South Puget Sound Community College

1. You must attend an orientation before you begin GED testing. Orientation take place every Thursday at 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Once you have completed our mandatory GED orientation, you can often begin testing right after your orientation, if you’ve followed the steps below. We have “walk-in” testing on Thursdays each week beginning at 9:00 am and ending at 8:00 pm

2. You must pay $15.00 for each test, $75.00 total for all five GED Tests. This fee must be pre-paid to the Cashier in Bldg. 25. The receipt must be brought to the test session.

3. If you’re driving, you must pick up a parking permit from the Security Office in Bldg. 25, or a daily parking permit can be bought for $2.00 at the Mottman Rd. entrance to campus.

4. Students must have photo identification: Driver’s License, Passport, State ID, Military ID., Veterans ID, Tribal ID, Court ID, or current South Puget Sound Community College ID. No exceptions will be made!

5. If you are under the age of 19, you will need a completed Approval to Test Form, signed by a school official and parent/guardian. You can pick up this form at any local high school or at South Puget Sound Community College’s Information Center in Building 25. If you are homeschooled, you need a Notarized Statement Letter, which you can also pick up at the Information Center.

6. Arrive early! Testing is held in the Testing Center, Room 126, Building 25. Check-in begins before the test. Students who arrive late may be asked to reschedule. Child care is not available and children are not allowed in the test session.

** Should you require accommodations due to a documented Learning/Other Cognitive Disability, Physical/Chronic Health Disability, Emotional/Mental Health Disability or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder please contact the GED Examiner at (360) 596-5238 prior to testing so that paperwork can be filled out and processed, and the accommodations can be arranged.

All test answer sheets are faxed in by the end of the day. You must wait 24 hours before you can receive your scores in person or request your pass/fail status by phone.

• You can get pass/fail information by calling the GED Testing Program Line at (360) 596-5238 Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
• Your score for the Writing Skills test will be unavailable for approximately 5 to 10 business days after you complete the test because the written essay is mailed to a professional panel for scoring. Your final Writing Skills score is a combination of your essay score and the multiple-choice score. You can call the testing center after 2:00 pm on the following Tuesday or Friday to find out if you passed the Writing test.
• Due to regulations, actual test scores are never given over the phone. Pass/fail information can be given over the phone, and actual scores can be seen in the testing center.
• You can also request test scores or duplicate completion certificates by faxing or by writing a letter to:
  
  South Puget Sound Community College Testing Center
  Attn: GED Examiner
  2011 Mottman Rd. SW
  Olympia, WA 98512
  
  And include: name (under which you tested), social security number, address, phone number, date of birth, approximate date you took the test (month/year), and signature. You may also call the Washing GED State Board at (360) 704-4410 for duplicates of your certificate.

When you’ve successfully completed the GED, you will receive two documents within two weeks of the exam. The Official Transcript of Test Results and the Certificate of Educational Competence will be mailed to you. The Official Transcript of Test Results provides proof of your successful completion of the GED exam, which you may be asked to show to future employers, colleges, military, etc. Your Certificate is suitable for framing and a personal reminder of your accomplishment.

Practice GED exams can be found through South Puget Sound Community College’s Career Information Center (contact testing@spscc.ctc.edu), or on various sites on the internet, like: www.gedpractice.com or www.testprepreview.com/ged_practice.htm.

Also, the college's bookstore and many other local bookstores carry useful GED study guides.

There are GED Preparation courses available through South Puget Sound Community College’s Developmental Education Department. To enter these courses, please call (360) 754-7711, ext. 4501.