Eligibility Requirements
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According to Washington State law, the following individuals are eligible to take the GED Test (WAC131-48-100):
- Any person age 16 through 18 years of age who has not graduated from high school, is not enrolled in a public or private high school program, and who has been adjudged by a Washington State school district to have a substantial and warranted reason for leaving the regular high school education program. A Request for Approval to Test form
must be signed by the school district last attended and provided to the test center prior to testing; or
- Any person age 16 through 18 years of age who has completed a program of home-based instruction in compliance with RCW 28A.225.010 (4) as certified by the written and notarized statement
of the parent(s) or guardian(s) who provided the home-based instruction
- Any person 19 years or older who has not graduated from high school and is not enrolled in a public or private high school program
- Any person who is an active member of the military, national guard, or reserves
- Adjudicated youth under the director of prisons, jails, detention centers, parole and probation offices, and other corrections facilities while enrolled in school or ordered by a court or officer of the court
These individuals must be a resident of Washington State at the time of testing to be awarded a GED Certificate in this state (WAC 131-48-110).