Title 14 Education
900 Special Populations
910 Delaware General Educational Development (GED) Endorsement
The Delaware General Educational Development (GED) Endorsement is given to persons who satisfactorily pass the General Educational Development (GED) Test.
1.0 For a person 18 years of age or older to be eligible to take the GED Test an applicant shall:
1.1 Be a resident of Delaware or, if a resident of another state, be currently employed in Delaware and have been so employed for a minimum of six months prior to taking the test; and
1.2 Certify under his or her signature on the GED application form that he or she is not enrolled in a public or non public school program; and
1.3 Provide an official copy of the GED practice test indicating the applicant has passed the Official GED Practice Test with a score of 2450 or better and not less than 470 on each of the 5 sub test areas.
2.0 For a person 16 or 17 years of age to be eligible to take the GED Test an applicant shall:
2.1 Seek a waiver of the 18 years of age requirement by completing a written application to the Delaware Department of Education that includes showing good cause for taking the test early and designating where the test will be taken; and
2.2 Be a resident of the State of Delaware; and
2.3 Verify that they are at least 16 years of age at the time of the application for the waiver of the age requirement using a birth certificate, drivers license, a State of Delaware Identification Card or other comparable and reliable documentation of age; and
2.4 Provide verification of withdrawal from the applicant’s public or non public school program; and
2.5 Provide a transcript from the applicant’s public or non public school program; and
2.6 Provide an official copy of the GED practice test indicating the applicant has passed the Official GED Practice Test with a score of 2450 or better and not less than 470 on each of the 5 sub test areas.
3.0 Scores Required for the Delaware General Educational Development (GED) Endorsement
An individual shall have a standard score of not less than 410 on each of the five tests with an average standard score of not less than 450 for all five tests and a total standard score of not less than 2250 in order to be issued a GED Endorsement.
4.0 Retesting
Forty five days shall lapse prior to retesting and instruction is recommended before retesting.
2 DE Reg. 375 (09/01/98
5 DE Reg. 1285 (12/01/01)
10 DE Reg. 862 (11/01/06)
