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General Educational Development Diploma (GED)

If you had a GED diploma, it could make a world of difference in your life; a promotion, a better job, more money, and a higher standard of living to name a few. Even a $500 HOPE voucher to continue your education.
If you think getting your GED is hard, you're wrong.

If you need help, there are free classes to help you prepare for the GED tests at your local Adult Learning Center. There are even classes by television.

General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Guidelines

The GED testing program is jointly administered by the GED Testing Service (GEDTS) of the American Council on Education and by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Office of Adult Literacy. The GED battery of tests is developed by GEDTS and the same tests are given in all fifty states.

The GED test provides adults at least 16 years of age who are beyond the age of compulsory high school attendance under state law with an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency diploma. In order to pass the GED test, a student must pass a series of five tests in writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and arts, and mathematics. Successfully passing these sections demonstrates that the student has acquired a level of learning that is comparable to that of high school graduates. The GEDTS has set a national standard for the minimum score an examinee can receive in order to pass the GED. GED diplomas are issued according to the following guidelines:

General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Guidlines

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