The first 2019-20 testing window for digital PSAT 8/9 is September 23, 2019–January 24, 2020. Key deadlines and milestones are listed below, but if your school is part of a state- or district-wide contract, your dates may differ. Contact your state or district assessment office with any questions.
For weekly test coordinator to-dos during the countdown to test day, see the coordinator checklist. To ensure technical readiness, work with your technology coordinator to follow the Digital Preparedness Step-by-Step Guide.
PSAT 8/9 Deadlines and Milestones
Dates depend on which week your school administers the test.
September Test Administrations
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
August 19
- Deadline to order
August 29
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
Early September
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
September 9
- Materials delivered this week
September 10
- Training opens
September 16
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
August 26
- Deadline to order
August 29
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
Early September
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
September 9
- Materials delivered this week
September 10
- Training opens
September 16
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
- Deadline to install secure browser
September 23
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
October Test Administrations
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
September 3
- Deadline to order
Week of September 9
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
September 12
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
September 23
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
September 30
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
September 9
- Deadline to order
September 10
- Training opens
Week of September 16
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
September 16
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
September 19
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
September 30
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
October 7
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
September 10
- Training opens
September 16
- Deadline to order
Week of September 23
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
September 23
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
September 26
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
October 7
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
October 14
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
Week of September 16
- Training opens
September 23
- Deadline to order
Week of September 30
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
September 30
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
October 7
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
October 14
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
October 21
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
November Test Administrations
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
Week of September 23
- Training opens
September 30
- Deadline to order
Week of October 7
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
October 7
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
October 14
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
October 21
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
October 28
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
Week of September 30
- Training opens
October 7
- Deadline to order
Week of October 14
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
October 14
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
October 21
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
October 28
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
November 4
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
Week of October 7
- Training opens
October 15
- Deadline to order
Week of October 21
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
October 21
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
October 28
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
November 4
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
November 11
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
Week of October 14
- Training opens
October 21
- Deadline to order
Week of October 28
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
October 28
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
November 4
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
November 11
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
November 18
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
December Test Administrations
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
- Training opens
October 28
- Deadline to order
Week of November 4
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
November 4
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
November 11
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
November 18
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
November 25
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day)
July 25
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12
- Bulk registration opens
Week of October 28
- Training opens
November 4
- Deadline to order
Week of November 11
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
November 11
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
November 18
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
November 25
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
December 2
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
January Test Administrations
July 25, 2019
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August 2019
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12, 2019
- Bulk registration opens
Week of December 2, 2019
- Training opens
December 5, 2019
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
December 9, 2019
- Deadline to order
Week of December 16, 2019
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Training opens.
- Preadministration opens.
December 16, 2019
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
January 6
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete
July 25, 2019
- Digital PSAT 8/9 ordering opens
Early August 2019
- Secure browsers available for download
August 12, 2019
- Bulk registration opens
December 5, 2019
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
December 9, 2019
- Deadline to order
Week of December 9, 2019
- Training opens
Week of December 16, 2019
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens. Student data is available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data is available the next day.
- Preadministration opens.
December 16, 2019
- Deadline to install secure browser
- Materials delivered this week
January 6
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE
- Deadline to complete training
January 13
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations
- Deadline to perform final readiness check
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete