Rhode Island Department of Education

Office of Instruction and Workforce Development

 

1. Title of State Credential: High School Equivalency Diploma:

 2. Requirements for Issuance of Diploma:

 

a. Minimum test scores: A standard score of at least 410 on each of the five

tests and an average standard score of 450 on all five tests. The minimum test score must equal 2250.

 

b. Minimum age: At least 18 years of age, and not enrolled in secondary

school, or, if, under 18 years of age, the class in which the applicant was last enrolled has graduated.

 

3. Requirements for Testing:

 

1. Minimum age for testing: Persons not meeting the age requirements in

2b, maybe permitted to take the test under one of the following conditions

 

(a)        Is 17 years of age, not enrolled in secondary school and the class to which she/he was last assigned in high school has graduated, or;

(b)       Is 17 years of age, not enrolled in secondary school, and has received special permission to test from the Chief Examiner of the testing center to which application is made, or;

(c)        Is 16 years of age, not enrolled in secondary school for at least six

months and has received permission to test from the Commissioner of

Education.

 

4. Requirements for Retesting: An applicant my retest after she/he has had the

opportunity to prepare further (usually 6 months after successful completion of a preparatory course), or at the discretion of the Chief Examiner.

 

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