About the High School Equivalency Exam

The high school equivalency exam covers five key areas of education — writing, science, math, social studies and literature. The test includes multiple choice, gridding, graphing and essay question formats and takes about 10.5 hours to complete. You may take the entire high school equivalency exam all at once, or take just one or more topics at a time — you are not required to take the entire high school equivalency exam all at once.

Pathways High School Equivalency offers practice tests to help prepare you for taking the actual exam.

Results

Once you’re ready, the high school equivalency is offered as a group exam, by appointment only. Results are mailed about six to eight weeks after you take the exam. In order to receive a high school equivalency diploma, a minimum score of 410 on each subtest and a composite score of 2,250 are required. If you do not pass certain sections of the test, you may take them again for a small fee.

Cost

The cost to take the exam is $70. Individual sections may be taken, or retaken, for $14.

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