Early administration is NEVER permitted and will lead to a disqualification of the results. Such an administration would jeopardize the validity of all scores from nearby schools.
- The official designated day for the AMC 8 is TUESDAY the week before the week of Thanksgiving.
- If the school will be closed or has an academic conflict with the designated day then it may give the exam officially the next day the school is open and back to normal class scheduling, namely, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Monday or Tuesday of the week of Thanksgiving. The principal must sign and date a statement on the certification form indicating the nature of the official school function or academic conflict.
- If neither 2 or 3 (above) applies then the school may take the exam late, unofficially, anytime through the first full week of December.
CONSEQUENCES OF
UNOFFICIAL
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AMC 8:
The name of the school will still be published in the NATIONAL SUMMARY OF RESULTS, as well as the name of the students who achieve honor status, in a special section of the National Summary of Results and Awards. These students and teachers are not eligible for National Awards.
