GED Information

NOTE: Educational Testing Service (ETS) notified TEA and the state board of education that they would not administer the HiSET test in Texas after 8/31/2021. The last day to take a HiSET test in Texas was 8/31/2021.

The current provider of the high school equivalency tests in Texas is the GED test through GED Testing Service, LLC. Upon the successful completion of the GED tests, the test taker will be issued a State of Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency.

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Test Taker Information

	GED test
Online/Remote Proctored Policy Comparisons	GED Online Proctoring Policy Comparison (PDF)
Register to test	www.ged.com or 877-392-6433
Test Center Locator	GED Locator
Registration Instructions	GED Registration Instructions
Payment Method	Credit Card Debit Card Bluebird Card ACH (electronic check) Voucher
Number of tests in Battery	4
Test Subjects	Reasoning through Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies
Delivery Method	Computer-based Test (CBT) Online Proctored (OP)
Combine Delivery Methods?	Yes
Language Options	English Spanish
Combine Languages?	Yes
Other states using this test	GED States
Accommodations Available?	Yes. GED Accommodations Most accommodations are available for Online Proctored exams
Customer Service for test takers	877-392-6433

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Test Fees per Battery

	GED test
Total Fee per Battery*	$145.00 CBT $169.00 OP

*Includes test center fee and state administrative fee

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Test Fees per Subject

	GED test (4 tests in battery)
Total per Subject*	$36.25 CBT $42.25 OP

*Includes test center fee and state administrative fee

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Retest Fees & Retest Rules

	GED test
Total Retest Fee per Subject*	$16.25 CBT $42.25 OP
Retest Policy	CBT: After the first three attempts, 60 day wait period required between subsequent retakes. This policy resets every January 1st. OP: After the first two attempts, 60 day wait period required between subsequent retakes.

*Includes test center fee and state administrative fee

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Score Requirements

Subject	GED test (Score Range 100-200)
Reasoning through Language Arts	145
Mathematics	145
Science	145
Social Studies	145
Total Required Score	N/A

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Educator Information

	GED test
Publisher Information	GED Preparation
Educator Services	GED Educators
Vouchers	GED Vouchers
Technical Manual	GED Technical Manual

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Test Center Staff

	GED test
About the Test	GED Staff Information
Policies & Procedures Manuals	GED test P & P Manual
Customer Service for Test Center Staff	866-389-3665
Approved Calculators for Testing	CBT: For Math, some Social Studies and some Science - TI-30XS is embedded CBT: Student may bring their own hand-held TI-30XS OP: embedded calculator only

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TxCHSE Frequently Asked Questions
Steps to earn a Certificate of High School Equivalency
Test Taker Eligibility
Certificate Search Information

Content Updated 3/1/2022

GED Information

Test Taker Information

Test Fees per Battery

Test Fees per Subject

Retest Fees & Retest Rules

Score Requirements

Educator Information

Test Center Staff

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