Editing General Educational Development (section)

===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.