GED Testing Centers
West Virginia GED Test Programs
Ms. Debra Dillon KimblerGED Administrator
West Virgina Department of Education
GED Office
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 250
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-6315
(800) 642-2670
West Virginia GED Information
Cost for GED Testing in West Virginia
The GED testing services through the State of West
Virginia are free.
There is no cost to take the GED test in West Virginia if
applicants meet certain
guidelines.
GED Residency for West Virginia
West Virginia does not have a residency requirement. Persons meeting all criteria and
demonstrating
themselves eligible under the State of West Virginia GED
Diploma guidelines shall be admitted to GED testing for the purpose of securing
a State of West Virginia GED Diploma.
Age Requirements for West Virginia
Nineteen and older
If you are
nineteen (19) years of age or older or re-testing, you may proceed to
STEP 3.
Eighteen (18)
Years of Age
An individual who is eighteen (18) years of age is
eligible to test by qualifying under any of the following categories:
1. Provides evidence on the WV GED Form (Appendix 1) that candidates
original high school class has graduated, the candidates withdrawal date, passing OPT scores, and release of information signature,or
2. Provides evidence on the WV GED Form (Appendix 1) the withdrawal
date from a regular accredited high school, passing OPT scores, and
release of information signature.
Sixteen (16) Years
of Age and Seventeen (17) Years of Age An
individual who is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of
age is
eligible to test by qualifying under any of the following
categories:
3. Provides evidence on the WV GED Form (Appendix 1) that candidates
original high school class has graduated, the candidates withdrawal date, parent or guardian signature granting permission to test, passing
OPT scores, and release of information signature. or
4.Provides evidence on the WV GED Form (Appendix 1) the withdrawal
date, which reflects that the candidate was withdrawn from the
regular accredited high school or was placed in alternative education or
home-schooled for at least one (1) month prior to testing date, parent or
guardian signature granting permission to test, passing OPT
scores, and release of information signature.
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