Tentative Registration Dates for GED Testing 2011


TENTATIVE REGISTRATION DATES FOR GED TESTING 2011

Subject to Change

GED® Testing
Introduction to GED® Testing

The General Educational Development (GED®) Program provides people who have not completed high school an opportunity to obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma. Candidates are required to take a battery of five (5) tests -

Temple offers the GED® Tests in three (3) languages - English, Spanish and French. (Test times vary for Spanish and French.)

GED® Testing at Temple

At Temple, GED® Testing is offered on Saturdays (English and Spanish) and Fridays (French) at the Main Campus. All testing is by appointment only. To arrange for GED® Testing at Temple, call 215.204.8613, Monday-Friday, between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. Click here for information about Express GED® Testing.

NOTE
- If you have previously tested at a location other than Temple, you must bring an official Score Report issued by the Department of Education from the state where you tested, when you come to register. 
- You may only take a particular test a maximum of 3 times within a calendar year.

FEE: The battery of five (5) tests costs $65, and each test/retest costs $13.

*Information for 16 and 17 Year Olds

The minimum age to take the GED® Tests is 16. Candidates who are 16 or 17 years old may only test if they submit written verification from their school superintendent or principal stating that they are withdrawn from school AND a written request from one (1) of the following:

These letters must be written on company/school/institution letterhead and signed by the appropriate staff. Persons 16 or 17 years old, who are under the direction of correctional facilities or parole/probation offices, are eligible to take the GED® Test while enrolled in school, if ordered by a court. In Pennsylvania, no persons under the age of 16 are eligible to take the GED® Test.

You must bring both letters when you come to register for the GED® Test.

GED® Score Reports

All official score reports are issued by the Commonwealth Diploma Program, Department of Education, 333 Market Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126.

Candidates usually receive their GED® Testing score report three (3) weeks after the test date. To receive a diploma, candidates must obtain at least 410 standard score points on each individual test, and a total of at least 2250 standard score points on the battery of five tests.

If a candidate fails, he/she should wait at least 90 days before retesting in a particular subject. Retests in any subject must be taken with a different form of the test. Candidates are encouraged to consider preparatory manuals and/or tutorial classes as means of sharpening their skills in the areas in which they failed. When a candidate retests, only the highest score of that particular test will be counted.

Additional GED® Test Information

For more information about the GED® Tests:

For more information about GED® Testing at Temple University, call 215.204.8613.

 

ADDRESS: 715 Carnell Hall 

                Take Walkmen Elevator

                To 7th Floor GED Room Right there

 

FEE

$65.00 PAYABLE BY CHECK, CASH, or MONEY ORDER (Make checks or money orders payable to Temple University)