Test Requirements
Each GED candidate in Indiana:
- Must be 18 years of age or older (under special circumstances, 17 years of age will be permitted to take the GED)
- Must have been an Indiana resident for 30 days preceding the test date
- Must not be a high school graduate

Registration
Initial testing: $70
Re-takes: $14 per test
Each candidate must register and pay at Noblesville High School’s main office as early as possible but not later than 3 p.m. on Monday of the test week. The candidate must provide three pieces of identification that together include his or her photo, signature, and date of birth. Candidates who are 17 years old must also provide a signed score report of passing the pre-GED test and a copy of their exit interview from school.

Test sessions will be limited to the first 10 candidates to register.

Special testing accommodations may be available for candidates with documented disabilities. These require application to and approval of the Indiana GED administrator. Application forms are available from the NHS main office.

Testing will be in Room 132 at Noblesville High School (park in the north lot off Field Drive and enter through Gate 12). Candidates are to sign in at the testing site by 5:30 p.m. to receive instructions; testing will start at 6 p.m. Each test session lasts about 4 hours.

Two dates have been added for July 2010: July 20 and July 22.

Testing Dates August 2010 - July 2011 (If there is sufficient demand, additional dates may be added as needed.)

August 17 and 19	December 7 and 9	April 12 and 14
August 31 and September 2	January 11 and 13	April 26 and 28
September 14 and 16	January 25 and 27	May 10 and 12
October 5 and 7	February 8 and 10	June 7 and 9
October 19 and 21	February 22 and 24	June 21 and 23
November 2 and 4	March 8 and 10	July 12 and July 14
November 16 and 18	March 22 and 24

Scores
To pass the GED test each candidate must
- Attain a standard score of at least 410 on each test
- Average 450 on all five tests (for a total of 2250)

What is the GED Test?
The General Educational Development (GED) Test, which began in 1942 with U.S. military personnel, provides adults with the opportunity to earn a high school equivalency credential. The test battery includes five tests, each measuring the major skills considered to be the outcome of a high school education. Because the tests are taken by adults who range in age from 18 to 90 throughout the United States and Canada, the tests focus on general skills and important concepts rather than on the ability to recall specific facts in a given area. Since the GED candidate frequently has acquired skills in a less formal manner than the average high school student, many of the test questions measure the general abilities to evaluate, analyze and draw conclusions. Most of the questions on the GED tests are multiple choice with five possible answers given. The questions range in difficulty from easy to hard and cover a wide range of subjects. The numbers of questions vary according to the test, as does the amount of time given to complete that test.

Noblesville High School - 2010-2011 Testing Schedule
Tuesdays:
5:30 p.m.: Check in at Room 132 to complete preliminary paperwork and receive testing directions
6-10 p.m. TESTING
• Science test (80 minutes time limit)
• Social Studies test (70 minutes time limit)
• Reading test (65 minutes time limit)

Thursdays:
5:30 p.m.: Check in at room 132; training video for math test/test directions
Optional training video on calculator use and marking answers for open-ended questions.
6-10 p.m.: TESTING
• Math test part I (calculator provided) and part II (no calculator used – 90 min. time limit)
• Writing test (120 minutes time limit)

GED Graduation Ceremony
A GED Graduation ceremony will take place in Indianapolis. This ceremony includes participants from both Community and Continuing Education and the Lebanon test sites. Please call (317) 259-5275 for more information.

Test Preparation
Free adult basic education classes are offered two evenings a week through Noblesville Schools. The GED/ABE classes meet from 6-8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

English Literacy (ESL) classes also are offered. These classes meet 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The GED/ABE classes and the English Literacy classes meet at Conner Learning Center, 1700 E. Conner St., in Noblesville. Classes continue throughout the year and are available to anyone who is 16 years of age or older and officially withdrawn from high school. In order to start GED or English Literacy classes all learners must complete a series of intake testing. Intake testing allows us to place students in curriculum according to his/her personal learning needs. The first GED class for the school year will begin at 6 p.m. on July 21 and the first English Literacy class will begin at 6 p.m. on July 22. Other intake dates will be once a month. Please call the Conner Learning Center for a list of the 2010-11 intake testing dates and times. Testing will take approximately four hours. You do not need to pre-register.

Additional intake testing is administered at Community and Continuing Education, 8401 Westfield Blvd., Indianapolis. Please call (317) 259-5275 to schedule your appointment. (This location is approximately 20 minutes from Noblesville.)

For more information, call Adult Education at 773-1785.