GED Tests
This lens is meant to educate you about the GED tests. "What are GED exams," you say? They are a way for you or your child to earn a high school equivalency diploma with out actually attending high school. Interested? Please read more below.
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What is the GED?
General Educational Development (or GED) tests are a group of five tests which (when passed) certifies that the taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. To pass the GED Tests and earn a GED credential, test takers must score higher than 40 percent of graduating high school seniors nationwide. Some jurisdictions require that students pass additional tests, such as an English proficiency exam or civics test.
The GED is sometimes referred to as a "General Equivalency Diploma" or "General Education(al) Diploma," although these expansions are not recognized by the American Council on Education, which developed the most widely used GED test. Jurisdictions award a "Certificate of General Educational Development" or similarly titled credential to persons who meet the passing score requirements. Among high schoolers, the test may be colloquially known as a "Good Enough Diploma".
Only individuals who have not earned a high school diploma may take the GED tests. The tests were originally created to help veterans after World War II return to civilian life. Common reasons for GED recipients not having received a high school diploma include immigration to the United States or Canada, homeschooling, and leaving high school early due to a lack of interest, the inability to pass required courses, mandatory achievement tests, the need to work, personal problems, etc.
There was also a college-level GED test for those persons who had satisfied all the requirements for such...
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GED Links
- GED Testing Locations
- Find the closest testing center to you.
- American Council on Education
- The organization behind the GED.
- GED Transcripts
- Transcripts can be found for the following individuals:
* Active duty U.S. military personnel tested after October 1, 1985
* U.S. military personnel tested overseas after September 1974
* Coast Guard personnel tested after January 1975
* Overseas civilians tested between November 1966 and May 1998
* Ft. Jackson personnel tested after March 1975
* Federal prison inmates tested after September 1954
* Michigan prisons inmates tested after 1957
* West Point personnel tested after September 1982
* Canadian military tested between June 1982 and September 1997
* Ft. Hamilton personnel tested after January 1984
* Ft. Knox personnel tested after July 1, 1985
* Ft. Campbell personnel tested after July 1, 1985
* U.S. Veterans who tested at VA Hospitals after October 1, 1989.
Everyone else should contact the state administrators below. - GED Administrators | Military, Gov't & Other
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in U.S. Federal Correctional Facilities, Michigan Prisons, and the U.S. Armed Forces (DANTES).
- GED Administrators | Canada
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in Canadian Provinces & Territories.
- GED Administrators | United States Alabama - Hawaii
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in the 50 United States.
- GED Administrators | United States Idaho - Montana
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in the 50 United States.
- GED Administrators | United States Nebraska - Oregon
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in the 50 United States.
- GED Administrators | United States Pennsylvania - Wyoming
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in the 50 United States.
- GED Administrators | U.S. Territories and Others
- Contact information for GED Administrators responsible for GED Programs in U.S. Territories and the Pacific islands known as Insular Areas and Freely Associated States.
- GED Information for Education Professionals
- Resources for Teachers, Social Workers, Guidance Counselors, and other Education Professionals.
What Are You Going To Do When You Pass Your GED?
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JimLeatherwood
Very nice lens. You've put together some great information and resources for people wanting to get their GED. Please feel free to visit my lens and say hello when you get the chance. Posted June 12, 2008 |
