How to Get My GED Transcripts From Illinois
Earning a GED instead of a high school diploma is quite an accomplishment. Often someone testing for a GED has been out of high school for a long period and may not remember everything learned previously. Once you pass your GED tests in Illinois and get the results in the mail, you may send your transcripts to colleges or other institutions. If you'd like an extra copy for your records, you only need to request a copy from the county in Illinois in which you took the test. Most counties, such as Cook or DuPage, have online request forms available.
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Open the Illinois State Board of Education website (isbe.state.il.us) and download or view the PDF "Directory of Regional Offices of Education and Intermediate Service Centers."
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Locate your Illinois County's Regional Office of Education (ROE) in the directory. There is an email, website and/or phone number listed in the directory for every county in Illinois.
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Choose whether you prefer to call for a transcript request form, email the ROE contact for a form or go to the website for the GED transcript request form.
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Complete the transcript request form, filling in your name, current address, Social Security number, when and where you took the GED test and where to mail the transcript. The Cook County form has separate sections for sending the transcript to you or sending to a college.
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Sign and date the transcript request form and enclose your method of payment before sending the request to the address indicated on the form. Often ordering rush transcripts costs an extra fee but is useful if you have to make a college application deadline.
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Tips & Warnings
Most request forms state that they do not accept checks or cash as forms of payment.
If you took your GED test outside of the state of Illinois, you can check the list of telephone numbers for the GED offices in other states on the Cook County GED test website.
