KnowHow2GOKY.org - Adults - Jump-Start Your Education, Life & Career by getting your GED in Kentucky

The nationally-recognized GED offers you an opportunity to earn a GED high school diploma. The GED tests ask questions about subjects covered in high school.

Click each step to learn the best way to achieve success

Step 1 - Make sure you qualify

To qualify for a GED in Kentucky, you must:

Have a Kentucky address
Be at least 16 years old and have been withdrawn from school for 90 days
Pass the official GED Practice Test

Step 2 - Contact a local adult education center

Instructors can help you prepare for the test. You can study for free at the center Links to another Web site

or online

. Get a GED testing application by taking and passing the GED Official Practice Test.

Lots of help is available to help you study for your GED.

Study at home on TV
Take FREE Prep classes at a local adult education center
If you had difficulty in school, there are free resources to help you develop learning strategies which help you learn in the way you do best.

Check out sample questions at this GED Web site Links to another Web site

Step 3 - Take the test

It costs $40 to take the Official GED test. There are more than 70 official GED testing sites in Kentucky Links to another Web site

. Your local adult education program can refer you to the closest test center or a test center with convenient test times.

Step 4 - Receive your results

You can view your test results online in as little as three business days.

Your Score
To pass your GED tests you must do two things:
1) Get a total score of at least 2250 on all five tests.
2) No individual test score below 410.

If you pass, your diploma packet will be mailed in seven business days. Congratulations! Now keep going!

If you do not pass, you can study some more and take the test again - up to three times within one year.