student should check the box next to “I am no longer in high school/My school is not listed.”
- Neither the school nor the district will handle the student account or receive test scores for homeschool students.