<p>The Official SAT Online Course
FAQ</p>
<pre><code>* How do students register?
* How do educators register?
* How do I login?
* What are the key course features?
* What are course benefits for The Official SAT Study Guide?
* What are course hardware and software requirements?
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<p>How do students register?</p>
<p>To access the online course, students must have a collegeboard.com account. Your collegeboard.com user name and password serves as your online course user name and password. To register for the online course, complete the following steps:</p>
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<li>Click on the Register Now link in the Student Registration box, located on the right-hand side of the Login screen. You will be asked for your School Code. If you do not have your School Code, please contact your principal's or guidance counselor's office.</li>
<li>Enter your School Code and click the Submit button. The College Board Sign Up screen will appear.</li>
<li>If you already have a collegeboard.com account, log in using your collegeboard.com user name and password. Otherwise, click the Sign Up button in the "Not a Member Yet?" area of the screen, and follow the instructions to create your collegeboard.com account. You will use this account whenever you log into The Official SAT Online Course.</li>
<li>Once you have created your account, you will be prompted to select your class. If you have not been assigned a specific class, please select the independent study class. If you have already taken a Pretest or completed one or more book tests, you will also be asked if you want to make your test results available to your school, or if you want to delete them. Make your selections and click the Submit button to proceed to The Official SAT Online Course home page.
Note: If you select the wrong class, your teacher can move you into the correct one.</li>
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How do educators register?</p>
<p>To access the online course, educators must first create an account. In order to create an account, educators must have an activation code and a school code. Once you have received your Activation Code and School code, you can create an Educator account by completing the following steps:</p>
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<li>Click on the Register Now link in the Educators box, located on the right-hand side of the Login screen. You will be asked for your Activation Code and School Code, which you should have received from the College Board. Please contact your program coordinator for The Official SAT Online Course if you do not have a School Code or Activation Code.</li>
<li>Enter your Activation Code and School Code, and click the Submit button. An account registration form will appear.</li>
<li>Complete the form as required.</li>
<li>Click the Submit button. If all required information is valid, a confirmation screen will appear. If the form was not completed properly, you will be prompted to make the necessary corrections.</li>
<li>Once you have successfully created an Educator account, you can proceed to The Official SAT Online Course home page.</li>
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How do I login?</p>
<p>Once a student has registered for the online course, they can login by using their collegeboard.com user name and password. Simply enter your user name and password and click the Sign In link. If you are an educator, you need to login using the user name and password that was created when you setup your Educator account.</p>
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What are the key course features?</p>
<pre><code>* 6 practice tests and 600+ questions, all of which follow proprietary SAT specifications.
* Detailed personalized feedback on all practice tests and quizzes.
* 18 interactive lessons, which cover the SAT math, critical reading, and writing sections, as well as the PSAT/NMSQT. The lessons feature interactive activities and multimedia content to create an engaging learning environment.
* Explanations of answers to all questions on the online course and to all 8 practice tests in The Official SAT Study Guide.
* Auto essay scoring provides immediate, computer-generated scores for all essay prompts in the online course, The Official SAT Study Guide, and the SAT Preparation Booklet and Center. (This is an optional feature that may not be offered for your school.)
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What are course benefits for The Official SAT Study Guide?</p>
<p>Book buyers gain access to valuable online features for the book's eight practice tests. Visitors to collegeboard.com receive free score and skills reports, as well as free student-written sample essays and essay explanations. Subscribers to The Official SAT Online Course receive automated essay scoring and answer explanations.</p>
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What are course hardware and software requirements?</p>
<p>NOTE: The optional College Board scanners will work ONLY on the supported versions of Windows operating system whereas the rest of the system is supported on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems.</p>
<p>PC:</p>
<pre><code>Minimum
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows XP
Pentium 166-megahertz (MHz) processor
32 MB RAM
16-bit sound card
256-color video card
Ethernet card
Recommended
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows XP
Pentium 266 MHz processor or faster
64 MB RAM
24-bit true color video card
Ethernet card
Web browsers
This program is compatible with the following major browsers:
* Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
* America Online 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
* Netscape 7.0 or later
* NOTE: NS 6.0, 6.01, and 6.1 are specifically not supported
Other browsers and other versions of supported browser types may provide acceptable results, but have not been tested and are not supported by the College Board.
Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader 7.0 is required
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<p>Apple Macintosh:</p>
<pre><code>Minimum
Apple Mac OS 8.6 or later
PowerPC 603e 180 MHz or higher processor
32 megabytes (MB) or higher of RAM
Virtual Memory turned on
10 MB of free hard disk space
Monitor color depth of 256 colors
Recommended
Apple Mac OS 8.6 or later
PowerPC 603e 180 MHz or higher processor
64 MB RAM
Virtual Memory turned on
10 MB of free hard disk space
Monitor color depth of Millions of colors
Web browsers
This program is compatible with the following major browsers:
* Netscape 7.0 or later
* Safari 1.0
Other browsers and other versions of supported browser types may provide acceptable results, but have not been tested and are not supported by the College Board.
Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader 5.0.5 and above
Cookies
Browser must be set to accept cookies.
JavaScript
Browser must have JavaScript enabled.
Display/Graphics
Minimum required resolution: 800 pixels x 600 pixels.
Media Player
Flash Player 6.0 is needed for video/flash.
Intermediate Network Devices - School Clients
This section presents guidelines for schools using firewalls, proxy servers, and Internet caching. All schools will need to have ports 80 and 443 open to www.collegeboard.com/satonlinecourseschool.
Firewalls and Proxy Servers
If there is a firewall and/or Proxy Server between the workstations being used and the Internet, the following destination/port/protocol combinations must be allowed:
Destination/Port/Protocols Allowed Through Firewall
IP Address Domain Name Port/Protocol
* www.collegeboard.com/satonlinecourseschool http port 80
* www.collegeboard.com/satonlinecourseschool http port 443
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