LibGuides: Job Assistance Guide: Your GED

How to Get Your GED

Visit the State of Maryland's website for more information: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/gedmd/ged.shtml

Visit the GED Testing Service website for information about the GED® test, preparation resources, registration and scheduling.
Selected authorized GED® test centers are now open for in-person computerized testing complying with all COVID-19 requirements.
NEW: Securely monitored remote Online Proctored GED® tests (OP) currently being piloted for qualified testers 18 years old and older.

NEW: Identification required for in-person or remote testing verifying identity and MD residency has changed due to the current health emergency.
All applicants under 19 years of age must provide proof of official school withdrawal or verification of home instruction.
A Maryland High School Diploma is awarded to those passing all four modules of the GED® tests.

Source: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/gedmd/ged.shtml

For more details and for a link to the current class calendar visit the Worcester County Board of Education website:

http://worcesterk12.org/departments/curriculum__instruction/adult_education

Online registration form:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JdPF8ZYE_0yZVw4eQUdDhJjd-Xus0a1Du-ZLnQJFp8VUNklTR0hYNEZZSlNEMVNHVDNUVlpWWEFONC4u

To request a current schedule, call the Adult Education Office at 410-632-5071 or email adulteducation@worcesterk12.org.

GED website: https://ged.com/

What is a GED? https://ged.com/blog/what-is-a-ged/

Frequently Asked Questions about the GED:

https://parchmentsupport.force.com/GED/s/test-takers

Cost per subject (in the state of Maryland): $11.25

Total test=$45.00

Test Subjects:

Mathematical Reasoning
Reasoning Through Language Arts
Social Studies
Science

Source: https://ged.com/about_test/price_and_state_rules/

Peterson's Test and Career Prep
You must create a profile to use this database provided by the Worcester County Library. Once you do, search for "GED" and you will find testing preparation resources for the GED.

GED Test Prep Plus 2021 by Caren Van Slyke
ISBN: 9781506266251
Publication Date: 2020-12-01
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