Math The SAT II mathematics subject exams are Math IC and IIC. The "C" indicates that a calculator is required to solve some of the questions. Students who take these tests without a calculator will be at a disadvantage. It is not necessary to use a calculator to solve every question on Math IC or IIC, but it is important to know when and how to use one. Both exams consist of 50 multiple-choice questions and are 1-hour in length. Academic course preparation required for these exams are: two years of Algebra and one year of Geometry for Math IC; and, two years of Algebra, one year of Geometry, and one year of Pre-Calculus or Trigonometry for Math IIC.

Writing The SAT II Writing exam measures your ability to express ideas effectively in standard written English, to recognize faults in usage and structure and to use language with sensitivity to meaning. Standard written English, also called "textbook" or "academic" English, follows rules of grammar and structure according to English grammar handbooks. The SAT II Writing exam is 1-hour in length and includes a 20-minute essay and 60 multiple-choice questions. The multiple-choice questions deal with common writing problems: sequence of tenses; shift of pronoun; parallelism; pronoun reference; subject-verb agreement; logical comparison; modification and word order; sentence fragment; double negative; wordiness etc. The 20-minute essays are read and scored by experienced high school and college teachers who have reasonable expectations of the quality of writing produced by students at the end of high school or the beginning of university. Each essay is read and scored by two different readers on a 6-point scale, with 6 being the highest score and 1 being the lowest. Readers judge the quality of an essay by the total impression it creates. They take into account such aspects of writing as: organization; choice of words; sentence structure; grammar and punctuation; the appropriateness of examples; and, the logical sequence, development and presentation of ideas.