SWOSU - GED Online Pre-Registration

GED 2009-2010 Pre- Registration & Testing Policy

Southwestern is an official GED testing site. This test is administered at the Assessment Center (on the corner of 8th and College / 224 W. College) in Weatherford, OK. GED tests may be administered only to individuals who meet eligibility requirements.

Online pre-registration is recommended at least two weeks prior to the test date. This should be followed by an appointment to complete registration (call 580-774-7084). Click the "NEXT" button at the bottom of this page in order to complete the form to pre-register for the GED at Southwestern OK State University in Weatherford.

Test fee: $50

Re-test fee: $10 per test component.

This test consists of the following five components:

Day 1

1. 65 minutes--Language Arts, Reading

2. 70 minutes--Social Studies

3. 80 minutes--Science

Day 2

4. 90 minutes—Mathematics, Parts 1 & 2

5. 120 minutes—Lang. Arts, Writing, Parts 1 & 2

These tests must be completed in two consecutive days (arrival time of 8:00 a.m. each day) according to the schedule provided (subject to change).

2009 Schedule

January 8th & 9th	July 9th & 10th
March 9th & 10th	September 10th & 11th
April 9th & 10th	October 8th & 9th
May 7th & 8th	November 12th & 13th
June 11 & 12th	December 17th & 18th

2010 Schedule

January 14th & 15th	July 1st & 2nd
March 4th & 5th	July 29th & 30th
March 18th & 19th	September 9th & 10th
April 8th & 9th	October 7th & 8th
May 6th & 7th	November 11th & 12th
June 10th & 11th	December 16th & 17th

General Information

GED tests may be administered only to individuals who meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

a. Have not graduated from an accredited high school or received a high school equivalency certificate or diploma.

b. Are not currently enrolled in a regular high school except for an approved GED Option for Selected Secondary Students.

c. Meet the minimum age requirement of 16.

d. Are an Oklahoma resident.

If you are age 16 or 17, you will need an additional form called the CONSENT AND RELEASE FORM FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR-OLD STUDENTS. It must be signed by an administrator from the school district in which you live and by a parent. It informs the State that you are not enrolled in the public school system. The completed form and signatures must be notarized. A GED recipient’s high school class must have graduated to be eligible for higher education admission. The institution's president or the president’s designee may allow exceptions on an individual student basis.

Online pre-registration is recommended at least two weeks prior to the test date. This should be followed by an appointment to complete registration, which includes providing documentation of eligibility as well as documentation for requesting special accommodations. Seating is limited. Please call 580-774-7084 to schedule an appointment to complete registration.

a. Assessment staff should receive receipt from Southwestern's Business Office.

b. Show notarized documentation (CONSENT AND RELEASE FORM FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR-OLD STUDENTS) that proves that you have officially withdrawn from school (for those 16 or 17 years of age).

c. Show documentation that proves you are an Oklahoma resident (a bill, envelope with postage cancelled, or paycheck stub with your address on it).

d. Show valid government-issued photo ID (driver's license, valid passport, military ID, or other forms of government- issued identification that shows name, address, date of birth, signature,and photo)

e. If you require any special accommodations, please provide documentation from a certified professional.

f. Complete Application form and Demographics booklet.

g. Applications are sent to the OK State Dept. of Ed. who will check records for prior testing.

For admission on test days, examinees MUST present valid photo ID (driver's license, valid passport, military ID, or other forms of government-issued identification that shows name, address, date of birth, signature, and photo).

LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.

POLICY: Candidates taking the GED Tests for the first time shall be given the opportunity to complete the entire test battery before they are re-tested on any of the five Tests. All GED Official Testing Centers shall order all available forms of each edition of the tests that they administer during each contract year.

POLICY FOR RE-TESTING:

a. Re-testing shall be permitted on the entire battery or on certain test(s). Each candidate may test up to three times in each test section during a contract year

b. GED graduates who have earned a high school equivalency diploma or earned scores sufficient to qualify for a high school equivalency credential but who need to earn higher GED test scores to meet an admission requirement for postsecondary education or training or to meet employment requirements are eligible to retake the GED Tests.

c. GED graduates who have earned a credential based on passing the French- or Spanish-language edition of the tests and need to pass the English-language version to qualify for employment or postsecondary education or training are also eligible to retake the GED Tests.

d. GED Testing Service regulations prohibit taking any of the GED Tests more than three times during any calendar year (January 1 - December 31).

SCORING: Answer sheets are sent to the Scoring Service who oversees their scoring. The results will be sent to you in about four weeks. You must score a minimum total of 2250 (an average of 450 on all five subtests) to pass. A minimum score of 410 is required on each subtest. For example, if you score 400 on the math but have a total of 2260, you have not completely passed the GED exam. If you pass, the Scoring Service will send a certificate that says "High School Diploma."

For online pre-registration, your payment and six-digit Receipt Number is required. Payment should be made by credit card by calling the SWOSU Business Office at 580-774-3019 with your credit card information. Please ask for the six-digit Receipt Number, which you will need to complete this online registration. The actual receipt is mailed upon request. Seating is limited.

Click the "NEXT" button in order to complete the form to pre-register for the GED at Southwestern OK State University in Weatherford.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
Phone: (580) 772-6611
Fax: (580) 774-3795