American Mathematics Competitions

Read more about AMC at their website: https://maa.org/

AMC 8 (January 23, 2027)

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice examination for students in grade 8 or lower. Topics include but are not limited to counting and probability, estimation, proportional reasoning, elementary geometry including the Pythagorean Theorem, spatial visualization, everyday applications, and reading and interpreting graphs and tables. In addition, some of the later questions may involve linear or quadratic functions and equations, coordinate geometry, and other topics traditionally covered in a beginning algebra course.

AMC 10 (November 5 and 13, 2026)

The AMC 10 is a 25-question, 75-minute, multiple-choice examinations that covers high school curriculum up to 10th grade. Students in grade 10 or below and under 17.5 years of age on the day of the contest can take the AMC 10. The AMC 10 is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad.

AMC 12 (November 5 and 13, 2026)

The AMC 12 is a 25-question, 75-minute, multiple-choice examinations that covers the entire high school curriculum, including trigonometry, advanced algebra, and advanced geometry, but excluding calculus. Students in grade 12 or below and under 19.5 years of age on the day of the contest can take the AMC 12. The AMC 12 is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad.