Taking the Test

Testing Schedule

A testing schedule is available online as a PDF file.

Be ready: use the restroom, eat and drink enough to sustain you, make all phone calls and arrangements before entering the testing center.
Be sure you feel well enough to be in the testing room for the entire time allowed.
Leave non-essential items at home. Cell phones, pagers, and electronic devices are not allowed in the testing center.
Arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
You must present picture ID each time you take a test.

The examiner will give you testing materials.
Listen carefully to directions.
Work carefully and quietly.
The GED is a timed test. Time limits will be posted.
In the case of a safety emergency (for example: fire), leave all materials on the table and leave the room.
When you finish, raise your hand. The examiner will come to collect the materials.
When the testing time ends, the examiner will tell you to stop and will come to pick up your materials.
If you do not stop when time is called, the test will be invalidated and you must wait 30 days to retest on that subject.

As soon as your materials are checked in, you may leave the testing room quietly.
Exit the room after the test session. If you are returning for another test, you must repeat the sign-in procedure.