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GED 2012 Pre-Registration & Testing Policy

(All registration steps, cancellation, and/or re-scheduling
must done at least 48 hours before test date.)

Notes (subject to change):
  1. Summer/Fall 2012 we expect: a) the cost of the GED to rise to $140 ($28 per subject); b) to offer the GED in a Computer-Based Testing format (CBT).  CBT testing will be more convenient as well as provide instant score results on all but the Language Arts Writing component.  We expect to discontinue Paper-Based Testing after December 31, 2012.
  2. A new GED test series is expected to begin in 2014.  Therefore, anyone who has not yet passed the entire test by December 31, 2013 will need to start the entire test battery over in order to try to earn the GED credential.
STEP 1:  Register in GED WIZARD.

If you plan to complete GED Testing, please first complete (1) GED Wizard registration, (2) Demographic Survey, and (3) print Testing Admission Ticket at the following website:

GEDWizard  (PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ENTER YOUR NAME IN GED WIZARD BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW YOUR NAME WILL APPEAR ON YOUR DIPLOMA!)

You only have to complete the GED Wizard one time!  However, if you are registering for a re-test, please update your information in GED Wizard with any name change, address change, ID number change, etc.

If you do not have access to an online computer, computerized steps may be completed at the Southwestern OK State University Assessment Center (224 W. College in Weatherford) during regular business hours.

STEP 2:  Register to test at the SWOSU testing site.

Southwestern is one of many official GED testing sites. The GED at Southwestern 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:

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.

In order to take the GED at the Southwestern Assessment Center, online pre-registration is required, preferably at least one week prior to the test date.  Seating is limited.  Please call 580- 774-7184 for more information.

Test fee:  $50 (subject to change)
Re-test fee:  $10 per test component (subject to change)

For online pre-registration at the SWOSU Assessment Center, 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.

Alternative ways to pre-pay:

  1. Take your payment to the SWOSU Business Office on the 1st Floor of the main hall in the Administration Building. Bring your receipt to the Assessment Center to verify payment.

  2. Mail your check or money order, made payable to SWOSU, specifying that the payment is for the GED. You and the Assessment Center will each receive a copy of a receipt and Receipt Number in the mail a few days later, at which time you may register. Please mail your payment to the following address:
SWOSU Business Office
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096

STEP 3:  Call 580-774-7184 to confirm your registration and to make an appointment to come to the SWOSU Assessment Center to:

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

b. Provide valid government-issued photo ID (driver's license, state ID, valid passport, military ID, tribal ID, or other forms of government-issued identification that shows name, address, date of birth, signature,and photo).  Photo ID cannot be expired and/or must have been issued within the last two years.

c. Provide documentation If you require any accommodation(s).  (See the bottom of this page for more information.)

d. Verify that Assessment staff have received your receipt from Southwestern's Business Office.

e. 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.)

Consent and Release Form for 16 & 17 Year-Old Students

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The GED test is completed in two consecutive days (arrival time no later than 8:00 a.m. each day) according to the schedule provided below (subject to change).

2012 SCHEDULE
January 12th & 13th
June 28th & 29th
March 1st & 2nd
July 26th & 27th
March 29th & 30th
September 6th & 7th
May 3rd & 4th
October 4th & 5th
May 17th & 18th
November 8th & 9th
June 7th & 8th
December 6th & 7th

The test consists of the following five components:

Day 1 (usually on Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon)
1. 80 minutes--Science
2. 65 minutes--Language Arts, Reading
3. 70 minutes--Social Studies

Day 2 (usually on Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon)
4. 90 minutes—Mathematics, Parts 1 & 2
5. 120 minutes—Lang. Arts, Writing, Parts 1 & 2

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 yet completely passed the GED exam. When you completely pass, the Scoring Service will send a certificate that says "High School Diploma."

INFORMATION ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS

Click below to see information about accommodations:



Click below to access forms for requesting accommodations for specific conditions:





We offer the GED in English only.  If you require taking the GED in Spanish, please contact:
Oklahoma City Adult Learning Center, 405- 231-2053
Lawton Adult Learning Center, 580-355- 7727

Want to take GED classes?  You may view the following link for location and contact information:

Click the "NEXT" button in order to begin the GED exam registration process.

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