GED Testing Overview

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General Educational Development (GED) Testing Overview

The General Educational Development (GED) Program provides people 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. The tests and their strictly enforced time limits are:

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 test is offered in three different languages – English, Spanish, and French.

Persons 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:

Sixteen- and seventeen-year-old candidates may not test without a written request from one of the following:

An employer for whom you must establish high school equivalency for job opportunities;

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; or

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 letters must be written on letterhead stationery 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 a time or the full battery.

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 means of sharpening their skills in the areas in which they failed. When a candidate retests, only his/her highest score on that particular test will be counted.

Test Fees:

Battery of five tests: $100.00

Individual test: $25.00

Registration Form:

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