Advisory against Misleading GED Claims Please be advised that the GED® Certificate can be neither earned nor obtained via the Internet or through correspondence programs. The Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests)--developed by the General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council on Education (GED Testing Service) require extensive preparation and the demonstration of a high level of high school knowledge and academic skills. The GED Tests are administered in Texas only at Official GED Testing Centers under the direction of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) GED Unit. Any other high school equivalency certificates not issued by TEA or another jurisdictional GED testing authority may be of dubious value and may not be accepted by employers, colleges and universities, or the military.

***Effective 9/1/09, GED Examinees must now prepare an Online Demographics Form PRIOR to registering for test date.  This can be done at any location that has internet access.  Students may also prepare this form at any Adult Basic Education class for GED preparation. 

Students may go to:   

https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ecweb/ged/demo/index.WBX

The form may be filled out using any internet connection.  It does not have to be done at the GED Labs or GED Testing Center.

The Online Demographics Form is good for 60 days.  Students must prepare a new form if they do not test within 60 days of completing an online Demographics form. 

 

Wharton/Main Campus  - 979-532-6386 or 6457 (Diane Stewart/Andrelyn Hayes)

Feb 9 and 11, Mar 9 and 11, Apr 13 and 15, May 11 and 13

Fort Bend Tech Center  - 281-239-1532 (Boyd Powell)

Feb 23 and 25, Mar 23 and 25, Apr 27 and 29, May 18 and 20

WCJC@UH/Sugarland Campus  - 281-243-8434 or 8503 (Tricia Hairston/Wanda Fontenot)

Feb 2 and 4, Mar 2 and 4, Apr 6 and 8, May 4 and 6

Bay City Community Education Center

Feb 12 and 26, Mar 5 and 12, Apr 16 and 23, May 7 and 14

NEW GED PROCEDURES:

All new GED testing students must be pre-tested through an Adult Basic Education program before registering for GED tests.  Students will not be allowed to register without permission and proper documentation from one of the Adult Basic Education programs.  This does not include students that have already tested with us or students requesting special accommodations.

Please call 1-800-561-9252, ext. 6514 or ext. 6552 for more information.

You may print out the special accommodation form that pertains to you by going to: www.state.tx.us/ged/forms.html.  Have your physician, diagnostician, or proper advocate fill these forms out for you and return to the testing center (Wharton Campus).  Upon notice from Austin, we will contact you when we are notified that your special accommodation request has been granted, denied, or modified.

New Procedure:  Students must fill out a Demographics form online by going to:  https://utdirect.utexas.edu/wcweb/ged/index.WBX.  This must be completed PRIOR to registration.  Students may do this at any location with internet access.  Also, A.B.E. instructors may assist you in class, if necessary.

GED registration is on Mondays at 9am and 1pm at Wharton, Richmond and Sugarland campuses.  If Monday is a holiday, students may register on the next available day.  Those registering to test in Bay City must pay and register in Wharton (first time testers).

If a Bay City examinee needs to retest, they may pay the $13.00 retest fee at the Bay City Community Education Center, call the Wharton testing center and give testing personnel your receipt number, how much you paid, and which test you need to take/retake.

Wharton, Richmond, and Sugarland students may go to the Business Office at the campus of their choice to pay the $80.00 testing fee, then take the receipt, government-issued photo ID, and permission form from an instructor in an ABE program to the testing center to register.

Additional paperwork from 16 and 17-year olds are required.  Seventeen year olds will need parental/guardian consent and an official withdrawal from the last high school attended.  Sixteen year olds will need an official court order.  Proper photo ID is required of 16 and 17 year olds as well as older examinees.  ID or Driver’s Licenses must be government issued.

Registration must be done a minimum of week prior to testing.  Examinees must cancel a minimum of 48 hours prior to testing for a refund.  $9.00 will be charged to the student for each exam they register for and do not appear on test date. 

Testing fees are as follows:

            State fee:  $15.00 (one time charge)

            National fee:  $10.000 (one time charge)

            Scoring fee:  $10.00 (one time charge) 

            Each individual subtest - $9.00

            Retest - $13.00 each