Ancillary Expenses - High School Equivalency Testing

California has approved the use of three HiSETs for students 18 years and older for the purpose of receiving a California High School Equivalency Certificate.

General Education Development (GED) Testing

Registration and payments for GED testing services has been centralized statewide. Clients must register with statewide provider, Pearson VUE, prior to taking test(s). The adult education representative may assist client with registration and will inform client of testing center.

The adult education site representative will complete SCD 1584 and send to the assigned EC for payment of GED testing fee(s) along with the following email confirmations received from Pearson VUE:

• Payment amount and where to send payment
• Amount of payment received

Clients have the option of paying for GED fee(s) on their own and being reimbursed afterward.

Note: For Cal-Learn Teen Parent, the SCD 1584 goes to the Planned Parenthood Cal-Learn Case Manager to coordinate with the assigned Cal-Learn CWES EC for authorization of payment.

High School Equivalency Test (HiSET)

The HiSET exam is provided by the Educational Testing Service. The exam is available in both computer based and paper based formats in California. Refer to the HiSET website for detailed information on California HiSET requirements and how to schedule an exam. Testing fees for the HiSET exam must be paid when the exam is scheduled.

The adult education site representative will complete SCD 1584 and send to the assigned EC, for payment of HiSET testing fee(s) along with verification of the cost of the exam.

Clients have the option of paying for HiSET fees on their own or being reimbursed afterward. Clients must provide verification of payment of fees for reimbursement.

Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)

The TASC test is available in both computer based and paper based formats. For detailed information refer to the TASC website. TASC does not currently have any test centers in California.