Metropolitan Education District

General Educational Development

Testing & Prep.

Metropolitan Education District
Paul Hay, Superintendent
General Education Development (GED) Tests

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:

$125.00 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 MC 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 (408) 723-6450 to sign up. 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 $25.00 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.