The California High School Equivalency Certificate is considered equal to a high school diploma by all California state and local agencies and by many employers.
TESTING DAYS AND TIMES:
Please make sure you
arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your
scheduled testing appointment and pick up a
campus pass in Room 1. If you arrive late or have not pre-registered, you will
not be admitted into the testing room and will have to reschedule your appointment. Testing is offered on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Go to
www.metroed.net for an up-to-date schedule.
FEE: $125.00 cash or money order (payable to MetroED). NO REFUNDS! NO CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED!
This fee is for the complete battery of five tests. A scheduled appointment is necessary for each test. You must pre-register, complete the necessary forms and pay your fee prior to your test date. We will not accept any walk-ins during testing times.
To schedule an appointment for the GED TESTING REGISTRATION, please call (408) 723-6450.
GED TESTING REGISTRATION: Call (408) 723-6450 to schedule your appointment. The Registration is only given on Mondays at 12:30 PM or 6:00 PM. You must pick up a campus pass in Room 1 at the EK Office.
ELIGIBILITY: Anyone 18 years or older may take the GED tests. If you are 17 years and any of the categories listed on the State GED website, http://www.cde.ca.gov/ged, apply to you, you may be eligible to take the GED tests.
CONTENT: The GED tests consist of 5 subjects. The test subjects and times are as follows (add approximately 15 minutes for the pre-examination instructions):
Language Arts, Writing |
50 Questions / 1 Essay |
2 hours |
Language Arts, Reading |
40 Questions |
1 hour, 5 minutes |
Mathematics |
50 Questions |
1 hour, 30 minutes |
Science |
50 Questions |
1 hour, 20 minutes |
Social Studies |
50 Questions |
1 hour, 10 minutes |
All tests are available in English only.
PREPARATION: MetroED offers classes to prepare for the GED tests. You may call any of the following locations to sign up. The locations are: South San Jose (408) 723-6450, North San Jose (408) 947-2311, and Campbell (408) 947-2300. Also, GED Test Preparation books and videos are available at your local library, most book stores, and on the Internet.
SCORING: You must have an average standard score of 450 for the five tests with no single score less than 410 and a total score of 2,250 or greater. The tests are standardized nationally on graduating high school seniors. You will receive your certificate from the state approximately 8 weeks after successful completion of all 5 tests.
RE-TESTS: You may only test, in each subject, 3 times in one calendar year (January 1st through December 31st). If you do not pass, another form of the test will be issued. The retest fee is $25.00 and allows you to re-test in a single subject once or to re-take the complete battery once.
All candidates will be required to wait for a period of three (3) months before taking the second retest and all subsequent retests. The only exceptions will be candidates enrolled in a GED Testing Preparation class, who have passed the practice test and have written verification from their instructor prior to registering for the test.
GED is a registered trademark of the American Council on Education and may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the American Council on Education.
