GED Test in Lancaster & Lebanon Counties:

• Lancaster County:   2012 GED Test Schedule
• Lebanon County:     2012 GED Test Schedule

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The IU 13 General Educational Development (GED) testing program provides adults who have not completed high school with an opportunity to obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma. Applicants are required to take a battery of five tests.

Test and Time Limits:

• Language Arts, Writing - 120 minutes (50 Questions and Essay)
• Language Arts, Reading - 65 minutes (40 Questions)
• Social Studies - 70 minutes (50 Questions)
• Science - 80 minutes (50 Questions)
• Mathematics - 90 minutes (50 Questions)

The GED test is offered in two different languages – English and Spanish.

Individuals who are currently enrolled in high school or have a high school diploma are not eligible to take the GED test. The minimum age for testing is 18 years. Candidates under age 18 may take the test if they provide a written request from one of the following:

• An employer that is requiring a GED as a condition of employment
• A college or university official who will consider your acceptance on the basis of GED test scores
• An official from a postsecondary educational, technical, and/or training institution who will consider your acceptance on the basis of GED test scores
• A recruiting official, if you want to enter a branch of the Armed Forces for which high school equivalency is a prerequisite
• The director of a state institution in which you have been a resident, patient, or inmate, no earlier than 90 days before your anticipated release or discharge from the institution

All requests must be written on letterhead stationery and/or must include the phone number and address of the employer or official authorizing the request. You must bring this letter with you when you come to register for the test.

To receive a diploma, candidates must obtain at least 410 standard score points on each individual test and a total of at least 2250 standard score points on the battery of five tests (an average score of 450 points). The GED test is offered several times per month, and candidates have the option of taking one test at a time or the full battery during one session.

If passing scores are not attained, retests in any subject must be taken with a different form of the test. Candidates are encouraged to consider preparatory manuals and/or classes as a means of sharpening their skills in the areas where they did not attain a passing score. When a candidate retests, only his/her highest score on that particular test will be counted.