What
is the GED?
GED
(General Educational Development)
Tests measure the outcome of a high school education. The GED
Tests consist of five tests, one in each of these subjects:
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Writing Skills, and Reading.
The GED Tests are available in English, Spanish, French, large-print,
audiocassette, and Braille. Adaptations to testing conditions
are permitted for adults with disabilities.
Did
you know that...
Since
1949 an estimated 15.4 million adults worldwide have taken and
passed the GED Tests and earned their credentials. Worldwide,
more than 860,000 adults take the GED Tests every year.
Those
who obtain scores high enough to earn a GED certificate outperform
40% of today's graduating high school seniors.
The
General Educational Development Testing Service develops and
distributes the GED Tests.
GED
Graduates include: Delaware's Governor Ruth Ann Minner, Colorado's
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, comedian Bill Cosby, actor
Christian Slater, and Wendy' founder Dave Thomas.
More
than 95 percent of U.S. employers consider GED graduates the
same as traditional high school graduates with regard to hiring,
salary, and opportunities for advancement.
Administrative
Changes to the GED Tests
In
January 2002, GED Testing Centers began administering a new
edition of the tests.
Any
GED candidate who did not successfully complete all five tests
by January 1, 2002, has to start over with the new series of
tests to qualify for a GED credential.
Scores
from the previous version (1988) of the GED Tests can not be
combined with or converted to scores on the 2002 Series
GED Tests.
**IMPORTANT:
New forms of the GED Tests are expected January 1, 2012. The
scores on your current test report cannot be combined with the
2012 series of the GED Tests. By December 31, 2011you must have
passed the GED with a total passing score of 2250 (450
avereage) with no score less than 410
on the five individual test, or your scores will become invalid
and you will need to take the entire 2012 series.
The
Texas GED Unit Mission Statement
Our
mission is to build capacity for consistent testing services
throughout the state in order that all eligible candidates may
have an opportunity to earn high school equivalency credentials
based on the General Educational Development (GED)Tests.
Texas
GED Unit Goals
The
GED Unit has three goals:
To
ensure the credibility and acceptance of Texas certificates
of high school equivalency by maintaining the integrity of
the state testing program;
To
provide leadership that encourages testing centers to make
equitable testing services available in local communities;
and
To
issue certificates and maintain records in a timely, accurate,
and efficient manner.
Our
Services
The
GED Unit acts as liaison between the Texas Education Agency
and the GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education;
Provides
leadership and staff development to over 100 testing centers
in the state;
Issues
equivalency certificates to qualified candidates;
Issues
duplicate certificates and transcripts; and
Maintains
records of testing activities.
Funding
The
GED testing program in Texas is supported entirely by user fees;
at the local level by testing fees and at the state level by
processing fees.
