GED Testing Centers
Utah GED Test Programs
For questions regarding Utah GED policies, eligibility for testing, requests for waivers, and other policies and procedures, contact:
Mr. Murray Meszaros
GED Testing Administrator
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 578-8356
For questions regarding GED score verification and testing records, contact:
Ms. Aleta Hansen
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7921
Utah GED Information
Eligibility Criteria to Take GED Tests in Utah
The following rules provide guidance for taking the GED
Tests:
1. 16-years old or younger, you are currently NOT
eligible for GED testing.
2. Attending any Utah K-12 school that issues high school
credits and/or diplomas, you are not eligible to take the GED Tests.
3. 18 years old and your senior class has graduated, you
may take the GED Tests at any time. Please call a testing center for an
appointment.
4. 17 or 18 years old and your senior class has not
graduated, you are required to submit the following materials to the GED
testing center before GED testing is allowed:?
5. A letter from the school district, charter school, or
special purpose school indicating you are not enrolled and
6. A letter from your parent or legal guardian
authorizing the test. (Applicants who present a marriage certificate are exempt
from this second requirement.)
Citizenship and Residency
GED Examinees do NOT need to be citizens of the US or
residents of Utah to be eligible to take the GED Tests.
What You Need to take the GED Test in Utah
Current government-issued picture identification that
has your name, address, birth date, signature on it.
There is a $66 GED testing fee.
How to REGISTER for GED Testing in Utah
0. There are two main ways to register -- (1) in person
at a testing site (2) or here (www.GED123.org)
Either way, you will still need to call the testing site
for a testing time and to pay your $66 testing fee in person.
The GED and High School Credit
In Utah, an Adult Education Program may award up to five
units of high school credit for successfully passing the GED Test. At the
discretion of the local School District, these credits may be awarded in the
CORE CURRICULUM areas as follows:
0 - 1 credit in English 0 - 1 credit in social studies
(excluding United States History and US Government)0 - 1 credit in
mathematics?0 - 1 credit in science?The remaining credits may be awarded as
elective credits.
THESE POLICIES APPLY ONLY TO ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Utah College and University Minimum GED Score Requirement
About 75% of GED examinees indicate they plan to pursue
further education and training beyond high school.
According to 2002 survey of college admissions officers
performed by the American Council on Education, approximately 97% of
colleges and universities accept the GED in lieu of a high school diploma,
including every college in Utah. Most colleges also have additional admissions
requirements (please contact the college for more information). In
addition, the majority of financial aid and scholarship programs are
available to GED recipients.
Requirements for Retesting
1. Pay retesting fees.
2. Show current government-issued identification each
time you retest.
3. GED Retesting in Utah may be accomplished on all tests
or selected tests for an unlimited number of times until minimum scores are
obtained provided that a period of three weeks has elapsed since the second and
subsequent testing, and new forms of the test are available. Typically, in any
calendar year, the maximum number of times any one of the 5 GED sub-tests may
be retaken is three. Scores will carry over from year to year.
4. The policy immediately above may be partially waived
and next-day retesting may be allowed for examinees who score within 30 points
of their targeted goal. Hence, as an example, any examinee who scores 380+ on
any single test will be permitted to test on another version of that test the
next time that test is offered by a GED testing site. If the examinee scores
less than 380, the examinee is required to wait 3 weeks to encourage additional
GED preparation before the examinee re-takes a GED test.
Passing scores may be upgraded by retesting based on
evidence of need.
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