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Get Your GED

Have you heard about the GED? Earning a GED is like earning a high school diploma. Many jobs want you to have your GED or high school diploma before applying.

What Does GED Mean?

GED stands for General Educational Development. The GED is seen as equal to a high school diploma by most colleges and employers.

What Is a GED?

The GED is five tests. Passing all four parts of the GED is the same as completing high school. To earn a diploma from high school, you must successfully finish four years of school. There is a lot of information to learn for the GED tests.

Plan to Earn Your GED Soon?

The GED is made up of four separate texts. To earn a GED, you must pass all four tests:

  1. Reasoning Through Language Arts
  2. Social Studies
  3. Science
  4. Math

You can take each test one at a time. If you do not pass a test you can take it two more times before a waiting period is required. Once you have passed all four tests, you have earned your GED diploma.

Source: Minnesota Department of Education