Answer

To receive a GED® Certificate or HSED Diploma, you must:

  • Be 18 years and 6 months of age OR your ninth (9th) grade class must have graduated from high school
  • Be a resident of Wisconsin (or be a migrant worker or child of a migrant worker)
  • Not be currently enrolled in a public or private high school and
  • Not be a high school graduate

How and when do I start testing?

If you meet the residency and age eligibility requirements, you must complete the TABE reading and math assessments and attend the "Success Strategies" Orientation Session. Then you can begin the actual GED® Tests and/or preparing for the HSED.

How do I register for the GED®/HSED Orientation?

After completing the TABE Reading assessment, you will need to register for Orientation. You can:

  • Register in NWTC Green Bay at the General Studies office (Room SC305).
  • Call (920) 498-5686

What topics are covered on the GED® Tests?

  • Reasoning through Language Arts: 155 minutes
  • Social Studies: 75 minutes
  • Science: 95 minutes
  • Mathematics: 120 minutes
  • Untimed Civics Literacy Test

What additional requirements must I complete for the HSED?

How can I prepare for the GED® Tests and HSED?

NWTC offers GED® test and HSED preparation classes. Classes are free of charge and available year-round, day or evening, at a variety of locations (NWTC Green Bay, NWTC MarinetteNWTC Sturgeon Bay or other NWTC locations).

We recommend that you take the preparation classes, but they are not required. Most bookstores and libraries have GED® Test preparation materials.

For more information about the GED® Tests and HSED contact:

NWTC Green Bay (920) 498-5686 or (800) 422-NWTC
NWTC Marinette (715) 732-3874 or (800) 422-NWTC
NWTC Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-4908 or (800) 422-NWTC