The GED, the General Education Development tests, is a high school equivalency diploma, which is taken by those who have not completed the high school education. The five tests included in this qualification are, language arts/writing, language arts/reading, social studies, science, math part 1 and math part 2. All the 5 tests should be sat at the same center.

The GED testing schedule varies from state to state, but before you can be scheduled to test for the exam, you must register. Usually the scheduling is set per season. For example for the spring, scheduling is set for one day in each of the four consequent months, April, May, June and July. For each day's scheduling, an eight hour period is set aside for the testing.

The fee for the testing is $75 and money orders only are being accepted. For test retakes, the fee is $15. It is possible to register for the testing online, and once the testing capacity has been reached, pre-registration is closed. For those students planning to take the 5 subject test, students retesting, and the students taking single subjects are all required to register.

Students must be at least 16 years old to be able to take the tests, and state issued photo id, showing date of birth, must be presented. In addition to that each student must show an official school withdrawal statement or documentation of home schooling, or a legal guardian or parent notarized permission statement,

In preparation for the GED testing, students can register for GED preparation classes, and they must register before they are able to attend. These preparation classes are offered by some libraries and may be taken online. This however, is entirely optional. To pass the tests each students much obtain a score of 410 in each test, as well as get an score average of at least 450, in order to get a passing grade for the GED. If a student fails, he may retake the test after 30 days following the previous testing, and may retest no more than 3 times; in addition, all 5 parts must be passed within 36 months from the testing start date.

The GED, the General Education Development tests, is a high school equivalency diploma, which is taken by those who have not completed the high school education. The five tests included in this qualification are, language arts/writing, language arts/reading, social studies, science, math part 1 and math part 2. All the 5 tests should be sat at the same center.

The GED testing schedule varies from state to state, but before you can be scheduled to test for the exam, you must register. Usually the scheduling is set per season. For example for the spring, scheduling is set for one day in each of the four consequent months, April, May, June and July. For each day's scheduling, an eight hour period is set aside for the testing.

The fee for the testing is $75 and money orders only are being accepted. For test retakes, the fee is $15. It is possible to register for the testing online, and once the testing capacity has been reached, pre-registration is closed. For those students planning to take the 5 subject test, students retesting, and the students taking single subjects are all required to register.

Students must be at least 16 years old to be able to take the tests, and state issued photo id, showing date of birth, must be presented. In addition to that each student must show an official school withdrawal statement or documentation of home schooling, or a legal guardian or parent notarized permission statement,

In preparation for the GED testing, students can register for GED preparation classes, and they must register before they are able to attend. These preparation classes are offered by some libraries and may be taken online. This however, is entirely optional. To pass the tests each students much obtain a score of 410 in each test, as well as get an score average of at least 450, in order to get a passing grade for the GED. If a student fails, he may retake the test after 30 days following the previous testing, and may retest no more than 3 times; in addition, all 5 parts must be passed within 36 months from the testing start date.