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GED Exam

GED Exam Schedule

GED Exam Schedule

Click the following link to schedule your GED exam: https://ged.com/about_test/scheduling/
 
Yuba County's testing location is Yuba County Career Preparatory School, located at 1104 E Street in Marysville, CA.
 
The following are current upcoming 2024 exam dates:
 
        • Friday, October 4
        • Saturday, October 5
        • Friday, November 1
        • Saturday, November 2
        • Friday, December 6
        • Saturday, December 7
GED Records & Transcripts

GED Records & Transcripts

All GED records must be requested through the GED website.
 
Click here to request records.
GED Practice Tests

GED Practice Tests

Sample questions and practice tests are available for a small fee on the GED website.

 

Click here to get more information.

About the GED

About the GED

The GED® test is made up of 4 subjects, broken into separate exams. You don’t have to take all 4 tests at once - you can space them out however it suits you and go at your own pace. Here is an overview of what is on the GED, by subject area:
 
 
Test Topics
 
Time 
Format
Mathematical
Reasoning
 
  • Basic Math
  • Geometry
  • Basic Algebra
  • Graphs & Functions
 
 
  • 115 Minutes
  • Includes 2 minutes of instructions and final review
  • Includes 3 minute break between parts (to retrieve calculator in test center)
 
  • Access to calculator reference sheet and math formula sheet
  • Access to onscreen calculator on part 2 of test
  • Your own TI-30XS calculator allowed in test center
  • Multiple choice and other question types (drag and drop, fill-in the blank, select an area, drop down)
 
Reasoning through
Language Arts
 
  • Reading for Meaning
  • Identifying and Creating Arguments
  • Grammar and Language
 
 
  • 150 minutes
  • Includes 3 minutes of instructions and final review
  • Includes 10 minute break between parts 2 and 3
  • Includes 45 minutes for the written essay
 
 
  • 3 sections
  • 1 written essay (extended response)
  • Multiple choice and other question types (drag and drop, select an area, and drop down)
Social Studies
 
  • Reading for Meaning in Social Studies
  • Analyzing Historical Events and Arguments in Social Studies
  • Using Numbers and Graphs in Social Studies
 
 
  • 70 minutes
  • Includes 2 minutes of instructions and final review
  • No break
 
  • Access to onscreen calculator
  • Your own TI-30XS calculator allowed in test center
  • Access to calculator reference sheet
  • Multiple choice and other question types (drag and drop, fill in the blank, select an area, and drop down)
 
Science
 
  • Reading for Meaning in Science
  • Designing and Interpreting Science Experiments
  • Using Numbers and Graphics in Science
 
 
  • 90 minutes
  • Includes 2 minutes of instructions and final review
  • No break
 
  • Access to onscreen calculator
  • Your own TI-30XS calculator allowed in test center
  • Access to calculator reference sheet
  • Multiple choice and other question types (fill in the blank, drag and drop, select an area, and drop down)
 
 

PRICING

As of June 1, 2023, the price of the GED test is $35.00 per subject, in-person at a test center, or $41.00 per subject, online from home.
Click here see more information regarding pricing and state rules.
 
Starting July 1, 2023, California charges $41.00 per subject for the GED test, in-person at a test center.
 
 

RETAKES

For those testing in-person at a testing center:  
  • In California, there is no waiting period for your first two retakes. After taking a test subject 3 times, you will have to wait 60 days before retesting.
  • You currently receive 2 discounted retakes for every GED® test subject purchased but don’t pass. You have 365 days after your full price test to use these retakes.
  • Starting July 1, 2023: You will receive one discounted* retake for every GED® test subject you purchase but don’t pass. You have 365 days after your full price test to use this retake. This retake offer (1 full price:1 discount) repeats until you pass the test. GED Testing Service waives its $26.00 testing fee, however additional testing fees may still apply in your state.
  • *In California, there is a $15.00 test center fee for GED® test retakes. 
 
For those testing on the Online Exam: 
  • The Online Proctored Exam allows for one retake before a 60-day waiting period. After taking a test subject 2 times online, you’ll have to wait 60 days before retesting.
  • The Online Proctored Exam costs $41.00 for a retake in California. Discounted retakes are not offered on the Online Proctored Exam. 
 
 

SCORING

Test takers must score at least 145 on each subject to pass the GED test. Scoring higher can have additional benefits.
 
 
Score
 
Benefits
GED Passing Score

145
 
The GED® test has a passing score of 145 for each test subject. To earn your high school equivalency, you’ll need to score 145 or higher on all four subjects.
 
GED College Ready

165 - 174
 
Scoring above 165 (on any test subject) means you have demonstrated you are ready to take college level courses and you may qualify for waivers from placement testing or developmental education requirements if you enroll in college.
 
GED College Ready + Credit

175 - 200
 
Scoring above 175 (on any test subject) means you have demonstrated skills that could qualify for up to 10 college credit hours.
 
 
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