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:  $110.00 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 $55.00 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.