GED Testing

The Angelina College Testing Center serves as a testing center for the administration of the General Education Development Test (GED) or high school equivalency exam.

The GED consists of a series of tests in writing, social studies, science, reading and mathematics. The total testing time is approximately eight hours.

Angelina College Adult Education Cooperative

Advisory against Misleading GED Claims: Please be advised that the GED® Certificate can be neither earned nor 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) require extensive preparation and the demonstration of a high level of high school knowledge and academic skills. The GED Tests are administered in Texas only at Official GED Testing Centers under the direction of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) GED Unit. Any other high school equivalency certificates not issued by TEA or another jurisdictional GED testing authority may be of dubious value and may not be accepted by employers, colleges and universities, or the military.

Test Registration: Examinees must register for a testing date in advance through the Angelina College Testing Center. Registration can be completed in the Angelina College Testing Center on Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Appointments are made on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

To sign up for the GED, you must first pay the fee in the Angelina College Business Office. Then, you must present the receipt along with appropriate identification to the Testing Center in the Student Center, Room 200D. We will then sign you up for the exam and provide you with a confirmation letter.

Below, you will find important information about the testing dates, required identification, fees for the tests, and eligibility requirements.

Testing Dates: The GED Tests are administered over a two-day period.  The GED Tests are scheduled for the following dates during 2009-2010:

For Lufkin registration contact Testing Center at: (936) 633-5495

For Jasper registration contact Testing Center at: (409) 489-9000.

Testing Schedule

 Identification: All candidates are required to present the following form of identification each time they come to the testing center when registering for the GED and arriving to take the tests: 

1. An approved photo identification card (containing date of birth and signature) 

AND

2. If you do not know your Social Security number, please bring your card with you.

Acceptable forms of pictured identification include a driver's license, official state ID, military ID or passport. 

WITHOUT ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR OR TAKE THE TEST.

Fees for the GED Test: The fee of $65.00 for the GED tests must be paid to the Angelina College Business Office in either CASH or MONEY ORDER prior to registering for the test. The fee will cover the testing sessions, a score report and a state certificate.

Retakes cost $10.00 per test and are handled in the same manner listed above.

You will need to retain the receipt given to you by the Business Office and present the receipt to the Angelina College Testing Center when registering for the exam.


Eligibility Requirements:

Residence: All candidates must reside in Texas at the time of testing. 

Age: Depending on your age, you may be required to present documentation of your eligibility to take the exam. Please refer to the chart below for eligibility requirements.

Age Eligibility

Retakes: If you have already taken the GED and need to retake a section of the test, you may not retest within a six-month period without documentation from a learning center that you are prepared to retest.

GED Test Preparation: GED Sample Test

If you would like help studying for the test, please contact one of the area adult learning centers or Angelina College Adult Learning Center at 936-639-3059.

GED® TESTING SERVICE STATEMENT ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEST

TAKERS AND OWNERSHIP OF TESTS, SCORES AND DATA

The American Council on Education® owns the GED Tests, the questions, and answers.

If you are taking the GED Tests, you must agree to keep the questions and answers secret. You may not get any help from anyone except the GED Examiner. You must return all tests and other items to the GED Examiner at the end of your test.

You must not disclose test questions to anyone. If you do, it may be a violation of law, and you may be prosecuted and your test scores may be canceled.

The places that give the GED Tests may use GED testing information and may share that information with GED Testing Service®.

GED TESTING SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY

GED Testing Service understands that some information about you is private, like your name, address, ID number, date of birth, and test scores. GED Testing Service will not give out the private information without your permission.

You can tell GED Testing Service whether or not GED Testing Service may contact you for follow-up research.

GED Testing Service does allow some research about the GED Tests and test-takers, but does not allow your private information to be identified in the research.

Sometimes the law requires GED Testing Service to provide private information, and sometimes GED Testing Service has to investigate fraud or other violations using some private information.

The place where you take the GED Tests also has some rights to your private information.

Errors can occur, but GED Testing Service tries its best to protect your private information.

You may ask questions about the GED Testing Service policies at ged@ace.nche.edu or 202-939-9490.

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