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TheGED Test is a secure, reliable, and valid instrument that is used to verify that examinees have knowledge in core content areas equivalent to that of graduating high school seniors. There are four subject tests in the GED Test battery: Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA); Social Studies; Science; and Mathematical Reasoning. The GED RLA includes both reading and writing. If a test taker previously passed either the TASC Writing or TASC Reading subtest, but not both, they will need to take the RLA.

For information about the GED Test and to register and create a GED account, go to GED homepage. Test takers over age 19, who would like to take the GED using a computer, can also schedule their subject tests directly through the ged.com

The Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC, was an alternative to a United States high school diploma, that was discontinued on December 31, 2021. It had been chosen by the states of New York and Indiana as a replacement for the GED exam, effective January 2, 2014.[1][2][3][4]

The GED is approved by the United States Department of Education and the New Jersey State Board of Education. The GED is aligned to federal Career and College Readiness Standards and designed to measure skills and concepts associated with four years of regular high school instruction. The test is developed by adult and secondary educators and subject matter specialists. Each of the GED subject tests correspond to the general framework of most high school curricula: writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics. New Jersey no longer offers the TASC and HiSET equivalency assessments.

The GED is aligned to the federal Career and College Readiness Standards and designed to measure skills and concepts associated with four years of regular high school instruction. Each test is developed by adult and secondary educators and subject matter specialists. Each of the tests corresponds to the general framework of most high school curricula: writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics. All GED tests prior to 2014 were norm-referenced tests aligned to a 60/40 pass/fail ratio of juniors on path to graduate. The new tests are more difficult, and the department recommend some type of preparation. Please contact your local county One-Stop Career Center.

The tests are intended primarily for persons who, for any number of reasons, have missed their first opportunity to complete a high school program of instruction. The tests can be administered only to persons who are at least 16 years old; have not graduated from an accredited high school or received a high school equivalency certificate or diploma; and are not currently enrolled in a traditional high school. You must be a New Jersey resident. If you are 16 or 17 years old, you must complete a Certificate of Consent to Participate, verifying that you are not enrolled in school, and the parent or legal guardian must bring it in person to the test center or have the consent form notarized by a New Jersey notary before a test will be administered. If you have a legal guardian, you must bring a copy of the court document awarding guardianship to the test center before a test will be administered. Written confirmation of eligibility must be provided by all candidates. You must bring identification to your test center when registering for a test. The identification requirements are found on the Test Centers webpage.

Tests may be taken only at testing centers that have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education. Special accommodations are available for qualified persons. You must contact the testing center where you wish to take the test to find out the testing schedule and how to register for the test.

However, the Consent to Participate Form must be completed by any 16- and/or 17-year-old individual who is currently not enrolled in a public/private high school and interested in taking the GED at home. The form must then be taken to the nearest test center and signed by the Chief Examiner.

In order to qualify for a New Jersey state-endorsed high school diploma, candidates must meet the minimum test score requirements. The New Jersey Department of Education Adult Education web page lists the passing scores for GED.

For example: If you took the HiSET and passed all subtests except Math, you can take either the TASC or GED subtest in Math. If you then pass the TASC or GED subtest in Math, we will issue a diploma based upon the combined passing scores.

If you did not pass the Language Arts Writing subtest on the HiSET or TASC, you can opt to take the Language Arts Reading subtest of the GED to earn a Writing score. Likewise, if you did not meet the passing score for Writing on the Language Arts Reading subtest of the GED, you can opt to take just the Language Arts Writing section of the HiSET or TASC.

The TASC assessment was no longer administered after December 31, 2021. The HiSet was no longer administered after May 31, 2023. Students who took the TASC and HiSET and did not pass all subtests are advised to take the remaining subtests through the GED assessment. Any fees already paid for the TASC or HiSET assessment are not refundable. You may discuss your fee options for the remaining subtexts with either the test center or GED.

If you are a qualified candidate with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD), a physical disability, or a psychological disability, you can ask for a special edition of the tests, or modifications to the test administration that will assist you. The passing score requirements are the same for all candidates. A special accommodation approved by one test vendor may only be valid for that test and further verification of the disability may be needed by another vendor if you chose to take their test. Please visit How to Request Special Accommodations on the Adult Education webpage.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) mailed diplomas only to those students who passed the test with the new passing scores who tested from December 1, 2019 through March 5, 2020. Test takers affected by the new passing scores prior to that time (starting January 1, 2014) need to provide the NJDOE Adult Education unit with their test vendor identification number, social security number (SSN) or taxpayer identification number, if possible, date of birth and current address in a letter or email to adu...@doe.nj.gov.

Per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the federal privacy law, a signed request from the student is required to release any education/testing information. Please enter your access or verification code to access your official transcript.

Technology allows the NJ DOE to use access and verification codes. All individuals who have earned a state-issued high school diploma have an access code, and since May 2007 that code has been on the diploma and transcript. Either code can be used, but not both at the same time, and are entered into the appropriate field, on the Diploma Verification Process webpage. That page has a link to accessing the transcript, and a separate link to access diploma verification. Both documents indicate passing and that a diploma was earned. The transcript is usually used for school or training, and the diploma verification for employment. Please note that the New Jersey Department of Education does not mail any document with a raised seal. Please direct anyone with questions about this policy to this document.

If you plan on applying to a postsecondary school or gaining employment that requires a high school diploma, the first thing to do is have your foreign transcript translated and evaluated by World Education Services. Once your transcript has been translated and evaluated, you can see if it will then be accepted by the postsecondary school or employer.

If the postsecondary school or employer will not accept the translated and evaluated transcript and wants a high school diploma from the United States, you can obtain a New Jersey high school diploma by one of the three pathways outlined below:

All the current assessments are aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Teachers should prepare and teach towards these rigorous standards. Preparation materials and professional development are offered by the test vendors.

All New Jersey high schools, community and four-year colleges, state agencies, and nonprofit companies are currently permitted to be test centers. Public schools, libraries and government agencies can contact the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Adult Education, if they wish to become a test center. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) will need to be completed.

The New Jersey Department of Education allows for-profit and nonprofit companies, apprenticeship programs, and others to become test centers, as well. This is done by a Request for Qualifications for New Jersey Adult Education Test Centers for High School Equivalency Assessment. Test centers contract with any of the three NJDOE-approved test vendors. Offering multiple assessments is encouraged.

The current GED and HiSET taken in another state that did not result in the awarding of a credential from that state can be transferred to New Jersey. The test taker must notify the test center and/or test vendor so that the scores can be transferred to New Jersey.

Those who took the TASC test in another state that did not result in the awarding of a credential from that state must contact that state for your scores to be transferred to New Jersey. Those transferring from New York State need to contact h...@nysed.gov

The level of math skills possessed by GED graduates has come under review in the pursuit of educational enhancement as well as in seeking employment opportunities. Apprenticeship programs for certain unionized trades also have specific requirements for appropriate math skills. The math skills most often questioned are those surrounding Algebra, specifically whether or not the level of Algebra contained in the pre-2014 GED test is equivalent to an Algebra One class at the high school level. Upon consulting with the GED Testing Service in Washington, D.C., the following explanation can be offered regarding the level of Algebra covered in the GED Math test.

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