SAT Calculator Policy

You're allowed to use a calculator for part of the Math Test—but there's more to it than making sure you’ve got a fresh set of batteries.

Calculator Rules

  • Bring your own calculator. You can’t share one.

  • You can only use your calculator on the portion of the test labeled Math Test – Calculator.

  • You may not use a calculator while working on the Math Test – No Calculator portions, or during the Reading and Writing and Language sections. You must put the calculator away during these sections of the test.

  • You'll be dismissed and your scores canceled if you use your calculator to share information during the test, or to remove test questions or answers from the test room.

Calculator Tips

  • Don’t bring a brand-new calculator. Bring one you know. Practice for the test using the same calculator you’ll use on test day.

  • The Math Test includes some questions where it’s better not to use a calculator, even though you’re allowed to.

  • It may help to do scratch work in the test book. Get your thoughts down before using your calculator.

  • Make sure your calculator is in good working order and that batteries are fresh. The test center won’t have batteries or extra calculators. If your calculator fails during testing and you have no backup, you'll have to complete the test without it.

Accepted Calculators

If you have a calculator with characters that are one inch or higher, or if your calculator has a raised display that might be visible to other test-takers, you will be seated at the discretion of the test coordinator.

Only battery-operated, handheld equipment can be used for testing. No power cords are allowed.

Calculators permitted during testing include:

  • Most graphing calculators (see chart)
  • All scientific calculators
  • All four-function calculators (not recommended)

Casio
FX-6000 series FX-6200 series FX-6300 series
FX-6500 series FX-7000 series FX-7300 series
FX-7400 series FX-7500 series FX-7700 series
FX-7800 series FX-8000 series FX-8500 series
FX-8700 series FX-8800 series Graph25 series
FX-9700 series FX-9750 series FX-9860 series
CFX-9800 series CFX-9850 series CFX-9950 series
CFX-9970 series FX 1.0 series Algebra FX 2.0 series
FX-CG-10 FX-CG-20 series FX-CG-50
Graph35 series Graph75 series Graph95 series
Graph100 series FX-CG-500**  
** The use of the stylus is not permitted.

Hewlett-Packard
HP-9G HP-28 series HP-38G
HP-39 series HP-40 series HP-48 series
HP-49 series HP-50 series HP Prime

Radio Shack
EC-4033 EC-4034 EC-4037

Sharp
EL-5200 EL-9200 series EL-9300 series
EL-9600 series** EL-9900 series  
** The use of the stylus is not permitted.

Texas Instruments
TI-73 TI-80 TI-81
TI-82 TI-83 TI-83 Plus
TI-83 Plus Silver TI-84 Plus TI-84 Plus CE
TI-84 Plus CE Python TI-84 Plus Silver TI-84 Plus C Silver
TI-84 Plus T TI-84 Plus CE-T TI-84 Plus CE-T Python Edition
TI-85 TI-86 TI-89
TI-89 Titanium TI-Nspire TI-Nspire CX
TI-Nspire CX II TI-Nspire CX II-T TI-Nspire CM-C
TI-Nspire CAS TI-Nspire CX CAS TI-Nspire CX II CAS
TI-Nspire CX II-T CAS TI-Nspire CM-C CAS TI-Nspire CX-C CAS
TI-Nspire CX II-C CAS    

Other
Datexx DS-883 Micronta NumWorks
Smart2    

Prohibited Calculators

  • Laptops or other computers, tablets, mobile phones, smartwatches, or wearable technology
  • Models that can access the Internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/video recording and playing, camera, or any other smartphone-type features
  • Models that have a computer-style (QWERTY) keypad, pen input, or stylus
  • Models that use electrical outlets, make noise, or have a paper tape

In addition, the use of hardware peripherals such as a stylus with an approved calculator is not permitted. Some models with touchscreen capability are not permitted (e.g., Casio ClassPad).

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