Test Sites For GED – Are They Critical?
The General Educational Development (GED) is a series of tests that are intended to verify a level of knowledge roughly equal to that of a typical high school graduate. It is often thought to stand for General Equivalency Diploma. It is available to American and Canadian candidates. Someone who takes and passes the five subject based tests will receive a GED credential, which may also be called a diploma. The tests must be taken at one of the many official GED Testing Sites. It cannot be taken online or by mail.
The American Council on Education (ACE) has overall responsibility for the GED program. However, much of the policy on what is required to take the tests and the scores required to pass are set by the states and provinces.. The actual administration of the test is handled locally. The ACE has a web site where much of the policy information is consolidated.
GED Testing Centers can also be located by visiting the ACE website. For your specific state, you can also consult your Department of Education or adult education programs. In the US and Canada there are several thousand testing centers located in virtually every metropolitan area.
An International option for taking the GED tests is available for candidates located outside of Canada and the United States. Prometric, a testing company, has been authorized by the Maine Department of Education to offer GED tests. They have thousands of testing centers around the world. A Main High School Equivalency Diploma is given to anyone who passes the test.
The testing process can be modified to accommodate candidates with disabilities. A qualified professional must validate the existence of the disability. The accommodation may come from a large set of possibilities. Some examples are extended testing time or the use of a talking calculator. The candidate would need to explore this with whatever testing center they plan to use.
Support for those preparing to take the GED tests is available in many areas. The ACE web site has information by state on official preparation resources. There are also many other preparation resources available. Some of them are free, but many do charge fees.
You must take all 5 of the GED tests. The passing scores are set by the states. Each test has possible scores from 200 to 800. A coming passing criterion would be to score at least 410 on each test and have an average score of at least 450 over all of the tests.
Passing the GED is supposed to be about as hard as graduating from high school. There are some indications that it may actually be harder. It is mostly treated as a valid substitute for a high school diploma.
Find out more about How To Get A GED at www.Test-Guide.com. Visit Scott Manseo’s site to find information on free study guides for GED, Citizenship, GRE, GMAT, MCAT exams and more.
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