Last date for GED Testing in Montana is December 21
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In March 2013, the Board of Public Education supported a recommendation from Superintendent Denise Juneau to contract with Educational Testing Service (ETS) to develop a new Montana High School Equivalency Exam, HiSET, to replace the GED test. Montana is one of nine states to adopt the HiSET.
December 21 will be the last day for GED testing in Montana as the state moves to the new HiSET exam.
Lake County has been given the opportunity to participate in a pilot program through the week of December 16. The testing candidates will be able to test in the HiSET exam at no cost. To participate in this pilot program, please contact Sharon Rosenbaum at 275-4800 Ext. 4601 or cell 253-8821.
Beginning January 2, 2014, test takers will be able to combine individual GED subject test scores from 2002 to 2013 with HiSET scores if they are unable to complete all five sections of the GED test in 2013.
ETS’s HiSET exam will cost $50 with an administration fee of $15, bringing the total to $65. Up to two retests in the same calendar year are included at no additional cost. ETS will offer both a computer-based exam and a paper and pencil exam, but the Salish Kootenai College Testing Center will offer only the paper and pencil exam at this time until computer-based requirements are in place.
Test takers should contact Rosenbaum at the SKC Testing Center for information on testing dates and times.
Test takers can find Montana-specific information, test preparation materials and practice tests and schedule an appointment at: http://hiset.ets.org.
