5465 - GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTS

1. General Education Development (GED) Tests
    
   1. A student may be awarded a State of Florida High School Equivalency Diploma based on successful testing.
   2. A candidate who is at least eighteen (18) years of age or older and not enrolled in a regular day school is eligible to take the GED test. The applicant must complete the online GED registration process (http://www.ged.com).
   3. A candidate who has filed a formal declaration of intent to terminate school enrollment pursuant to F.S. 1003.21(1)(c) may take the GED test after reaching the age of sixteen (16).  A candidate aged sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years of age must terminate school enrollment prior to taking the 2014 GED® Test. Effective November 1, 2024, the parent or legal guardian of the individual aged sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years of age must submit documentation meeting the requirements of F.A.C. 6A-6.0201 to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) before the individual can schedule a sub-test of the 2014 GED® Test.
   4. Candidates who fail to attain the minimum passing scores on their initial GED testing may retake the test at any succeeding testing interval upon payment of the specified fee for each individual sub-test to be taken.  A candidate may take the GED test a total of three (3) times per calendar year.
   5. A student who has reached the age of sixteen (16) is not required to take any course before taking the GED examination unless the student fails to achieve a passing score on the GED practice test as established by the State Board of Education.
2. Applicants must complete the GED registration process (www.ged.com). Failure of the applicant to complete the GED registration process will delay the District’s ability to submit required documentation to the  FLDOE.

Revised 7/22/14
Revised 12/10/18
Revised 3/12/24
Revised 10/15/24
Revised 4/22/25

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