How to Get a GED Sent to My Home
The GED, or General Educational Development test, is a way for people who did not graduate from high school to earn an equivalent credential. It's required for many jobs and for college admission if you don't have a conventional diploma. The test consists of five parts: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Reading and Mathematics. It can only be administered at an official testing center. Many community and junior colleges serve as testing centers. If you've just taken the test, you'll automatically be sent a score report. If you took the test in the past and need a report of your scores, you can order a copy of your test transcript for your records, or have one sent to a college or employer.
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Things You'll Need
- Money order or credit card
- Your name, address, and social security number
- Date and location you took the test
Instructions
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Print the transcript request form located at: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/test/after/transcript_request.htm. You can use this form to gather all the information you'll need to order a transcript.
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Locate the testing center at which you took the test. You can look up the testing locations by state and zip code on the official GED testing website at: http://www.acenet.edu/resources/GED/center_locator.cfm.
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If you took the test overseas, as part of your military service or assignment, or in a correctional facility, you can locate the contact information for your test scores on the official GED testing website at: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/test/after/transcript.htm.
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Follow the instructions provided by your testing location to order transcripts. You can have a copy sent to your home, or to colleges or employers you choose. The cost for each transcript is $14.00, and there may be additional fees---your testing location will let you know.
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Tips & Warnings
If your name has changed since you took the test, be sure to search under the name you were using then.
The GED exam is not offered online. The American Council on Education, which runs the GED program, has issued a warning, available at: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/Truth_About_GED_Test.htm. Any site portraying an online test as an official GED is not being honest.
