High School Equivalency Testing
The specific purpose of the High School Equivalency Test is to measure the educational development of adults who have not completed their formal high school education. Adults may earn a High School Equivalency Certificate and thus qualify for admission to colleges or other educational institutions, meet educational requirements for employment or promotion, satisfy educational qualifications for induction into armed services, fulfill requirements of local state licensing boards, or gain personal satisfaction.
Eligibility:
- 17 years of age or older
- Is not a high school graduate or GED graduate*
- Has maintained residence in the State of Illinois for thirty days.
NOTE: If an individual is of school age and has been enrolled in a public, private, or a home school setting in the last 12 months, they must present a withdrawal letter from the last school enrolled before taking the test.
ROE26 only offers the GED option.
However, the Carthage Campus of Carl Sandburg College provides HiSET testing and classes to prepare for the HiSet test on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 4:30pm-7:30pm. Please contact Linda S. Thomas at (217) 357-3129 ext. 7243 to enroll in the HiSet class.
GED Testing at ROE26 Canton Business Office
GED Testing at conducted at our ROE26 Business Office in Canton, IL, Testing can generally can be done every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Our Canton address is 735 East Locust Street.
Spoon River College
Testing takes place at SRC Outreach Center, 2500 E. Jackson Street, Macomb. You can schedule your test through the GED website.
Adult Education Program
ROE 33 RAES is currently offering an Adult Education Program at their Carthage campus for non-traditional students to help them achieve their High School Equivalency certificate and beyond.
Classes are available at various times in Canton, Havana, Macomb, and Rushville. For more information, call (309) 649-6278 or visit www.src.edu/GED
Individuals must create an account and register through the GED Testing Service website.
Individuals must have an email address and a credit or debit card because the fee must be paid at the time of registration.
If the standard score is not achieved on any portion of the GED Test, a retake of that subject portion will need to be completed. Each subject taken individually will cost $30.
- Download the MyGED "How to" Guide (PDF) to learn how to create an account, study for the GED test, pay for and take the practice test, and more.
You can find out more about the test and take practice GED tests. There are four subject tests on the GED Test:
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Language Arts reading and writing
- Social Studies
GED Transcript Request
To request copies of your GED transcript if you tested in Fulton, Hancock, McDonough, or Schuyler County, complete and submit this form:
The Constitution is a requirement for awarding the Illinois High School Equivalency Certificate. In order to complete the requirement, a test-taker will only need to complete the State of Illinois Constitution Module.
The online Illinois Constitution Module (Constitution Module) is available at https://www.ilconstitution.org/.
- It is estimated it will take two hours for a student to complete.
- It is available for HSE candidates to take independently and does not require proctoring at a testing center.
The Regional Office will no longer offer the Constitution Test. After completion of the Constitution Module, completers will be asked to provide information about themselves that will be used to match the completion with HSE records in the Illinois High School Equivalency Portal (Equivalency Portal). Completers will also be able to print or download a certificate showing the completion. It is recommended that completers not take the module until after completing one battery of HSE testing so they have a record in the portal.
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