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GED® TEST PREPARATION PROGRAM®Do you need your high school diploma to get a job, to advance to a better paying position, to takecollege courses or just for personal satisfaction? Designed for students who have not completedtheir formal high school education, the GED® program may be right for you. Our classes will prepareyou to take the GED® exam administered by the State of Connecticut. Accommodations onthe GED® test are available for qualified individuals with a disability. For more information, contactMaureen Wagner, Connecticut State Bureau of Health/Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Educationat (860) 807-2110. (There is no charge for materials or for the State Mandated Courses).Eligibility: Applicants for the test must be 17 years of age or older and no longer inschool. Applicants 17 and 18 years of age must submit documentation that they have beenwithdrawn from high school for at least six months or that their 9th grade class has graduatedin order to take the test. (Students 17 - 19 must also present documentation of withdrawalfrom high school in order to enroll in GED® classes. Bring your documentation with youwhen you register for classes.)Fees: For applicants over the age of 21, there is a $13.00 fee to take the GED®Tests. For veterans and applicants under the age of 21, there is no fee. To retake or reapplyfor the test, there is a $13.00 fee.Testing: Tests are administered monthly. Applicants must register approximately onemonth prior to the desired test date. Call adult education for more testing details.ABOUT THE GED®:The GED® test has 5 sections:Writing/GrammarScienceMathematicsSocial StudiesLiterature and the ArtsThe test is offered on 2 Saturdays or 3 evenings once a monthAdults who do not pass the GED® test do not have to retake the entire test. They mayretake only the necessary sections. Participants must earn anoverall score of 2250 and a score of at least 410 on each section.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,CALL THE ADULT EDUCATION OFFICE AT(860) 628-3229, EXTENSION 333,EVENINGS BETWEEN 6:00-8:30 p.m.5