If you are 17 or 18 years of age on the day of testing, you must:
- Complete Attachment A ( Application for GED® Testing)
Attachment A
(234KB) | Instructions
(20KB) - Provide verification of identity, residence, and age
Driver's license, passport, military, or other forms of government (national or foreign) identification which show name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph are all acceptable, and - Have reached maximum compulsory school attendance age. A student has reached maximum compulsory school attendance age when the school year in which he or she turned 16 (or such old district may designate for required school attendance pursuant to section 3205(3) of the Education Law) has ended (June 30).
- Demonstrate/document eligibility to take the GED® tests of
the following criteria:
- One year has passed since you were legally able to leave
school and last enrolled in a regular full time high school
program on instruction leading to a high school diploma.
Verification Form Attachment B (31KB)
must be completed by an official of the school district
you last attended.
OR - You were a member of a high school class that has already graduated.
Verification Form Attachment B
(31KB) must be completed by an official of the school district you last attended.
OR - You are enrolled in an approved Alternative High School Equivalency
Preparation (AHSEP) Program.
Verification Form Attachment C (29KB) must be completed by an official
from an approved AHSEP program.
OR - You have applied to the U.S. Armed Forces, college, university or
an accredited postsecondary institution.
Verification Form Attachment D (181KB)
must be completed by a recruiting officer or college/university admissions
official.
OR - You have been a participant in a Job Corps program for at least six
(6) months.
Verification Form Attachment D (181KB)
must be completed by a Job Corps official.
OR - You are a resident confined to a narcotics addiction control center,
Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) facility, jail or Department
of Correctional Services (DOCS) facility, or is a patient in a hospital
in the State or county of New York.
Verification Form Attachment E
(15KB) must be completed by an official of the facility/institution certifying
that the applicant is confined to the facility or institution and
the HSE diploma is an essential part of the rehabilitation process.
OR - You are an adjudicated youth under the direction of a prison, jail,
detention center, parole or probation officer.
Verification Form Attachment E (15KB)
must be completed by an official from the institution or facility
certifying that the applicant is under the direction of the facility
or institution and the HSE diploma is an essential part of the rehabilitation
process.
OR - You have been home schooled.
Verification Form Attachment B (31KB)
must be completed by an official of the school district in which the
applicant resides.
- One year has passed since you were legally able to leave
school and last enrolled in a regular full time high school
program on instruction leading to a high school diploma.
- If you are 17 or 18 years old, are foreign born and do not meet any
of the aforementioned criteria, then you must:
- Complete Attachment A ( Application for GED® Testing)
Attachment A (234KB) | Instructions
(20KB)
AND - Submit a notarized letter signed by a parent, guardian, sponsor or
spouse certifying that you have never attended a K-12 schools in the
United States.
AND - Submit a copy of a passport or visa documenting your initial arrival date in the United States
- Complete Attachment A ( Application for GED® Testing)
Last Updated:
April 24, 2012