GED Testing Centers
Armed Forces (Pacific) GED Test Programs
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education SupportMr. Steve Beckman
DANTES Administrator
Attn: Code 20B
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509
(850) 452-1063
Armed Forces GED Pacifics
Programs available through military benefit programs are:
General Education Development (GED) Test Preparation:
For Soldiers who enlisted without a high school diploma or GED.
Other educational programs for the Armed Forces are:
* Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP): For Soldiers who want to improve General Technical (GT) scores and Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) scores of less than 10.2.
* GT Improvement: For Soldiers who want to improve their GT scores and have a GT score of less than 110 and TABE scores of 10.2 or above.
* Reading Skill Development: For Soldiers planning to attend advanced military schooling who want/need to improve their reading skills.
* Preparation for College: For Soldiers who need help preparing for college placement tests or college courses.
Tests of General Education Development (GED)
The Tests of General Education Development (GED) measure the outcome of a four-year program of secondary school education in the United States and Canada and serve to provide an alternative to achieving a high school equivalency credential for those individuals who have not completed a traditional high school program.
A new GED Test was introduced 1 January 2002. Partial scores from previous English-language GED Tests may not be combined with scores from the 2002 Series GED Tests. As with previous GED Tests, the 2002 series tests will cover the core academic areas of language arts, social studies, and mathematics. GED candidates will continue to compose a timed essay on an assigned topic as part of the Language Arts, Writing Test.
Passing scores for the GED Tests are set by the state, province, or territory where you live. Although the requirements may vary slightly from one jurisdiction to another, score requirements are typically reported as a minimum standard score for each test and a minimum average standard score across all five tests. The minimum passing standard set by the GED Testing service is a minimum score of 40 on each test and an average of 45 overall (or 225 total standard score points). An equivalency credential is awarded to those who achieve the scores required by the state in which the examinee holds residency.
The GED Test is available at no cost to military personnel at authorized Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Test Centers overseas
(My GED Note: You cannot take the GED test online)
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