The specific purpose of the General Educational Development (GED) Tests is the measurement of the educational development of adults who have not completed their formal high school education. Adults may earn a High School Equivalency Certificate and thus qualify for admission to colleges or other educational institutions, meet educational requirements for employment or promotion, satisfy educational qualifications for induction into the armed services, fulfill requirements of local or state licensing boards, or gain personal satisfaction.

Basic Information about the GED Test:

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[+] Eligibility

[+] Registering for the GED Test

[+] Cost of the Test

[+] GED Subject Tests

[-] GED Transcripts

If you have previously taken the GED test and would like to obtain a copy of your scores and/or a duplicate of your certificate, please contact the Regional Office of Education for the county in which you tested or if you tested within Cook County, contact the Cook County GED Testing Program.

You can obtain contact information for the appropriate Regional Office of Education by visiting our ROE Locator.

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