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Welcome!
NOTICE
New forms of the GED Tests are expected January 1, 2011. The scores from the current 2002 series of the tests cannot be combined with the 2011 series of the tests. By December 31, 2010, you must have earned a total passing score of at least 2250 (450 average), with no score below 410 or you will need to take the entire 2011 series.
Many people who did
not finish high school have knowledge and skills comparable to people
who did graduate. The GED (General Educational Development) test is a
battery of five multiple-choice tests that ask questions about subjects
covered in high school. The exam covers reading, mathematics, social
studies, science and writing skills. The writing skills portion includes
a 200-word essay. The exam takes about 7 hours to complete.
Most colleges and employers accept a GED certificate as being equivalent
to a high school diploma. Each year more than 10,000 Missouri residents
earn their GED.
Only those who are at least 16 years old and are no longer enrolled in
high school are eligible to take the GED test.
Please be advised that the Missouri GED® Certificate can be neither earned or obtained via the Internet or through correspondence programs. The Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests), developed by the General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council on Education (GED Testing Service), requires extensive preparation and the demonstration of a high level of high school knowledge and academic skills. The GED Tests are administered in Missouri only at Official GED Testing Centers under the direction of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, GED Testing section. Any other high school equivalency certificate not issued by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or another jurisdictional GED testing authority may be of dubious value and may not be accepted by employers, colleges and universities, or the military.
GED Testing
Bill Poteet, Director
Phone: (573) 751-3504
Bill.Poteet@dese.mo.gov