Editing General Educational Development (section)

==Test administration==
There are more than 6,000 official GED Testing Centers in the United States and its territories, and several hundred in other countries.<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=January 24, 2024|title=GED Classes|website=GED Testing Service|url=https://www.ged.com/study/ged_classes}}</ref> Testing centers are most often in [[Adult education|adult-education]] centers, [[community college]]s, and [[public education|public schools]].{{cn|date=January 2025}} Students in [[metropolitan area]]s may be able to choose from several testing locations.

Official GED Testing Centers are controlled environments. All testing sessions take place either in person or online according to specific rules, and security measures are enforced. Breaks may be permitted between tests, depending on how many tests are being administered in a session.{{cn|date=January 2025}} There may be restrictions on what test-takers may bring into the testing room.<ref>[http://www.gedtestingservice.com/testers/test-fraud "Can I take the test online?"], [yes the test can be taken online], Retrieved April 10, 2018.</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 8, 2020|title=Introducing the Official Online GED Test|url=https://ged.com/blog/introducing-the-official-online-ged-test/|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>

There are approximately three to six GED test forms in circulation at any time.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} This helps catch test-takers who may be [[cheating]]. As with any [[standardized test]], the various test forms are calibrated to the same level of difficulty.

The GED has also been administered online since January 2020, but some states (Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Wyoming) do not recognize the GED earned this way.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

===Eligibility===
Regulations governing who is eligible to take the GED vary by state. According to GED Testing Service policy, students at least 16 years old and not enrolled in high school are eligible for the program.<ref>{{cite web|title=MyGED FAQs|url=http://www.gedtestingservice.com/testers/mygedfaqs?_ga=1.164209791.1923075082.1461258385#TEST|publisher=GED Testing Service|access-date=21 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428055909/http://www.gedtestingservice.com/testers/mygedfaqs?_ga=1.164209791.1923075082.1461258385#TEST|archive-date=2016-04-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=High School Equivalency (GED-HiSET-TASC)|url=http://mycareertools.com/general-educational-development/|publisher=MyCareerTools|access-date=21 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915133504/http://mycareertools.com/general-educational-development/|archive-date=2016-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marlita.Johnson@ged.com |date=2019-08-12 |title=What Is a GED?丨GED.com |url=https://www.ged.com/blog/what-is-a-ged/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=GED |language=en-US}}</ref> However, many states require the candidate to be 17 years old and a resident of the state. Some states that allow students under 17 years of age to take the test require a letter of parental consent and a letter of consent from the student's school district.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} In South Africa and Namibia, students who are at least 17 years old are eligible.

===Cost===
The cost of the GED test for test-takers varies depending on the state. {{As of|2014}}, costs in Maryland were $45, free in New York, but the typical fees are $120 for all four tests, or $30 for each of the four subject tests. There is an additional fee to take the test online, typically $6 per test.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://ged.com/policies/maryland/ | title = Getting Your GED in Maryland | work = GED Testing Service | publisher = GED Testing Service LLC | access-date = 2023-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/2014-faqs | title = Programs and Services: FAQs | work = GED Testing Service | publisher = GED Testing Service LLC | year = 2015 | access-date = August 7, 2016 | quotation = The cost of the 2014 GED® test will remain at $120 per test battery administration….}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}} The cost of each test outside of the U.S. is $80 each.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

In Canada the testing is free in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the Northwest Territories. For the remaining provinces and territories the price varies between $6 per test in Newfoundland and Labrador to $40 per test in Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2022 |title=GED Testing Service – Price & Province Rules |url=https://ged.com/en-ca/about_test/price_and_province_rules/?lang=en-ca |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=GED Testing Service}}</ref>

===Students with disabilities===
People with disabilities who want to take the GED test may be entitled to receive reasonable testing accommodations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ged.com/about_test/accommodations/|title=Accommodations}}</ref> If a qualified professional has documented the disability, the candidate should get the appropriate form from the Testing Center:
* [[disability|Physical disability]] and [[chronic illness|chronic-health]] disability (such as [[blindness]], low vision, hearing impairment, and mobility impairment): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Physical/Chronic Health Disability" form
* [[learning disability|Learning or cognitive disability]] (such as [[dyslexia]], [[dyscalculia]], receptive [[aphasia]], and written-language disorder): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Learning and Other Cognitive Disabilities" form
* [[emotional and behavioral disorders|Emotional]] or [[Mental health|mental-health]] disorder (such as [[bipolar disorder]], [[Tourette's syndrome]], and [[schizophrenia]]): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Emotional/Mental health" form
* [[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder]] (inattentive type, hyperactive–impulse type, or combined type): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" form

The candidate returns the completed form to the GED testing center. Each request is considered individually. If accommodations are approved, the local GED testing examiner conducts the testing with the approved accommodations, which are provided at no extra charge.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} Accommodations may include, but are not limited to:{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* [[Compact Cassette|Audio cassette]] tests
* [[Braille]] or large-print tests
* Vision-enhancing technologies
* Use of video equipment
* Use of a talking calculator or abacus
* Use of a [[sign language interpreter]]
* Use of a scribe (a person who writes down the test-taker's answers)
* Extended testing time