See also: SAT

The SAT Subject tests are 22 one-hour multiple-choice tests given in individual subjects. A student chooses which ones he or she will take, depending upon individual factors, such as college entrance requirements. Until 1994, the SAT Subject Tests were known as Achievement Tests; until January 2005 they were known as as SAT IIs, the name by which they are still well known. The exception to the one-hour time was the Writing test, which was divided into a 20-minute essay question and a 40-minute multiple choice section; it was discontinued after January, 2005.

The 22 Subject Tests are: Literature, U.S. History, World History, Math Level I, Math Level II, Biology E/M (Ecological/Molecular), Chemistry, Physics, French Reading, French Reading with Listening, German Reading, German Reading with Listening, Spanish Reading, Spanish Reading with Listening, Modern Hebrew Reading, Italian Reading, Latin Reading with Listening, Japanese Reading with Listening, Korean Reading with Listening, Chinese Reading with Listening, and the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT).

Each individual test is scored on a scale of 200 to 800, except for the ELPT, which was scored on a scale of 100 to 999. The ELPT ceased to be offered after January, 2005. Colleges often require the Writing test, a math test, and a test of the student's choice. Engineering schools typically require a science test and prefer Math Level II.

In January 2005, the SAT II: Writing Test was incorporated into the New SAT Reasoning Test and is no longer offered as an individual test.