FAQ
- What are the high school equivalency tests?
The GED is approved by the United States Department of Education and the New Jersey State Board of Education. The GED is aligned to federal Career and College Readiness Standards and designed to measure skills and concepts associated with four years of regular high school instruction. The test is developed by adult and secondary educators and subject matter specialists. Each of the GED subject tests correspond to the general framework of most high school curricula: writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics. New Jersey no longer offers the TASC and HiSET equivalency assessments.
2. How is this series of high school equivalency tests different than the GED series of tests prior to 2014?
The GED is aligned to the federal Career and College Readiness Standards and designed to measure skills and concepts associated with four years of regular high school instruction. Each test is developed by adult and secondary educators and subject matter specialists. Each of the tests corresponds to the general framework of most high school curricula: writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics. All GED tests prior to 2014 were norm-referenced tests aligned to a 60/40 pass/fail ratio of juniors on path to graduate. The new tests are more difficult, and the department recommend some type of preparation. Please contact your local county One-Stop Career Center.